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Flight cuts from government shutdown strain a supply chain that's already stretched thin (apnews.com)

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The Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement of a 10% reduction in flight capacity across 40 major U.S. airports could put a strain on the air cargo as the peak holiday season approaches.

Several airports with major package distribution centers are on the list of airports that will reduce capacity — FedEx has hubs at the airports in Indianapolis and Memphis, Tennessee. UPS’ biggest hub, Worldport, is in Louisville, Kentucky, the site of this week’s deadly cargo plane crash.

Meanwhile, UPS and FedEx said late Friday they’re grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.

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[–] RedRibbonArmy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

In other words, expect more inflation. 🎈

[–] Greddan@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

FedEx and UPS packages never arrive anyway. Or they do arrive, unannounced, while you're not home.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

Or you are home and they just leave a note on your door saying unable to contact recipient