b'10American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comA w idebody, belly freight operator out of Latin America, AmericanAirlinesis moving flowers northbound from Colombia and Ecuador.(PIVOTcontinued from page 9) Worth and New Yorks JFK airports. holiday flowers from Colombia andMiamiismorethanadestination EcuadorforThanksgiving,Christ- city, its also a transit city for Latin mas,ValentinesDay,andMothersAmerican perishables, Sandoval told Day, according to Mora. the AJOT in an interview.Additionally,Miamiservesasa transshipmentpointforLatinAmeri-can perishables to Europe, she pointed out.Thecommodities?Flowersand mangoes to Madrid and Amsterdam via mainly Ethiopian and KLM Airlines.Morasummedupthatperish-able air freight commodities should godownregionallyandworldwide giving shippers and buyers the oppor-tunitiestosavemoremoney.(Air freight) prices have been rising for the last three years and thats now chang-ing or about to change.r outingf roMl atina Merica Lorena Sandoval, sales director for A major passenger airline with anLatin America, Caribbean, Eastern U.S. and extensive cargo departmentAmeri- Canada at American Airlines CargocanAirlinesisalsoanaggressive A less-than-year-old perishables perishable cargo carrier, according toprogram,shesaid,involvesmoving LorenaSandoval,salesdirectorforKoshermeatfromArgentina,stor-LatinAmerica,Caribbean,EasterningitinMiamisconfirmedspace U.S., and Canada. cooler and loading it aboard a daily A widebody, belly freight operatorflight to Tel Aviv. We have handling(BETTINGcontinued from page 7) fornia and Florida have always pro-out of Latin America, American, sheand caring knowledge including tran- and Plant Health Inspection Servicevided fresh citrus for U.S. consumers. said,ismovingflowersnorthboundsittimeguidelines,completeship- to access the U.S. market. For exam- Still, Australian growers 30 years ago from Colombia and Ecuador, papayasment tracking (of delicate perishableple, in coming years, its likely thatlaunchedapremiumsummertime from Brazil, salmon from Chile andcargo), said Sandoval, at AmericanscertainChileanregionsmayhavenavelorangeprogram.South Africa berries from several South Americanprimary gateway city airports. new alternatives to grape fumigationhasshippedgreatclementinesand countries. Southbound from the U.S.,Butnotallofthemhavenon- upon arrival in the U.S. That will bemandarins to the U.S. over the last 20 the carrier moves time sensitive phar- stop cargo service. While the carriera notable step as Chile has faced ayears, in a window that keeps extend-maceuticals but no perishables. hashighcargocapacity777-200svariety of competitive grape marketing.Meanwhile,Morocco,Spain, RoutingnorthboundfromLatinand larger 777-300s and jumbo 787- losses to Peru. Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay America includes flights to the major300s on non-stop routes from Brazil,As to serving more-sophisticatedare also filling niches for fresh citrus cargocentersinMiami,Dallas-Fort(PIVOTcontinued on page 34) American palates, consider that Cali- in the U.S. market.(SHINEScontinued from page 8)chain for produce and floral.IFPAs dynamic CEO Cathy Burns is clearly the right woman to lead the global industry forward.What we do is not for the faint at heart and its not only for our pros-perity, Burns pronounced at shows State of the Industry address. What we do is produce products that impact thehealthandwell-beingofevery human on the planet.Ive never felt more certain that time and purpose are linked to creat-ing and leading what happens next for our industry. Burns noted that, from medically tailored meals to precision nutrition to produce prescriptions, fresh fruits andvegetablesarepoisedtolead meaningfulchangesinglobalcon-sumerhealth.Itsbecomingever customs brokers&freight forwarders clearer that the solution to many of our health challenges are on the farm, www . jfmoran.com: 800.944.1041 not in the pharm. IFPAs2023showwillbeheld Oct. 19-21 in Anaheim, CA.'