Air forwarders want financial relief in next federal aid package

After being left out of a recent multibillion-dollar federal aid package for the domestic airlines, airfreight forwarders are now asking the U.S. government for aid to be set aside for their industry in the next economic stimulus legislation.

Specifically, the Airforwarders Association is requesting $1 billion in cash grants be available for the country’s estimated 3,500 air forwarders and their 6,500 trucking partners to help them stay in business through the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.