AA extends European trucking network

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Wednesday, 23 August 2017

AMERICAN Airlines Cargo has extended its European trucking network.

The trucking services operate using flight numbers, connecting off-line cities and on-line points with the rest of the airline's global network, via the 450-plus flights that depart from Europe every week.

With multiple truck options per night, the carrier can link key European cities, which helps maintain high load factors and increases capacity and routing options for customers.

The Netherlands, Germany and France all feed nightly freight into the airlineís London Heathrow (LHR) facility, which operates 20 flights per day direct to the USA.

Almost 4.5 million pounds (two million kilos) per month is now fed into on-line destinations for carriage on the company's aircraft.

"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 ­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."