She announced that Britain will stop the movement of all unaccompanied airfreight from Yemen moving into or via Britain.
Both are retired, Gerald from working for an airfreight company, and Lew after 28 years as a bank teller.
WHO Jerry Kent, 52, vice president of an airfreight maintenance company and his wife, Kim, 52, who works in retail sales, bought the house just over a year ago when they were living in Canton, Conn., to enjoy with their two children.
A man who works for an airfreight company, and didn't want to give his name said: "It's a wonderful noise!" Gesturing to the warehouses across the road, he said: "I haven't had a job since Thursday and lots of air freight companies round here will have lost a lot of money.
Others, like their Louisville, Ky., warehouse facility, may have only 100,000 square feet, and still others have basically just an airfreight office.
Being an airfreight carrier means more than having cargo space on a plane; the idea is to fill the plane by any legitimate source, as no carrier wants to transport air.
While many American politicians have pushed for physical inspection of every parcel and pallet that enters an aircraft cargo hold — just as security screenings are required for all passengers — the global airfreight industry has argued that such an approach risks paralyzing a business that represents some 40 percent of the value of global trade.
Commercial flights can be cheaper than airfreight but require a live human escort for all cargo.
But airfreight costs six times the amount.
The development of airfreight has emphasized interregional and international competition.
