DFW to install cold chain facility

The facility will be operated by AirLogistix USA and is expected to be operational this summer.    Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) will install a cold chain facility, giving it the ability to control warehousing temperatures for shipments of pharmaceuticals, flowers and fresh foods, the airport said Thursday.
   The facility will be operated by AirLogistix USA and is expected to be operational this summer.
   “Today, we handle 66 percent of the air cargo from Texas, and our cargo tonnage increased by more than 8 percent over the last year and is up 18 percent this year,” DFW Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Development John Ackerman said.
   AirLogistix also owns and operates the perishables handling facility at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston. According to AirLogistix, its certified cargo screening operation at IAH currently handles more than 500,000 kilos per week of air and ocean import, export and perishable cargo to and from the United States, Central and South America, Europe and Asia.