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Cargo president Rick Elieson explains what the team at American Airlines has been doing in the wake of Irma and Maria
After Hurricane Irma devastated so many islands in the Caribbean before hitting Florida, we were heartbroken to see the impact Hurricane Maria had on Puerto Rico. We have thousands of American Airlines team members with family and friends in the region, so it’s been especially difficult for us to watch ...
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American Airlines Cargo has appointed 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, and will be based in the American Airlines Cargo headquarters office in ...
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American Airlines Cargo has opened a new controlled room temperature (CRT) for healthcare shipments at Heathrow. The 1,700sq ft facility can accommodate up to 16 times more pallets than the previous room. It is a fully monitored and alarmed facility, where the standard operating temperature will be set to maintain ...
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American Airlines is to axe its six times a week 757 passenger service from Birmingham, to New York JFK airport from 6 May next year. The carrier said it had made the “difficult decision” after monitoring the performance of the route, which was introduced in May 2015.
Paul Faulkner, chief executive ...
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American Airlines Cargo shipped a record 575,000lbs (260,000kg) of freight and mail from Heathrow in a single day on Sunday 31 July, surpassing its previous daily record set in October 2015, when it shipped 565,857lb (256,668kg).
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American Airlines Cargo partnered with the nonprofit organization Operation Honor our Heroes to respectfully transport 10,000 American flags for a Memorial Day event in Washington DC. The 2,312lb (1050kg) shipment donated by American included one flag for every 120 service members who lost their lives in the line of duty. ...
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American Airlines Cargo shipped more than 20 pallets of water purification units to Ecuador following last month’s earthquake.
The 7.8 magnitude quake hit local water treatment plants and supply networks in towns such as Manta and Portoviejo.
The carrier donated transportation to GlobalMedic, allowing the charity to send 560 Family Emergency Kits ...
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American Airlines Cargo has redesigned the tracking functions on its website including live status updates through colour-coded progress bars, detailed flight, AWB and Customs information, simple access and navigation to shipping history and added sorting and viewing capabilities. Logged-in users can also sort their shipments by origin and destination.
Director of ...
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American Airlines is to replace the 767-300ER on its Chicago-Manchester route with a 787-8 Dreamliner for five months period this summer and may introduce it permanently. The Dreamliner has one of the largest cargo capacities of any twin-engined aircraft.
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Tiffany the Dutch Smoushond recently became the first live animal to be moved by American Airlines between the Netherlands and the US. She travelled VIP class courtesy of specialist forwarder, Animals to Fly while AA Cargo’s GSA in The Netherlands, FlyUs, assigned animal loving team members Patrick Smidt and Benny ...
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