News / FedEx weighs in against rival airlines over air cargo oversight in tussle for Cuba services

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FedEx has criticised US passenger carriers for failing to address the issue of air cargo in their applications to operate routes to Cuba.

Not one of the other 12 airlines described their cargo services in filings to the Department of Transport (DoT), and in some cases failed even to include belly capacity, despite being instructed to do so by the DoT.

The oversight leaves FedEx clear to argue, in its response to the DoT’s Cuba frequency allocation proceedings, that it is the only ...