Lynden Air Freight ties-up with Kerry Logistics

LYNDEN Air Freight and Kerry Logistics have formed a Seattle-based joint venture company "Kerry-Lynden". The two intend to expand their Asia and North American sales and operations network by adding more than 30 new locations.

Both companies entered into an exclusive contractual agreement in 2006, with the aim to combine sales and operating resources in North America and Asia. The new network quadruples the number of Lynden-Kerry offices.

"This expansion is part of our ongoing strategy to respond to customers needs. By providing service in more locations worldwide, our customers can also expand their own operations and services with the assurance that we offer the same high-quality support in new geographic areas," commented Dennis Patrick, president of Lynden International.

Why Atlanta Matters To Air Cargo

In 2006 despite some rumblings elsewhere that maybe it might be topped, Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta once again was USA's number one busiest airport for the second year in a row, logging 976,307 flights during the year.

Ben DeCosta has been the general manager of the gateway that has become America's busiest, and many believe far and away best airport, since June 1998.

Today busy at work overseeing a $5 billion, 10-year capital improvement project, HJIA is a blueprint for growth.

Thoughtful and quiet spoken by nature, if you ask Mr. DeCosta why in a world of airports he thinks HJIA is important for air cargo, the answer is direct and concise: "The addition of the fifth runway and our Air Cargo Master Plan guarantee Atlanta's continued success as world leader in both passenger and cargo movements."