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The 19th Street Cargo Redevelopment Project is slated for completion in late 2024 and will add approximately 350,000 square feet of new warehouse space and seven ADG VI (large cargo aircraft) parking positions. 皇冠官方app下载 will take an end-to-end leadership role throughout the life of the project, enabling the Airport to curate tenants that align with its long-term strategy and vision.
Following an exhaustive search for forward-looking tenants that value innovation, automation, and other emerging technologies, Menzies Aviation and dnata USA have been tentatively selected to operate new cargo warehouses that will be located at the 19th Street Cargo area. These operators, which are subject to final approval by the 皇冠官方app下载 Board of Directors, will join a future design-build contractor to create and operate this industry-leading facility.
“We selected these tenants for their commitment to excellence in cargo handling and their long-term business strategy, which supports our business priorities in developing 皇冠官方app下载 as a transit hub in the global supply chain connecting Asia and Latin America,” said John Ackerman, 皇冠官方app下载’s Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Development. “This will also support our goal of being a hub for the fastest growing markets, including pharma and other perishables, as well as cross-border e-commerce.”
“We are looking forward to partnering with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on this new cargo initiative, increasing our footprint at the airport as we already have a well-established cargo business. This new cargo opportunity will allow us to showcase our investment in innovation and make the new 皇冠官方app下载 cargo facility one of the most technologically advanced in North America,” said Robert Fordree, Executive Vice President of Cargo, Menzies Aviation.
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About Menzies Aviation:
Menzies Aviation is the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, with operations on six continents, at 251 airports in 58 countries, serving more than 4 million flights a year and handling over 2 million tonnes of cargo. Supported by a team of over 38,000 highly trained people, the company provides complex and time-critical ground services, including passenger, lounge and ramp services; air cargo services, including handling, warehousing and wholesale freight forwarding; and fuel services, including fuel farm management and into-plane fuelling.
Menzies Aviation is recognized across the industry for delivering the safest, most secure and sustainable services tailored to customers’ needs and is essential to keeping passengers, aircraft and cargo moving, round the clock, every minute of every day. Menzies Aviation is headquartered in London, and since its founding in 1833, has become the largest aviation services group in the world by number of countries.
About dnata:
dnata offers ground handling, cargo, travel, catering, and retail services in 38 countries across six continents. In the first six months of the financial year 2022-23, dnata’s customer-oriented teams handled more than 347,000 aircraft turns, moved over 1.35 million tonnes of cargo, uplifted 50.5 million meals, and recorded a total transaction value (TTV) of travel services of US$ 1.3 billion.
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