INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT Aviation
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Creates Alliance with OMA
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transport perishables, helping open
he North Texas area is a
up that untapped part of Mexico for
bridge to success for many.
perishable goods along the cold supNow with a unique agreeply chain, too.
ment between a group of Mexican
Mexpress, a North American
airports and the largest airport in the
cross-border carrier, is already seesouthwest United States, North Texing benefit. Business for Mexpress
as now serves as a bridge between
is up 40 percent this year since the
Latin America and China -- proving
start of the OMA agreement.
yet again that the DFW area is in“Through a combination of innodeed a crossroads for economies the
vative thinking, new technologies
world over.
and international partnerships, MexIn February of 2014, Dallas/Fort
press Transportation has successfully
Worth International Airport signed
eclipsed the goal of ‘borderless’ LTL
an agreement with Operadora MexiOMA makes DFW Airport – and North Texas – a bridge between Asia and Mexico.
and TL deliveries in North Amercana de Aeropuertos, or OMA. OMA
ica,” Carlos Durón, president of Mexpress
border agencies -- making it cheaper, in many
is a private group that runs 13 airports across
Transportation, said in a statement.
cases, for the companies to transport products
Mexico, from Monterrey to Ciudad Juárez to
Opportunities of the cooperative agreement
via truck to DFW Airport to fly them to other
Acapulco. The agreement allows for streamto capitalize on synergies resulting from air
parts of the world. Certain certifications allow
lining of customs processes from Monterrey
and truck service between North Texas and
trucking companies to cross the Mexico/U.S.
to DFW Airport, making it possible for DFW
Monterrey, as well as the chance to stimulate
border without significant delays, expediting
Airport to serve as a gateway for goods from
commercial development via expanding cargo
travel time and lowering the overall cost to deMexico to Asia in a faster, less expensive way. In
needs and cargo traffic, make the agreement
liver a product internationally.
doing so, the agreement brings the potential for
between DFW Airport and OMA a boon for
“This agreement is a commitment to each
more business for companies in North Texas.
the entire North Texas area. The agreement
other that we are going to continue this rela“One of our strategic goals at the Airport is
also helps to strengthen long-standing culture
tionship and look for ways to work together,”
all about increasing air connectivity, from both
and economic ties between Texas and Mexico.
Terrell said. “It was an expression of an inforpassenger and air carg