Amerijet International Airlines has announced Gilles Hurtaud as Senior Director, Sales – USA and Puerto Rico. “We are delighted to welcome Gilles to Amerijet. His more than 20 years of sales experience, strong customer relationships and knowledge of the Latin American market will benefit Amerijet as we continue to grow and expand our network,” stated Amerijet CCO Eric Wilson. Gilles most recently served as the regional sales manager for Korean Air in Miami and was responsible for the Florida and Latin American markets. He has experience with both direct and indirect distribution, customer segm ..read more

Jamaica is an island nation located in the West Indies in the Caribbean. The country takes its name from an Arawak word, Xaymaca, meaning Land of Wood and Water. Jamaica is just that, a lush landscape home to a brisk tourism trade. However, Jamaica is much more than tourism and Amerijet would know because they’ve been servicing the island’s cargo needs since 1997. One of Jamaica’s main exports is produce: yams, turmeric, and peppers to name a few and Amerijet is the preferred carrier for this commodity as they fly twice a week, Mondays and Thursdays, into Miami. This means distributors are ge ..read more

Amerijet International Airlines hosted its first post-covid Global Conference in Miami, FL, on February 7 and 8, 2023. The “Better Together” conference theme reinforced Amerijet’s global vision and working together as a unified and focused team. The conference centered around networking and driving creative solutions to provide value to Amerijet’s customers, promoting transparency, developing process alignment and encouraging innovation.  Over 250 participants attended the conference from all over the United States, Europe, the U.K., Asia, the Middle East, as well as Amerijet’s service re ..read more

Glittering like a jewel deep in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago is a nation overflowing with diverse life, culture, industry, and a demand for air cargo. Since 1990, Amerijet has offered the archipelago a gateway to the world, and to the global economy. With a unique connection to Houston for oilfield supplies, and to Suriname and Guyana where offshore business is booming to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in additional quarterly profits, Amerijet works in tandem with the oil and gas industry to support the largest producer in the Caribbean. Consistently in the top ten largest g ..read more

Amerijet International Airline’s Miami warehouse facility is a central part of its cargo operation. The strategically organized 360,000-square-foot facility is under 24-hour surveillance, and integrated with SmartKargo, Amerijet’s cloud-based cargo management solution. The airline has made significant investments in integrating and updating warehouse management technology to increase handling efficiency. This integration maximizes shipment transparency and provides customers with easy tracking. Integrated technology systems standardize Amerijet’s warehouse processes and enable the company’s ex ..read more

In early November, the U.S. cargo airline Amerijet International signed a representation agreement with international air cargo company Strike Aviation. Strike Aviation has been operating in Poland since 2013, with its headquarters in Warsaw and an additional office in Krakow. The company also has a presence in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. The new contract will offer Amerijet’s customers several new opportunities, including a greater range of services, geographical expansion, and a stronger competitive position in the market.  “We are delighted to partner with Strike Aviation for repre ..read more

Seventy percent of Mexico’s population is situated around three cities: Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexico City. Guadalajara is equidistant between the Pacific port of Mazatlan and Mexico City, while Monterrey is approximately a 10-hour drive from the nation’s capital. Amerijet operates biweekly flights between Mexico City and Miami, connecting cargo traveling within the United States, the Caribbean and Central America to the Mexican market. Regional Director for Mexico and Central America, Augusto Iturralde knows companies choose Amerijet for the family culture and a team that delivers success ..read more

Air cargo is the quickest and most efficient way to move freight around the world. While transit times of other modes of transports are measured in multiple days, weeks and months, air cargo can get goods to destinations in hours and minimal days. A spare part for machinery can be in Guyana from Miami within five hours, pharmaceuticals can travel between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Brussels within a day. These times have made air cargo the transport of choice when time is of the utmost importance. With the need for speed an integral part of our society today, the need for air cargo has increased ..read more

“Amerijet,” begins Patricia Malebranche, “has always been unwavering in supporting Port-au-Prince. Always.” Patricia would know. As the Export and Customer Service Manager of our General Sales Agent (GSA) Mesdhasa, she has first-hand knowledge of our history on the island nation with a population of a little over 11 million. (For comparison, the entire Miami metropolitan area numbers 6.1 million.) “Amerijet continuously served Haiti through multiple natural disasters. Amerijet served Haiti through COVID and was, in fact, responsible for the transport of much of the vaccines.” Amerijet’s first ..read more

Amerijet has been providing transporation services for almost half a century because of our customer-focused culture. Our emphasis is on adapting technology to our customer-focused culture with investments and better processes to reimagine the customer experience for the air cargo industry. Download the article here ..read more