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More than 100 attended the ATL Cargo Awards, which honored business and individuals (top) who are helping move ATL into the top tier among U.S. airports for cargo volume. Below right, Director of Air Service Development Elliott Paige said the event “is a way of giving back to the community and recognizing their contributions to the growth and development of cargo in and around the Airport.” \u00a9 2017 Decisive Moment Events<\/p><\/div>\n

By Anika Robertson
\nSenior Editor\/Assistant Public Relations Manager<\/em><\/b>
\nThe ATL Cargo Awards celebrated and honored the Airport’s\u00a0\u201crobust and vibrant\u201d air cargo community with a ceremony and luncheon June 21.<\/p>\n

More than 100 attended the annual event, which was held in the North Cargo building and\u00a0featured stakeholders from the air cargo community, including ground handlers, ramp agents, freight forwarders, trucking companies and members of the Atlanta Air Cargo Association (AACA). AACA and the Metro Atlanta Chamber co-hosted the program.<\/p>\n

Airport Director of Air Service Development Elliott Paige said the event pays tribute to businesses and individuals who are helping make ATL a \u201cformidable force\u201d in the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cHartsfield-Jackson\u2019s air cargo community is robust and vibrant, and it continues to make a significant impact on the Airport and the region,\u201d Paige said. \u201cOur goal, of course, remains the same: To grow air cargo, propelling ATL into the top tier among U.S. airports for cargo volume. And I\u2019m pleased to report that we continue to make great strides toward that objective.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2016, ATL moved 648,595 metric tons of cargo, a 3.58 percent increase over 2015\u2019s total, said Paige, adding that ATL is setting the stage to boost that number dramatically over the coming years.<\/p>\n

He cited additional cargo carriers as well as new flights in the coming months. And before the year ends, he said, ATL expects to add at least four additional cities to Atlanta for cargo transport. In addition, Building C will soon be online, giving ATL the much-needed capacity to help meet future cargo demand.<\/p>\n

One milestone over the past year has been the launch of TruckPass, a dock traffic control system in the South Cargo area. From February to March alone, ATL saw a 14 percent bump in overall cargo volume and another 6 percent increase in April.<\/p>\n

ATL officials attribute some of that growth to TruckPass as well as the extraordinary efforts of the air cargo community. ATL Cargo Award winners are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/strong><\/td>\nCompany\/Employee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cargo Airline
\nof the Year<\/td>\n		Delta Air Lines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belly-Cargo
\nAirline of the Year<\/td>\n		United Airlines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All-Cargo
\nAirline of the Year<\/td>\n		FedEx<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cargo Employee
\nof the Year<\/td>\n		Justin Taylor
\nElite Logistics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Freight Forwarder
\nof the Year<\/td>\n		Future Forwarding Company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trucking Company
\nof the Year<\/td>\n		J&P Hall Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Q&A with Elliott Paige<\/h5>\n


\n<\/strong>The Airport director of air service development spoke about ATL\u2019s air cargo community \u2013 and what\u2019s to come.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q: What was the impetus for the Cargo Awards?<\/b>
\nA: <\/b>The ATL Cargo Awards is a way of giving back to the community and recognizing their contributions to the growth and development of cargo in and around the Airport. It\u2019s our way of recognizing that Hartsfield-Jackson plays a vital role in the global supply chain for air cargo and also awarding key stakeholders who have made major contributions to the growth and efforts of our work in cargo in Atlanta. It\u2019s also an opportunity for us to network and meet the people who are involved in this sector.<\/p>\n

Q: What are the most popular items shipped from ATL?<\/b>
\nA: <\/b>The things that pass through this Airport tend to be a function of what\u2019s around the Southeast. The Southeast become the nation\u2019s hub for automotive production. We have Nissan, Kia Motors, Hyundai, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. Then aerospace [industry] is here. We have the largest airline \u2013 Delta Air Lines \u2013 and they have they have their Technical Operations Center here, which means they do a lot of repairs. [Commercial jet] spare parts, engines pass through here. We have Airbus, Gulfstream and so on. Lastly, we receive a lot of pharmaceuticals that pass through as well.<\/p>\n

Q: What would you like to change? Are there any industry challenges?<\/b>
\nA: <\/b>One of the challenges we have is the quality of ground-handling services \u2013 and the speed to move [cargo] from landside to airside. The more efficient we become, the higher the value of cargo that passes through this Airport, and the more we as a community are able to pay workers and increase their wages. Moving forward, we hope to position the cargo community for even greater collaboration, not just among ourselves, but also other cargo communities internationally.
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