Alha Group, an Italian air cargo handling provider, has announced its selection as the official cargo handling partner for Alaska Airlines\u2019 new daily service between Rome Fiumicino (FCO) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), which launched April 28.<\/p>\n
The new route is operated by the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, offering significant belly cargo capacity to connect the Italian market directly with the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n
This daily service represents a vital link for high-value exports, including aerospace components, technology, perishables, and pharmaceutical products.<\/p>\n
To support this expansion, Alha Group will provide comprehensive cargo handling services at its 24\/7 Rome Fiumicino facility.<\/p>\n
Renowned for its operational excellence, Alha holds a full suite of industry certifications, including IATA CEIV Pharma, IATA CEIV Fresh, and TAPA.<\/p>\n
A key highlight of this partnership is the deployment of Alha\u2019s CoolBox technology\u2014an innovative refrigerated dolly that functions as a mobile cold room on the tarmac.<\/p>\n
This ensures a seamless, temperature-controlled transit for sensitive goods between the warehouse and the aircraft, effectively eliminating thermal excursions and guaranteeing product integrity.<\/p>\n
Lorenzo Schettini Gherardini, President and CEO at Alha Group. Said: \u201cWe are honoured to welcome Alaska Airlines to Rome Fiumicino.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur high-quality infrastructure and specialised cool-chain solutions are perfectly aligned with Alaska Airlines\u2019 commitment to reliability.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to providing a premium cargo experience for their customers on this exciting new connection to Seattle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ian Morgan, vice president of Cargo at Alaska Airlines, said: \u201cOur partnership with Alha Group is a very natural fit, combining Alha\u2019s cargo handling expertise with Alaska\u2019s 94 years of experience providing reliable cargo service.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to offer new opportunities to customers at Rome Fiumicino, while connecting Italy to the Pacific Northwest and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alha Group, an Italian air cargo handling provider, has announced its selection as the official cargo handling partner…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13651,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3697,10061,10062,10063,27],"class_list":{"0":"post-13650","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rome","8":"tag-alaska-airlines","9":"tag-alha-group","10":"tag-ian-morgan","11":"tag-lorenzo-schettini-gherardini","12":"tag-rome"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}