American Airlines (American) has launched a new daily service between Los Angeles and Beijing, providing forwarders more opportunities to further connect cargo traffic between Asia and the Americas. The inaugural outbound flight left Los Angeles (LAX) on November 5th, with the first return from Beijing (PEK) the following day. Inbound from the US, American believes business from shippers will include electronics, medical and pharma products, perishables and e-commerce … [Read more...] about American Airlines launches LA to Beijing
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American Airlines takes sharks home
American Airlines Cargo moved two shipments of very notable cargo: two sand tiger sharks and three bonnethead sharks for transport from the U.S. to South America. The sand tiger sharks were flown from New York John F. Kennedy (JFK), while the bonnethead sharks flew from Miami International (MIA), all moving to Rio de Janeiro (GIG). All five sharks were headed to their new home at an aquarium in Nova Iguazu, Brazil via two different Boeing 777-200s. American worked with … [Read more...] about American Airlines takes sharks home
American Airlines Cargo appoints HAE
American Airlines Cargo has chosen Heavyweight Air Express (HAE) as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in the United Arab Emirates. HAE replaces long-standing GSA, Airline Cargo Resources (ACR) which has recently chosen to downsize its commitments in the region. This is the second area of the world in which HAE was chosen as American's GSA following its appointment to cover sales across a number of countries in central, east and north Africa, as well as South Africa in … [Read more...] about American Airlines Cargo appoints HAE
New managing director at American Airlines Cargo
American Airlines Cargo has announced the appointment of Lisa Oxentine as managing director, Global and Key Accounts – Cargo Sales. She takes over Roger Samways’ previous position, after his promotion to vice president of the Cargo Sales division earlier this year. Oxentine joined American Airlines in 1987 as a frontline customer service agent and brings a breadth of experience having held positions in a number of different departments. These include Passenger Service and … [Read more...] about New managing director at American Airlines Cargo
American Airlines Cargo trucking services expansion
American Airlines Cargo has expanded and extended its European trucking network this summer to better serve an even greater number of customers. The trucking services operate using flight numbers, connecting offline cities and online points with the rest of the airline’s global network, via the 450-plus flights that depart from Europe every week. With multiple truck options per night, American can link together key European cities, which helps maintain high load factors, and … [Read more...] about American Airlines Cargo trucking services expansion
American Airlines Cargo opens new CRT facility in London
As part of American’s commitment to support the expansion of its healthcare and pharmaceutical services, American Airlines Cargo has announced the opening of a new Controlled Room Temperature (CRT) facility at its London Heathrow (LHR) cargo center. The new room is 1,700 square feet (160 square meters), and is a testament to the airline’s dedication to temperature-controlled healthcare shipments. The new CRT can accommodate up to 16 times more standard euro skid pallets at one time … [Read more...] about American Airlines Cargo opens new CRT facility in London
