PRESS RELEASE Date: 22 September 2017

CARGOLOGICAIR FLIES UK GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES TO THE CARIBBEAN

A Boeing 747-400 freighter Dmitry Grishin, CEO of CargoLogicAir, handles 330,000 operated by British cargo said: “In the immediate period after a tonnes of cargo a year. Last year it natural disaster, the first priority is to facilitated over £9bn of trade which airline, CargoLogicAir, ensure a fast response to help victims helped UK business export to over 200 departed from East and relief workers by providing basic different countries around the world. Midlands Airport yesterday essentials such as fresh water, food and Latin America, Asia and sub-saharan medical equipment, and to help restore Africa are the three biggest regions for carrying 110 tonnes of the power, water and communications exports. The airport’s cargo operation goods on behalf of the UK infrastructure. Once some stability is is a critical bit of national infrastructure Government to support the restored in the region, the next phase and is home to major logistics firms more than 1,000 British will be to begin the huge rebuilding such as DHL and the Royal Mail. programme that is needed across the -ends- troops and Government Caribbean, which is likely to require support staff now helping further air logistics support. With our to deal with the devastating network into Mexico, we’ll be able to offer more capacity, not only on a MEDIA CONTACTS aftermath of Hurricane Irma charter basis but also by utilising our Jamie Roche in the Caribbean. regular services into the region.” CargoLogicAir The flight to Barbados’ Grantley Adams Howard Ebison, East Midlands Tel: 01344 631881 International Airport was organised by Airport’s Operations Director, added: Mob: 07740 612262 UK charter broker, Air Charter Service “We’re delighted to be able to facilitate Email: [email protected] (ACS). Onboard the CargoLogicAir CargoLogicAir’s flight which is taking aircraft were 70 tonnes of bottled goods to a stricken part of the world. Ioan Reed-Aspley water and 40 tonnes of ready-to-eat The reputation we have for being a East Midlands Airport meals for UK troops delivering expert leading cargo hub combined with our Tel. 01332 852963 emergency assistance to those affected central location means that we can Mob: 07958 877975 by Hurricane Irma. respond quickly to such requests. I’m proud that we are playing a part This was CargoLogicAir’s third charter in supporting British troops overseas, flight carrying goods to the Caribbean enabling them to receive much needed region in the last seven days. It has supplies to allow them to continue with already delivered over 200 tonnes of their relief efforts.” relief goods for the French Government. The earlier flights on 13 and 16 September from Vatry to Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, Guadeloupe, carried special equipment to restore power supplies on the island as well as bottled water, non-perishable food, sanitary products and other equipment to help rescue workers. About CargoLogicAir

CargoLogicAir is Britain’s only all-, headquartered at and currently operating a fleet of three modern Boeing 747 cargo aircraft capable of transporting up to 135 tonnes of cargo. Since being awarded an Air Operator Certificate by the UK Civil Aviation Authority in January 2016, the airline has been providing global charter services, outsourced cargo capacity to other airline partners, and has recently introduced the first scheduled route linking the UK and Mexico via Atlanta and Houston.