Sun, Sep 04, 2011
Atlas And Cargolux Among First To Take Inventory Of New Boeing
747-8 Freighter
The FAA has certified Huntsville International Airport (KHSV) in
Alabama to accommodate the Boeing 747-8. The August 17th
certification approved the airport’s request, which will
allow it to accommodate the aircraft on its 10,000-foot runway and
12,600-foot runway – the second-longest in the Southeast
– as well as all associated taxiways. Huntsville
International Airport is among 21 airports currently approved to
accommodate this type of aircraft, including Chicago O’Hare,
John F. Kennedy, Atlanta and Miami.
According to Rick Tucker, Executive
Director, Huntsville International Airport, “This
certification by the FAA is of significant importance to our
facility. As the home to U.S.-based flight operations for freight
forwarder, Panalpina, HSV will now be in a position to facilitate
the 747-8 Freighter. Panalpina’s charter operators, Atlas and
Cargolux, will be among the first to take inventory of this
transportation goliath.”
“With the milestone increase in air cargo volume at the
International Intermodal Center – up 27.9% in June 2011 as
compared year over year – it is critical that the airport
remain proactive in its approach, continuing to position itself as
the Southeast global gateway,” said Betty Fletcher, Chairman,
Huntsville International Airport Board of Directors.
“Accommodation of this latest and largest group of aircraft
at Huntsville International Airport speaks volumes about our
facility and our objective to set the standard as a frontrunner in
the future of aviation transportation.”
Huntsville International Airport initially requested approval by
the FAA in January 2010. The airport has accommodated numerous
types of large-body aircraft, including the Antonov AN-124, a test
of the Boeing 747-8, and most recently, the arrival of two Boeing
747-LCF (Dreamlifters).
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