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American Airlines boosts service to cater to Puerto Rican pharma
AMERICAN Airlines is to start daily, nonstop widebody service between San Juan Luis Munoz Marin Airport (SJU) in Puerto Rico and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), home of the airlines cargo's dedicated 25,000-square-foot pharmaceutical facility, starting April 4.
Currently the airline operates two daily narrow-body flights. The new service will provide added capacity for shippers across the world transporting goods to and from SJU, including pharmaceuticals, cell phones, medical instruments and aircraft parts.
According to the Puerto Rico Report (2016), the Caribbean island accounted for 24 per cent of all pharmaceutical and medicine exports from the US, positioning San Juan as one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturing bases in the world.
The pharma facility in PHL is completely dedicated to healthcare products that require the highest possible level of service and maintenance available. In addition to 24/7 active monitoring and full backup power generators, different temperature-control options include a 6,000-square-foot room for controlled room temperature (CRT) shipments, a 3,000-square-foot space that maintains a cold (COL) environment, a deep-frozen area (FRO), and a zoned active container management (ACM) area with powered charging stations for up to 30 electronically controlled containers, the airline said in a statement.
"Bringing in a daily widebody for this route will give us the opportunity to offer customers more capacity to and from both of these high-demand locations," said Linda Dreffein, senior manager, American Airlines Cargo Sales - Eastern Division. "Plus, it will hugely benefit us in our ongoing efforts to enhance and evolve our already world class cold-chain programme."
In addition to the new widebody option, PHL will be one of the carrier's first locations worldwide to achieve CEIV certification.
Currently the airline operates two daily narrow-body flights. The new service will provide added capacity for shippers across the world transporting goods to and from SJU, including pharmaceuticals, cell phones, medical instruments and aircraft parts.
According to the Puerto Rico Report (2016), the Caribbean island accounted for 24 per cent of all pharmaceutical and medicine exports from the US, positioning San Juan as one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturing bases in the world.
The pharma facility in PHL is completely dedicated to healthcare products that require the highest possible level of service and maintenance available. In addition to 24/7 active monitoring and full backup power generators, different temperature-control options include a 6,000-square-foot room for controlled room temperature (CRT) shipments, a 3,000-square-foot space that maintains a cold (COL) environment, a deep-frozen area (FRO), and a zoned active container management (ACM) area with powered charging stations for up to 30 electronically controlled containers, the airline said in a statement.
"Bringing in a daily widebody for this route will give us the opportunity to offer customers more capacity to and from both of these high-demand locations," said Linda Dreffein, senior manager, American Airlines Cargo Sales - Eastern Division. "Plus, it will hugely benefit us in our ongoing efforts to enhance and evolve our already world class cold-chain programme."
In addition to the new widebody option, PHL will be one of the carrier's first locations worldwide to achieve CEIV certification.
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