Information requested includes all flights scheduled through Project Airbridge, their destinations, the manifests detailing the quantities and types of PPE and essential medical supplies being imported, and all relevant documents. Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, said they want details on how equipment is prioritized and what role distributors play in directing the flights since FEMA has previously said it doesn't know what is in the pipeline until the flights are loaded overseas. The heads of two House committees are seeking answers about FEMA's methods for acquiring and distributing PPE and other medical supplies to states, including the management of Project Airbridge. Both UPS and FedEx are also responsible for document preparation, export/import clearance, cross-docking and storage. UPS, which disclosed Tuesday that it is brokering and operating more than two dozen flights on FEMA's behalf. AAWW, National Airlines and United Parcel Service, Inc. Other airlines involved in Project Airbridge include Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Medline has said it is also ramping up production of reusable face masks and gowns manufactured in Latin America and is working to source additional manufacturing capabilities worldwide. Medline, a manufacturer and distributor in the FEMA program, anticipates bringing 7 million face masks, additional PPE and anesthesia supplies to the U.S., FedEx said. The integrated logistics company, based in Memphis, Tennessee, will operate several flights this week carrying personal protective equipment (PPE) for Medline Industries Inc. More than 500,000 of the suits will be shipped each week for several weeks, FedEx said. This week, in coordination with DuPont, FedEx aircraft transported more than 450,000 Tyvek protective suits from Vietnam to Texas. On Wednesday, FedEx Corporation FDX unveiled details of its participation in the FEMA airlift.
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