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Cathay kicks off Portland freighter stop

Chris Gillis
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Cathay Pacific Airways started a twice-weekly scheduled freighter service today to Oregon’s Portland International Airport.

   Cathay Pacific Airways started a twice-weekly scheduled freighter service today to Oregon’s Portland International Airport.
   It will become the Hong Kong-based carrier’s 18th cargo station in the Americas.
   The flight rotation for the new service, which operates each Thursday and Saturday, includes Hong Kong, Anchorage, Los Angeles, Portland, Anchorage and Hong Kong.
   Cathay will operate the flight with a Boeing 747-8 freighter.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.