{"id":17492,"date":"2021-01-24T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=17492"},"modified":"2021-01-25T20:58:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T20:58:03","slug":"cathay-pacific-and-disaster-response-nonprofit-airlink-announce-community-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/cathay-pacific-and-disaster-response-nonprofit-airlink-announce-community-partnership\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Cathay Pacific and Disaster Response Nonprofit Airlink Announce Community Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cathay Pacific Airways and rapid response disaster relief\nnonprofit, Airlink, have announced a community partnership in the Americas,\ngiving Airlink and its 130 nonprofit humanitarian relief partners access to\nCathay Pacific\u2019s extensive Asia network from its 16 passenger and cargo ports\nin Canada, the US, and Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with Airlink\u2019s partners, Convoy of Hope and\nFlexport.org, Cathay Pacific recently delivered a consignment of blankets and\ntarps from Chicago to Manila via its state-of-the-art Hong Kong Cargo Terminal\nin response to Super Typhoon Goni (locally named Rolly) in the Philippines. The\ntyphoon affected an estimated 1.6 million individuals over six regions, with\naround 125 cities and towns left without electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cathay-Pacific-Cargo-MK4_1632-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17530\" width=\"310\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cathay-Pacific-Cargo-MK4_1632-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cathay-Pacific-Cargo-MK4_1632-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cathay-Pacific-Cargo-MK4_1632-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCathay Pacific is proud to partner with Airlink. We have\nunparalleled transportation expertise; Airlink complements us perfectly with\ntheir vast network of non-profit and logistics partners; so when disaster\nstrikes, we can spring into action. Together, we have a genuine opportunity to\npositively impact the lives of those in need,\u201d said Chris van den Hooven,\nSenior Vice-President, Americas, Cathay Pacific. \u201cIt is exciting when the\nmission and purpose of an organization so closely align with our own values.\nGiving back to the communities in which we operate has been a core principle of\nCathay Pacific\u2019s operation since our founding 75 years ago. With the global\npandemic, it is more important than ever that we support communities in need\nand we are prepared to do our part for relief efforts in response to disasters\nincluding Super Typhoon Goni.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted by Cathay Pacific\u2019s decision to make\nAirlink a Community Partner,\u201d said Airlink President and CEO Steven J. Smith.\n\u201cDuring several previous responses in the Asia-Pacific region, including during\nthe 2015 Nepal earthquake, and 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami Cathay Pacific\u2019s\nsupport was invaluable. Knowing in advance that we have the support of a major\ncarrier like Cathay Pacific is really important to us and will enable us to\ndeliver on behalf of our network of humanitarian relief partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington DC-based Airlink operates globally, mobilizing a\nnetwork of airlines and air freight carriers. This network has enabled Airlink\nto respond to 21 natural disasters in the past year, including COVID-19,\nhurricanes Laura, Sally, Delta, Zeta, Iota, and Eta. In response to these\nevents, Airlink has moved over 500,000 pounds of humanitarian aid, 618\nvolunteer and expert responders to 18 countries. Airlink expects its aid to\nreach over 2 million people by the end of the year.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an effort to introduce additional cargo capacity where possible and support global supply chains, Cathay Pacific reconfigured four Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft into \u2018freighters,\u2019 with seats removed in the Economy and Premium Economy cabins to enable the airline to carry 12 tons of additional cargo under extra safety and security measures.&nbsp; As part of its ongoing efforts to contribute to the fight against COVID-19, Cathay Pacific recently announced that it has begun transporting vaccines all over the world. Learn more <a href=\"http:\/\/cargoclan.cathaypacificcargo.com\/vaccine-solution?utm_medium=social-oragnic&amp;utm_source=linkedin&amp;utm_campaign=gbl_2021-01-07_vaccine%20distribution&amp;utm_term=en\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cathay Pacific Airways and rapid response disaster relief nonprofit, Airlink, have announced a community partnership in the Americas, giving Airlink and its 130 nonprofit humanitarian relief partners access to Cathay Pacific\u2019s extensive Asia network from its 16 passenger and cargo ports in Canada, the US, and Mexico. 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