American Airlines Cargo has established a temperature-controlled pharma corridor linking life sciences hubs in Amsterdam and Brussels with US pharma hubs via London Heathrow.
The corridor, which utilises belly capacity on American Airlines’ passenger flights, is designed to support the growing demands of pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chains with a temperature-controlled logistics solution across both ground and air networks.
Built in alignment with IATA CEIV Pharma and GDP standards, the solution integrates validated temperature-controlled trucking services operated in partnership with FlyUs Aviation Group with American’s ExpediteTC temperature-controlled service in a bid to ensure seamless, end-to-end cold chain protection.
Operating as a daily, GDP-certified service since 1 May, the temperature-controlled trucking connects Amsterdam and Brussels directly with London Heathrow.
Designed specifically for pharmaceutical and healthcare shipments, the service supports defined temperature ranges of 2°C to 8°C and 15°C to 25°C in both directions, helping ensure product integrity throughout the ground portion of the journey.
The corridor brings together standardised processes across ground handling, transfer and air transport to ensure consistent temperature control and compliance throughout the journey.sx
“The launch of this pharma corridor represents a strategic step in strengthening our pharmaceutical and healthcare network across Europe and the United States,” said Eric Mathieu, managing director of customer experience at American Airlines Cargo.
“Built on standardised, end-to-end processes and supported by validated ground solutions and our global air network, this initiative enables a consistent, reliable and fully compliant experience for customers moving temperature-sensitive shipments.”
