Evergreen International Airlines has been given the green light by the US Department of Transportation to operate all-cargo flights in the US-China aviation market.
Evergreen, if granted final authority, will operate six round-trip flights per week to Shanghai from New York with additional traffic stops in Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth and Columbus, Ohio. The US-China aviation agreement concluded in May 2007 permits the United States to name a new all-cargo carrier to begin service in the market on March 25, 2009. Kalitta Air and TradeWinds Airlines, in addition to Evergreen, applied for the 2009 all-cargo rights.
Evergreen plans to offer the first scheduled US-carrier all-cargo service to China from both New York and Columbus. In addition, the Department cited Evergreen’s experience operating in the US-Asia market, including its US-China charter services. The Department tentatively awarded backup authority to Kalitta in the event that Evergreen is unable to begin service.
Airlines currently operating US-China all-cargo service are Federal Express, Northwest Airlines, Polar Air Cargo and United Parcel Service. All restrictions on scheduled US-China all-cargo services will be lifted in March 2011.
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