b'16American Journal of Transportation ajot.comAIR C ARGOAIR CARGONEWSNEWSAmerican Airlines Cargo to support extensive Transatlantic network this winterAmerican Airlines Cargo further enhanced itsFrankfurt Airport (FRA) and CLT to connect Ger-transatlantic services for cargo customers this wintermany to the important production and consumption with direct service from London Heathrow (LHR) tocenters in the U.S. South East.nine key U.S. cities starting in November onward. These winter services are tremendous news The airline will operate doubly daily servicefor American AirlinescustomersintheUKand from LHR to John. F. Kennedy International Air- EuropewherecapacitytotheU.S.andbeyond port(JFK)andDallas/FortWorthInternationalhas proved to be very tight over the last eighteen Airport (DFW), and daily service to Boston Loganmonths, says Tim Isik, Sales DirectorEMEA & InternationalAirport(BOS),Seattle-TacomaAPAC for American Airlines Cargo.International Airport (SEA), Los Angeles Interna- We have really strong demand for all kinds of tional Airport (LAX), Miami International Airportcargo including automotive parts, perishables like (MIA), Philadelphia International Airport (PHL),fresh salmon and flowers, and life science prod-Chicago OHare International Airport (ORD) anducts like pharmaceuticals. Our European customersDB Schenker, Lufthansa Cargo Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) allare continuing to take advantage of our extensive starting in November. trucking network into the U.K. from where they canand Nokia join forces on CO2-Additionally,Germancustomerswillseeatake advantage of our growing number of options special limited-time service in November betweenfor direct flights to our critical markets in the U.S. neutral air freightExtended weekly cargo flightTogether, we can avoid CO2 and rotationsbetweenFrankfurtandtake another step towards a more Mesa Air Group becomes first airline to launchShanghai. 14,175 tons less green- sustainable future.housegasesinthewinterflightTommiUitto,Presidentof drone delivery business in the US with Flirtey schedule by using sustainable avi- Mobile Networks at Nokia: Invest-ation fuel. On the eve of COP26,inginsustainablesolutionsisa Mesa AirGroup,Inc.,hasNokia joins the ambitious proj- top priority for us and a shared signed an agreement with aero- ect and commits to more climategoal with our partners. We can space technology company Flirteyfriendly air freight. only achieve our climate targets to order 4 delivery drones, withTowards a greener future: DBtogether.Innovationandwork-an option to order an additionalSchenkerandLufthansaCargoingtogetheracrosssectorsare 500aircraft.Theagreementwill extend their weekly CO2-freekeytoagreenersupplychain. marksMesabecomingthefirstfreighterflightsbetweenFrank- Weconstantlyseektoreduce scheduled airline to launch dronefurt and Shanghai. The joint mis- ourtransportationandlogistics delivery in the U.S. sion will be continued throughoutcarbonfootprint,andaircargo MesaandFlirteyareini- theentirewinterflightscheduleis a significant contributor. This tially focusing on the last-mileuntilMarch2022.NowNokiacollaborationtotransportour food delivery industry, enablinghassigneduptotheinitiative.5G equipment on carbon-neutral MesatoexpandbeyondtheEvery week, the global telecom- flights is another important step.global airlines market and intomunication network provider willOver the next five months, the global food service market.avoidgreenhousegasemissionsNokia will be using the carbon-The immediate goal of the part- by using the worlds only freighterneutralflightoffertoshipa nership is to conduct commercialflight 100 percent covered by Sus- weeklyfreightvolumeof10 drone deliveries in the last-miletainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), pro- tons of communications network food and beverage market in theduced from renewable waste, suchequipmentfromaproduction U.S. The parties plan to expandas used cooking oils. facility in Shanghai to its Euro-the drone delivery service in theWith just a few days to gopean hub in Tilburg in the Neth-U.S. and New Zealand. until the UN Climate Change Con- erlands. This shipment is entirely With this agreement, Flirtey,ferenceCOP26,thisannounce- covered by SAF to reduce 100% the aircraft designer and manu- ment reinforces the importance ofofcarbonemissionsduringthe facturer,issupplyingitsbest- investinginsustainableaviationlifecycle,avoidinganyoffset-in-class technology including thefuel solutions and is another