MIAMI, FL – Amerijet International,
Inc. will relocate its Miami hub import and ramp operations
to a new, 96,000-square-foot ramp facility effective Monday,
August 15, 2005, announced Lou Montella, Amerijet’s
Vice President of Cargo Operations.
The facility is located at 6145 NW 18th Street, Bldg. 716A,
in the area known as Cargo City at Miami International Airport,
and includes approximately 28,000-square-feet of office space
with the balance of space comprising warehouse and ramp facilities.
This location will provide ramp access for Amerijet’s
flight and maintenance crews, as well as direct offloading
of cargo. The new location also is where South Florida customers
will pick up all imports, effective August 15, 2005.
“This provides greater operational efficiency for the
airline as well as additional warehouse space,” said
Montella. “This facility is in addition to our existing,
210,000-square-foot hub facility at the Airport Executive
Center, which features 35 dock-height loading doors, refrigerated
and frozen storage, designated hazmat storage and 24-hour,
state-of-the-art security and surveillance systems.”
According to Montella, Amerijet carried 182,000,000 lbs.
of air cargo for Fiscal 2004, and carried 213,000,000 lbs.
in Fiscal 2005.
Amerijet International, Inc. is a full-service multi-modal
transportation and logistics provider offering international
scheduled all-cargo transport via land, sea and air. Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida-based Amerijet operates offices all over the world,
serving destinations throughout North, South and Central America,
Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Amerijet
operates its own fleet of Boeing 727-200 aircraft from its
primary hub at Miami International Airport, where it maintains
a custom-built 210,000-square-foot air cargo handling facility
and a 50,000-square-foot ocean cargo handling facility. For
additional information, visit Amerijet on the web at www.amerijet.com.
Media Contact: Linda Greck at MediaMatters,
954-915-9515, for Amerijet International, Inc.
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