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AJOTrecovery options, adding, the stakeholders. isthenewhomeofagiantsciencemostimportantadvantagewithper-PHLispartneringwithAFCO,center with hundreds of start-up com- l osa ngelesi nternationala irport ishablesisrecovery.Ifyouhavea an on-airport cargo facility develop- (lax) s treaMliningp erishables mechanical(problem)andlivefresh mentandmanagementconcernthatp iCkup , d elivery fish on the plane, its critical to know operatesCargoBuildingC2,con- Hereisastunningstatistic:Losyou have another flight to that same solidating 40,000 square feet of con- AngelesInternational Airport,LAX,destination in a few hours.Thats what tiguousspacetoincreaseitscargooperated by Los Angeles World Air- I call an irreplaceable advantage and handling capacity, relocate its currentports,LAWA,hasmoreairfreightLAXhasit.Frequenciesandunique non-cargo tenants to an economy lotcapacity than all of the USs Westerndestinations. Andnootherairportin development,designatefouraircrafthalf airports combined. And with itsthe West comes close to having a com-parkingspotsforallcargoopera- ability to serve Asia and Latin/Southparablemixoffreightersandwide-tions and install E-commerce facilita- Americaalongwithitsvastmixofbodied passenger aircraft.tioncapabilities. Aformereconomywide-bodiedpassengeraircraftandThe largest perishables shipper at parking lot will be transformed intofull-freighterairlines,LAXcom- LAX is Commodity Forwarders, Inc. a 70,000 square foot aircraft supportmands a position as one of the nationsor CFI which is owned by the interna-facility with direct airfield access asbig four international cargo gateways.tional logistics and forwarding firm of part of the AFCO partnership. (The others are Chicago OHare, NewKuehne & Nagel. LAX understands But PHLs largest leap forward inYorks John F. Kennedy Internationalperishablesperfectlyandthepeople its quest to build its cargo revenues,and Miami International Airport). who oversee day-to-day operations are explains Tyrrell,isyetanotherven- Jim Tyrrell, PHL LAX has another big advantage forvery co-operative and flexible, says a turewithAFCOdevelopmentofperishablesshippersandconsignees,staffer who asked not to be identified. a 150,000 square foot terminal withpanies fed by the University of Penn- a cargo representative of LAWA told(LIFTcontinued on page 26)acoolportforpharmaceuticalandsylvania and Drexel University.perishables handling. The airport hasAmerican Airlines announced in longhadasmallbutsteadyperish- September wide-bodied belly-freight ables business in its role as a hub forservicebetweenPHLandRome, American Airlines with its 13 destina- Venice, and Madrid to begin next year.tions next year plus belly freight liftIn 2022, PHL completed a 520,000 via British Airways, Qatar, Lufthansa,square foot aircraft parking ramp with AirCanada,AerLingus,United,five parking positions.Delta, and Southwest, plus UPS andLongerterm,PHLisplan-Federal Express. ninga136-acreexpansion,accord-While fruits, vegetables and evening to its new Cargo Strategy. This lobsters are popular temperature-con- would include a million square feet trolled cargoes moving through PHL,ofaircargofacilitiesandlandside says Tyrrell. Our biggest, potentiallyinfrastructure(parkingandloading most profitable perishable commodi- docks) plus five million square feet ties are pharmaceuticals. Philadelphiaofexpansioncreatingairfieldcon-isthecenterofthelargestpharmanectivityforcargooperations.AsLAX, which is operated by Los Angeles World Airports, has more air freight capacity than all of manufacturingcomplexintheUS.part of the plan, 20 aircraft parkingthe USs Western half airports combined.CONECT PRESENTS THE 22ND ANNUALNORTHEAST CARGO SYMPOSIUMNovember 8, 2023 Graduate Hotel, Providence, RICONECT with the FutureConference Highlights:Import ComplianceTop compliance issues for CBP, new compliancedevelopments faced by importers, and how importers achieve higher levels of compliance. Peter Freidman, Kerri Hawley, John Leonard, Peter Friedmanns Off the Record FBB Federal RelationsSr. Manager of CustomsDeputy Executive Assist. Compliance, Reef Lifestyle,Commissioner (DEAC)Export Controls and SanctionsThe evolution and current state of exportLLC. 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