FORT WORTH, Texas, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AmericanAirlines Cargo Division (AA Cargo) announced today that it has increased theper piece weight limit on its Expedite-fs freight product from 100 to 300pounds on narrowbody aircraft. Expedite-fs is AA Cargo's proven expressfreight product that provides priority boarding, a 97 percent servicereliability metric and a 100 percent flown-as-booked guarantee.
The new Expedite-fs service applies to direct narrowbody flights as wellas those narrowbody flight routings connecting to or from an internationalflight. The service also applies to shipments connecting to American's truckfeeder service.
"This enhancement to our Expedite-fs product will provide shippers andforwarders with more options for getting their expedited freight across theUnited States" said Bob Dibble, American's Manager - Cargo Products. "Inaddition, the heavy pieces can connect to international flights, which allowsus to utilize our vast network of narrowbody flights feeding our gatewaycities," he said.
On widebody flights, heavyweight pieces will continue to be accepted up toaircraft size and capacity limits. For additional product information, visithttp://www.AACargo.com.
About American Airlines Cargo
American Airlines Cargo(SM), a division of American Airlines, Inc.,provides over 100 million pounds of weekly cargo lift capacity to major citiesin the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America andAsia. American Airlines is the world's largest carrier. American, AmericanEagle and the AmericanConnection regional airlines serve more than 250 citiesin over 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined networkfleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American provides one of the largestcargo networks in the world, with cargo terminals and interline connectionsavailable across the globe. For more information visit http://www.AACargo.com.
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