Unique Logistics Brings More Cargo Service to PIT

The air cargo business is booming, and Pittsburgh International Airport is making the most of its opportunities in the transport world.

On Monday, PIT welcomed the first flight of new contracted cargo service on Qatar Airways brokered by freight forwarder Unique Logistics. The twice-weekly service will bring converted Boeing 777-300ER passenger jets to Pittsburgh from Singapore through the end of the year.

In a way, however, this isn’t new to Pittsburgh at all—Unique wrapped up a contract with Qatar Airways to provide cargo service to PIT just a week ago.

“The main reasons that we continue to work with PIT are the efficiencies and the degree of cooperation we get from the local community,” said Marc Schlossberg, executive vice president of air cargo & sales/marketing for Unique.

“When we compare [PIT] to the major U.S. gateways, we get a level of service and speed that we can’t find many other places.”

Unique’s partnership with PIT began more than a decade ago, when Schlossberg says Unique flew 747s into Pittsburgh on cargo runs. After a one-off flight a few years later, the freight forwarder returned last year with three months of cargo service from Hong Kong coordinated with Cathay Pacific Airways, which flew in twice-weekly on converted Boeing 777-300ERs.

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