stepting. Theend-to-endagreement FlirteyEagle,anelectricpow- towardsmakingglobalsupplywithDBSchenkercoversboth ered,advanceddronethatcon- technicalexperiencehavingits here now. This is the futurechains more climate friendly. the air and land transport of the ducts precision delivery to homesconductedover6,000droneof small package last mile deliv- Thefuelrequirementforgoods from Shanghai to Tilburg. andbusinesses,andFlirteysdelivery flights in the U.S. withery,saidMesaChairmanandtheflightrotationfromFrank- All land transport elements will autonomoussoftwareplatformits technology protected by overCEO Jonathan Ornstein. furt (FRA) to Shanghai (PVG)becoveredutilizinganother that conducts autonomous flight1,000 patents claims issued andFlirtey is excited to partnerandbackiscoveredentirelyadvanced type of biofuel, hydro-operations, for Mesa to operatepending in the U.S. and world- with Mesa to operationalize ourby SAF. This saves around 174genated vegetable oil (HVO).commercial drone delivery. wide. Flirtey recently expandedbest-in-class drone delivery air- tonsofconventionalkeroseneAshwinBhat,ChiefCom-The partnership will priori- production of delivery drones tocraftandautonomoussoftwareevery week. During the summermercialOfficeratLufthansa tizeoperationalexcellenceandmeet growing demand. Flirteysplatform.WithMesasopera- flightschedule2021,theini- Cargo: Using SAF is one possi-datacollection,enablingrapidaircraft are made in USA. tional excellence, we look for- tiativesuccessfullyachievedability to fly CO2-neutral already expansionwithMesasopera- Mesaisexcitedtopart- ward to rapidly expanding dronenet reduction of 20,250 tons oftoday. We are very proud that we tionalexperienceasaleadingner with Flirtey to become thedelivery focusing on the trilliongreenhouse gases (CO2e). In thecan extend our partnership with regional air carrier with approxi- first scheduled airline to launchdollarlast-milefooddeliveryupcoming winter flight schedule,DBSchenkerthroughoutthe mately450dailydeparturesdrone delivery in the U.S. Dronemarket,saidFlirteyFounderfrom the end of October 2021 toupcoming months. We strongly acrosstheU.S.andFlirteysdeliveryisahugemarketandand CEO Matthew Sweeny. the end of March 2022, anotherbelievethattransformingour 14,175 tons are expected. businessintoCO2-neutralair ThorstenMeincke,Globalfreightcanbestbeachieved Cargolux launches SAF program Board Member for Air & Oceanwhen all of us join their forces.FreightatDBSchenker:TheThe announcement follows Cargoluxhasannouncedthelaunchofitscant step forward for Cargolux. We are pleased toambitious team goal of climateDBSchenkerandLufthansa sustainableaviationfuel(SAF)program.Thebe part of an industry-wide initiative to make ourneutrality affects every businessCargoslaunchoftheworlds introduction of SAF in the airlines services takesbusiness, our industry and our world more sustain- andhowourcustomerslookfirst CO2-neutral freighter rota-Cargoluxssustainabilityengagementonestepable, says Richard Forson, President & CEO. attheirfootprintalsointheirtion between Europe and Asia in further, cementing the companys commitment toTheairlineaimstobeingcarbonneutralbysupplychains.TogetherwithNovember2020.Startingwith decarbonizing its operations. 2050 and has preemptively acted to be fully compli- Lufthansa Cargo, we extend ourthesummerflightschedulein This new milestone is an additional step in theant with upcoming proposed European regulationsunique offer of a regular carbon- April2021,aregularfreighter companys endeavor to reduce CO2 emissions andand offsetting schemes. In the context of the COP26neutralflightconnection.Theline connection was brought to lays the foundation for a customer sustainabilityconference and its commitment to limit the globalSAF full charter flight rotationthe market.program, that will offer more sustainable optionstemperature rise to 1.5C, Cargolux is proud to playisagame-changerasitgoesThe SAF for this collabora-for their transportation requirements. its part in the collective effort to achieve this goal. beyondapay-per-usescheme.tionisentirelyproducedfrom Our commitment to Corporate Social Respon- Cargolux will continue to build on this initialWearepleasedtohaveNokiawaste and residue raw materials, sibility is intrinsic to our business model and thestep and include increasing options to promote sus- onboardasanewmajorcus- for example from used cooking introduction of SAF in our operation is a signifi- tainable operations and practices.tomer for our westbound flights.(JOINcontinued on page 17)'