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American Airlines Cargo Unveils ExpediteTC(SM), Solution for Temperature-
Controlled Shipments
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
American Airlines Cargo Division (AA Cargo) today announced the launch of
its express temperature-controlled service -- ExpediteTC(SM). The airline is
now offering ExpediteTC to its customers worldwide, following a highly
successful trial in the early summer across 10 international origin and
destination city pairs.
Customers with shipments requiring a specific temperature range during
transit can book the ExpediteTC service with confidence, knowing that
specific temperature ranges will be monitored by AA personnel at various
points during transit -- including the maintenance of dry ice and batteries
if needed. The airline offers a 100 percent flown-as-booked guarantee, in
addition to the specialized handling, monitoring and tracking.
ExpediteTC is built on the service reliability of American's Expeditefs
freight product, which provides highest boarding priority, high-visibility
tracking and a 100% flown-as-booked guarantee.
"When you launch a premium service, you need to be confident you are
delivering exactly what is required to meet customer expectations," said Dave
Brooks, president of American Airlines Cargo Division. "That is why we
invested a significant amount of time in the engineering of our procedures,
automation and training to provide our customers of high-value perishables a
reliable, proven service."
AA Cargo worked closely with specialist container manufacturer
Envirotainer(TM) to offer three container types for American's customers,
including an LD3, LD7 and an "E" type container, which can also be shipped on
narrow-body aircraft. The result is a product that allows the customer to
determine the internal temperature -- within a range of -20C to +20C (-4F to
68F). These temperature conditions are particularly valuable to shippers of
pharmaceuticals and other high-value perishables.
ExpediteTC(SM) shipments receive specialized handling at both departure
and arrival airports to ensure the desired temperature remains constant. Each
shipment is tracked via AA Cargo's high-visibility monitoring system
throughout transit.
"AA Cargo's new service is designed to provide an extremely reliable
option for the shipment of temperature-sensitive goods," said Joe Reedy, vice
president of sales and marketing for American's Cargo Division. "With the
launch of ExpediteTC, we have created a service that will meet the market's
requirements very well."
About American Airlines Cargo
American Airlines Cargo(SM), a division of American Airlines, Inc.,
provides more than 100 million pounds of weekly cargo lift capacity to major
cities in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin
America and Asia. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection
regional airlines serve more than 250 cities in over 40 countries with more
than 3,400 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900
aircraft. American provides one of the largest cargo networks in the world,
with cargo terminals and interline connections available across the globe.
Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet.
SOURCE: American Airlines Cargo
Contact: Jennifer Pemberton, American Airlines Cargo,
+1-817-967-1577,
corp.comm@aa.com
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