FedEx has introduced a programme for cost reductions
FedEx has introduced a programme for cost reductions, parts of which have already been put into practice.
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BMI wants more US routes from open skies
BMI British Midland will seek anti-trust immunity with United Airlines as well as a full open skies agreement ahead of informal UK/US government talks taking place this week to deregulate the transatlantic air market.
An open skies freight deal agreed ahead or instead of full liberalisation between the US and the UK has been given a thumbs-down by Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson.
Read MoreNEW CAMPAIGNS: Deutsche Post delivers first brand effort
Deutsche Post Global Mail is rolling out its first-ever brand campaign in an effort to raise the company’s profile against better-known competitors.
raise the company’s profile against better-known competitors.
United Parcel Service is expanding mail pickup service by mid-2002
United Parcel Service Inc (Atlanta, GA) will expand its mail pickup service to approximately 30 major US cities by mid-2002. It introduced the service in Dallas, TX, and Atlanta, GA, in spring-2001. UPS is taking advantage of US postal rules that give customers mailing a minimum of 500 pieces at once a discount on first-class rates. UPS collects enough letters to get a discount of two cents for each 34-cent stamp. The savings are passed on to customers, but UPS charges them about $2 for each sack of mail it picks up
Read MoreAppeals court overturns UPS tax verdict
United Parcel Service could find itself $1.8 billion richer, after a federal appeals court overturned a 1999 ruling that said UPS illegally used offshore companies as tax shelters, sending the case back to U.S. Tax Court
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