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FEMA’s ‘Project Airbridge’ Takes Flight With 25 UPS Charter Flights, Dedicated FEMA Distribution Center

ATLANTA, April 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —UPS managing and brokering 25 flights over the next two weeksUPS-managed Project Airbridge flights delivering more than three million pounds of materials including masks, surgical gowns, gloves, medical swabs and thermometers in high-demand within the U.S. healthcare systemShipments originating from China, Malaysia, Honduras, among other countriesUPS opening new 450,000 square-foot UPS Healthcare facility in Louisville with dedicated space for FEMA UPS managing 24/7 operation of receipt and distribution of PPE, at FEMA’s directionUPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the company is managing and brokering 25 charter flights in support of Project Airbridge, a coordinated effort between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), numerous countries and the private sector designed to expedite the arrival of critical supplies needed in U.S. hospitals.
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