CHALLENGE Airlines has operated a B747 freighter to transport 68 tonnes of baby formula from Germany to George Bush International Airport in Houston, Texas, as part of a Washington initiative to import the product to meet the shortage.
Over 10,000 boxes, built up on 98 pallets, were offloaded upon landing, and made their way to the Nestle distribution centre in Fort Worth, Texas, reports London's Air Cargo News.
From there, they were sent out to large American supermarket chains including Target, Walmart and Kroger.
'The beauty of air cargo is the variety of missions we are able to be involved in, and this is a particularly rewarding one,' said Or Zak, vice president commercial of challenge Group.
'It is the first time in Challenge Group's history, that we have transported 98 pallets consisting purely of baby formula. And it is wonderful to know that, thanks to Operation Fly Formula, one-and-a-half million babies will soon be able to enjoy another feed.'
Since May 2022, the US government's Operation Fly Formula mission has seen various airlines operate a total of 32 flights, bringing in more than 90 million bottles of eight-ounce baby formula from different parts of the globe, such as Australia or the UK, in an effort to bridge the major shortage currently being suffered in the US.
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Over 10,000 boxes, built up on 98 pallets, were offloaded upon landing, and made their way to the Nestle distribution centre in Fort Worth, Texas, reports London's Air Cargo News.
From there, they were sent out to large American supermarket chains including Target, Walmart and Kroger.
'The beauty of air cargo is the variety of missions we are able to be involved in, and this is a particularly rewarding one,' said Or Zak, vice president commercial of challenge Group.
'It is the first time in Challenge Group's history, that we have transported 98 pallets consisting purely of baby formula. And it is wonderful to know that, thanks to Operation Fly Formula, one-and-a-half million babies will soon be able to enjoy another feed.'
Since May 2022, the US government's Operation Fly Formula mission has seen various airlines operate a total of 32 flights, bringing in more than 90 million bottles of eight-ounce baby formula from different parts of the globe, such as Australia or the UK, in an effort to bridge the major shortage currently being suffered in the US.
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