News / Philadelphia International set to take bigger cargo slice

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Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has a significant amount of cargo in its catchment area to tap, and airport management has set the controls to garner a larger portion of this bonanza.

Kate Sullivan, chief commercial officer, pointed to a diversified base of shippers, which includes optical and surgical medical equipment, electrical machinery, computers and high-tech equipment, plastics, chemical products, and spacecraft parts. Of particular promise are a large and expanding life sciences and pharma sector and the semiconductor industry, which is ...