Trump announced that the first flight of equipment from Shanghai landed in New York with 80 tons of personal protective equipment. вЂњTo be able to get those in, being able to help support that, being able to bring in over 300,000 pounds of medical supplies and get them to the warehousing, so they could be distributed, is great!вЂќ said RFD Deputy Director of Operations, Zack Oakley. The effort is called 'Project Airbridge,' and on Sunday, Mr. medical supply distributors to airlift personal protective equipment from foreign factories. вЂњProject Air BridgeвЂќ was launched March 29В to speed the delivery of much-needed medical equipment and supplies from overseas manufacturers. The airport has also had 2 lifesaving FEMA landings, with a plane that can only touch down on a few runways in the world. RFD will be getting more than $18.5 million in CARES Act funding. The airport moved more than 625 million pounds of cargo in the first 3 months of 2020, a 30 percent increase from the same time last year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency launched Project Air Bridge on March 29 to speed the delivery of much-needed medical equipment and supplies from overseas manufacturers.

The partnership, according to a source familiar with Project Airbridge, is based on a memorandum of understanding. (WTVO) - Between getting federal funding, breaking cargo shipment records, and a couple of FEMA вЂњProject Air BridgeвЂќ landings, the Chicago Rockford International Airport has had a big week. The companies involved in Project Airbridge don't have a contract with FEMA.

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