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Officials Welcome First Flight of China Cargo Airlines

Inaugural flight was a culmination of a lot of work over an extended period of time.

October 1, 2011 | 2 min reading time

This article is 14 years old. It was published on October 1, 2011.

 Officials welcome China Cargo Airlines inaugural flight on Sept. 23, 2011.

Officials celebrate the arrival of the first flight of China Cargo Airlines at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on Sept. 23, 2011.  Pictured from left are:  Mike Jones, Midwest China Hub Commission Chair; Chinese Consul General (from Chicago) Jeffrey Yang; St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay; Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond; Vice Minister Xia Xinhua; and St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley.  The flights will bring goods from China to the United States and return with Missouri made goods.  (Photo UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

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