AA Cargo expands trucking network in Europe

American Airlines Cargo has added multiple truck options per night to its European network for increased capacity and routing options, the company said in a statement.    American Airlines Cargo has expanded and extended its trucking network to include multiple truck options per night to and from major airports within Europe, the company said in a statement.
   According to AA Cargo, the multiple truck options per night helps maintain high load factors and increases capacity and routing options for customers. The Netherlands, Germany and France all feed nightly freight into the airline’s London Heathrow Airport operation, which operates 20 flights per day direct to the United States. “Almost 4.5 million pounds per month is now fed into the online destinations for carriage on the company’s aircraft,” said the company.
   “Operating trucking services from across Europe into London enables us to reach cargo markets that we wouldn’t otherwise be able to serve,” said Andy Cornwell, regional manager, American Airlines Cargo Sales in northern Europe. “It has enabled us to become a major player in a number of markets where we don’t have direct lift. By offering overnight trucks, we now can serve customers in countries like Denmark, Hungary and beyond.” 
   New trucking services from Lyon, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Marseilles, France, along with Frankfurt, Germany, have been set up to serve American’s seasonal flights from Barcelona to Chicago. 
   “Our French team could see that we had an opportunity to maximize capacity from Spain by launching dedicated trucking services to connect with our flights,” said Kathleen Lesage, regional manager, American Airlines Cargo Sales in western Europe. “And, with those southern cities being much closer in miles to Spain than Paris, it made perfect sense.” 
   American Airlines has recently expanded its pharmaceutical services to shippers by implementing a new cargo service between San Juan and Philadelphia as well as adding dedicated cold-storage capacity at Heathrow.