Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) continues talks with Awesome Cargo to have the Mexican cargo company land at the U.S. airport and load more goods from trucking onto the plane.
“We had some interesting talks with Mas , but we didn’t reach anything concrete, although they are aware of the opportunity that exists at DFW to Mexico, also to transport cargo with a stopover in Mexico and continue on to South America, a region where we have strong demand,” explained Milton de la Paz, Vice President of Airline Relations and Cargo Business Development at DFW.
In an interview with T21, he considered that, due to the current demand in markets like China , on which both Mexican airlines have focused, their arrival at that airport has not yet materialized.
He explained that after the actions implemented by the United States against e-commerce from China, a large percentage changed their destination to South America, which represents a great opportunity for Mexican cargo companies.
“The stretch between Dallas and Mexico is short, it won’t generate much revenue, but there is demand,” he stressed.
The executive commented that currently a large amount of cargo between Mexico and Dallas is moved by land, while less is moved by air, since the cargo holds of aircraft have less capacity, and the priority is passenger luggage.
He explained that goods such as semiconductors, as well as supplies from sectors such as aerospace, automotive and perishables, are among the products that would be moved by cargo ships.
Regarding cargo handling at the close of 2025 in DFW, Milton de la Paz stated that they had a growth of almost 7% year-on-year , which he considered “a great achievement” in light of the tariffs announced by the US government at the beginning of last year.
“We overcame it and grew, it was over 850,000 tons, and what drove the growth were the artificial intelligence centers, and that sector increased imports of this type of equipment,” he emphasized.
Under that scenario, he explained that so far they have not registered a major impact from the conflict in the Middle East , but rather that more cargo planes from Asia have landed at DFW.
“We’re seeing more cargo traffic from Asia, which is good for us, particularly for the technology sector. What we lost, we’re gaining elsewhere, and that’s helped us. Also, there are congested airports, and Dallas has capacity; plus, we’re close to Mexico and have good access to the country,” he said.
He noted that they are making investments to strengthen the cargo infrastructure, and are conducting studies for the construction of new warehouses with new technology for better handling of goods in the future.
The executive explained that their plans include controlling cargo movement at the airport , since currently the handling of goods is done by different companies.
“Currently, one warehouse is managed by one company, another by a different one; they can’t coordinate, and that’s not good for the ecosystem. That’s why we want to see how to control all of that and raise the standard in cargo handling, which can be greatly improved. We want to be recognized as an airport that offers excellent cargo handling services. It’s something we’ve been studying for a long time, and it’s something that will change the airport’s dynamics,” he concluded.
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