Air Charter Service was called upon to move over 400 tons of blueberries from Peru to New York late last year.
The main blueberry harvest in one of the world’s top exporters peaks sharply in September and October, too much for regular passenger belly capacity to handle, especially on the Lima to New York route.
When a supplier’s yield exceeded the expected capacity ACS was asked to arrange the urgent transportation of 440 tons to New York over two weeks.
Chief executive of ACS São Paulo, Ana Benavente, said that perishable cargo rarely flies on full charters, but the sheer volumes dictated that they were needed this year. ACS sourced four Boeing B747-400Fs, , each with 110 tons on board, with a few days.
An ACS team member team flew with the first aircraft to ensure everything ran smoothly, and coordinated with the warehouse when the aircraft arrived, to ensure the cargo was properly broken down and successfully delivered to the trucks as quickly as possible.
