With the extended takeoff lengths, large aircraft can be filled with more fuel and cargo and accomplish direct flights to better serve a global market. This not only benefits current based cargo operators like FedEx Express and Amazon Air, but also military aircraft and other large aircraft that utilize Fort Worth Alliance Airport. This truly was a major achievement, and it will continue to have positive impacts for the individuals and communities in the North Texas Region. Recent Posts See All.
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They have the money to ride things out. Assured by a ruling from the Texas attorney general's office that its operations there would remain free of state hindrance, Federal Express announced plans for the hub in December Construction already has begun on the hub, which is destined to be a , square-foot, state-of-the-art facility employing persons. Plans for the hub include five major buildings, aircraft ramp areas, and bays for FedEx's truck fleet; these will be built adjacent to the airport.
An estimated five wide-body jets and seven to 11 narrow-body jets will serve the facility daily. Trade zones allow firms to import products and materials tariff-free. Once these products are assembled, processed and tested, the manufacturers can export them from the free-trade zone, or store them there for shipment, without paying tariffs.
Thus, Alliance and its free- trade status fit with FedEx's growing international shipping strategies. As a result, the area around Alliance Airport ranks as the fastest growing warehouse, distribution and manufacturing center in the bustling Dallas-Forth Worth region, according to brokers there. They say Alliance attracts attention from just about every company considering relocation to or expansion in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. More recently, Dallas-based Michaels Stores Inc. But then, the intermodal connections available at Alliance, which combine truck, rail and air - rather than the airport itself - have been the prime selling point in the development's marketing strategy.
Commenting on the future for the complex and the outlook for so-called industrial airports in general, Mr. Perot Jr. But rails and roads are important, too. Subscribe Now. Register with JOC. After thirty days, you will receive 3 pieces of content and after sixty days you will receive 1 piece of content. To receive full access, Subscribe Today. You can also subscribe to our daily newsletter. Skip to main content. Forgot your password? Remember me.
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