Chinese Cargo Hub at Lambert: What it can become and why we need it

It’s been almost three years since St. Louis’ business and political leaders started lobbying for the creation of a Chinese air freight hub at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. We are now awaiting the results of a feasibility study currently being conducted by several Chinese airlines.

The key issue in making “The Big Idea” work is logistics. St. Louis is competing with established hubs in Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas. Those cities are far ahead when it comes to the logistics networks required to reliably move goods from the airport to the consumer and vice versa. This is one of the greatest challenges faced by the China Hub Committee.