1.3 Cargo Airport Industry Poorly Explained.

1.3 THE AIR CARGO INDUSTRY: COMPONENTS

A number of allied service providers – ground-handlers to name but one – are critical to the air cargo industry, but capacity is provided by direct carriers (passenger & all-cargo airlines) and procured largely by indirect carriers (freight forwarders). Trucking companies also are critical - both as complements and substitutes.

So we need companies to move cargo.... wow, how insightful

1.3.1 Integrators

integrator applies to entities operating multiple transportation modes with proprietary resources

This definition is so insightful how about
dictonary.com....
integator= a person or thing that integrates.
integrates= To make into a whole by bringing all parts together; unify.
So an integrator according to dictonary.com is A thing that makes into a whole by bringing all parts together

As will be explored in the all-cargo airports section, the integrators are also important because they – alone – possess the scale of operations and internal resources (trucking and ground-handling, among them) to sustain operations at all-cargo airports, absent the ability to pool capacity and costs with other carriers.

So integrators rule the CARGO AIRPORT INDUSTRY. Sorry Hazleton you lost this round.

1.3.1.1 United Parcel Service Co. (UPS)

Its principal service area is Maine, New Hampshire, Maryland, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Vermont.... Interviewed for this study, UPS indicated it could marginally expand its BDL operations to serve more of the Northeast domestic market if constrained at PHL.

So Philly, I hope that's what PHL means is the Hub of the NorthEast. Does marginally mean we get to have UPS come to Hazleton. AWESOME!!!! So you would think they would tell us who they talked to... I hope it was the UPS driver that drives the West Hazleton route.

1.3.1.2 FedEx

In December 2007, FedEx Ground selected Perrysburg Township, OH as the location of a new hub to replace its existing Toledo operation.

Your going down Perrysburg Township, OH. Someone send them some anthracite coal for christmas,

The FedEx hub at Newark employs more than 2,500 FedEx Express employees in three buildings, comprising approximately 2 million sq. ft. FedEx operates more than 1,200 monthly flights at the EWR hub with connectivity to domestic and international markets.

Newark, we can steal that. Come on Lou Barletta FedEx is ours.

1.3.1.3 DHL

D H L closed its own former hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, consolidating operations at the former Airborne hub in Wilmington, OH.

Ohio.... land of many cargo airports dreams and cavier wishes

In May 2007, DHL completed the $120 million upgrading and sort automation of its major east coast ground hub in Allentown, PA, complementing its air hubs in Wilmington, OH and Riverside, CA.

Allentown, you think they would have forseen Hazleton's cargo airport.

Looks like Hazleton started planning a few years to late. Stupid Ohio, Allentown, Philly, and Newark.

1.3.2 All-Cargo Airlines

Traditional all-cargo airlines offer airport-to-airport transport of heavy freight by one of two business models. Too many exist to cover each carrier but an example of each principal business model is provided.

Thank you, now I can skip the next page or two. Now to the end...

While some proclaim otherwise given the lack of passenger priorities, one could argue that all-cargo airlines are the least independent segment of the air cargo industry. ACMI operators repeatedly observe they simply operate the aircraft between points requested by their airline and forwarder clientele. Scheduled operators largely say the same about forwarders and large industrial shippers.

Great citation job by the way. So basicly were creating a monopoly in our backyard if we build a cargo airport only airport... im ok with that.

1.3.3 Passenger & Combination Carriers

While domestically it has dwindled greatly, belly-space still accounts for a significant percentage of international capacity. The ability to access that capacity, as well as the additional frequencies and destinations provided by passenger carriers, fortifies traditional passenger hubs as cargo gateways relied upon by freight forwarders.

Thats a bunch of Bull Crap.... where's your source.... o yeah thats right you dont need any. Poor Hazleton.

1.3.4 Freight Forwarders

As in the contraction of competing integrators, airports and their communities are left with fewer options in trying to partner with freight forwarders to develop potential new gateways – international or otherwise.

Im confused, what the heck is a Freight Forwarder and why are communities 'up the creek without a paddle' when they get one?

THE END... what did we learn from this.... Cargo Airports located in mostly Ohio (stupid ohio) are operated by one company and they like to put stuff in the belly of passenger airplanes. O and FED EX IS OURS PERRYVILLE TOWNSHIP.... Your going down.