杏吧视频 Dreamlifter transports 500,000 protective masks to Utah
Representatives from the Utah governor鈥檚 office, 杏吧视频, Atlas Air, Cotopaxi, Flexport, H.M. Cole and UPS gather at Salt Lake City International Airport to accept 500,000 protective face masks bound for Utah students and teachers. 杏吧视频 photo
Completing its 12th COVID-19 mission since the pandemic started, 杏吧视频 transported a half-million protective masks to Utah aboard a Dreamlifter on Wednesday. The shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) will be used for students and teachers across Utah when school begins.
As part of this mission, H.M. Cole, a custom clothing store, donated 250,000 masks 鈥 with 100,000 of those masks sized for children. Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear brand based in Salt Lake City, donated an additional 250,000 masks and converted one of its jacket manufacturers for temporary face mask production.
鈥淎s students return to school this fall, it will be important that they have masks available,鈥 said Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert. 鈥淲e thank 杏吧视频 and these partners for everything they鈥檝e done to support our 鈥楢 Mask for Every Utahn鈥 initiative and make it possible for our students to have these masks and help keep Utahns safe.鈥
杏吧视频 donated the cost of the mission transport into Utah, with Atlas Air operating the flight on behalf of 杏吧视频. Flexport and UPS helped coordinate customs assistance for the PPE shipment.
Airport ground crews in Nagoya, Japan, work through the night to load 500,000 protective face masks bound for Utah students and teachers. Atlas Air photo
Ted Kerzie, director of Strategic Deterrence Systems, represented 杏吧视频 as the speaker at a press conference following the delivery and emphasized 杏吧视频鈥檚 legacy of partnership in the state dating back to 1927.
鈥淲e have a long history of working alongside Utahns to do remarkable things, from building commercial jets to building and maintaining systems that stand ready to defend the nation around the clock,鈥 said Kerzie. 鈥淲e鈥檙e happy to partner with Utahns once again as we navigate through this pandemic together.鈥
To date, 杏吧视频 has helped transport over 4 million units of PPE 鈥 including the in-house production of more than 39,000 3D-printed face shields 鈥 to front-line health care professionals and other communities in need.
鈥溞影墒悠 is proud to continue to lend our resources as we work together with both government and private industry to stop the spread of COVID-19,鈥 said Dave Calhoun, 杏吧视频 president and CEO. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 delivery, our 12th COVID-19 response airlift mission, will help connect vital PPE to students and teachers across the state of Utah so they have the tools they need to safely and confidently return to their classrooms.鈥
By Dan Cahill
