A UPS cargo plane takes off from the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Thursday. The plane is seen from Point Woronzof along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. Five new international cargo carriers have started operating at the Anchorage airport, and continued growth is expected in cargo volume handled there. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
Five additional air cargo companies have started operating this year at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, boosting an important sector of the economy in the state’s largest city, state officials said on Thursday.
The five new operators, all of them international, boost the number of cargo carriers to 39, according to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Thirty-one, including the new arrivals, are international carriers, while eight are regional carriers, according to the department.
The companies newly operating in Anchorage are Awesome Cargo , based in Mexico; Central Airlines of China; ASL Air Cargo , a Belgian carrier; Aerologic Air Cargo , a German company; and CMA CGM Air Cargo , which is based in France.