American Airlines Cargo has enhanced its ExpediteTC cold chain service for life sciences shipments. It has extended 24/7 live tracking and monitoring to include shipments transported in active temperature-controlled units. In the event of disruptions, the control tower proactively intervenes to uphold the delivery commitment made at the time of booking, ensuring shipments arrive on time. New and existing team members are also receiving enhanced ExpediteTCtraining.
In July, the carrier introduced online booking for ExpediteTCpassive shipments cooled by dry ice or gel packs.
American Airlines’ 25,000sq ft CEIV-certified life sciences-handling facility at Philadelphia International Airport offers Controlled Room Temperature space maintained between +15°C and +25°C, refrigerated space between +2°C and +8°C and deep-frozen space from -10°C to -20°C. It also has an Active Container Management area, advanced monitoring technology validated to an accuracy of 0.25°C and full backup power generation.
Other CEIV-certified hubs include Miami, Luis Muñoz Marín (Puerto Rico), Dallas Fort Worth and New York JFK.
