Bringing Air Cargo Germany to Atlanta and building a new cargo facility are all part of the mayor’s plan to make Atlanta a hot spot for cargo. With the addition of Air Cargo Germany, Emirates is the only top-10 cargo carrier that doesn’t fly into the city.
“My long-term goal is to make the city of Atlanta the logistics hub for the Western Hemisphere,” Reed said. “That’s where we’re going.”
Reed went on to explain that bringing cargo to the city not only brings in revenue and increases the city’s cargo stature, but it also helps generate more jobs than new passenger services. Passenger crews, he said, live all over the world and don’t necessarily help increase Atlanta’s employment figures.
“Robust air cargo operations,” he said, “have employees that live in the communities near and around the airport.”
Bringing Air Cargo Germany to Atlanta and building a new cargo facility are all part of the mayor’s plan to make Atlanta a hot spot for cargo. With the addition of Air Cargo Germany, Emirates is the only top-10 cargo carrier that doesn’t fly into the city.
“My long-term goal is to make the city of Atlanta the logistics hub for the Western Hemisphere,” Reed said. “That’s where we’re going.”
Reed went on to explain that bringing cargo to the city not only brings in revenue and increases the city’s cargo stature, but it also helps generate more jobs than new passenger services. Passenger crews, he said, live all over the world and don’t necessarily help increase Atlanta’s employment figures.
“Robust air cargo operations,” he said, “have employees that live in the communities near and around the airport.”