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Falcon Global Edge Facility Certified by TSA to Screen Air Cargo

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

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Falcon Global Edge, an indirect air carrier (IAC) that provides a range of supply chain management services, says that one of its facilities has been approved by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as a Certified Cargo Screening Facility (CCSF) in advance of a February deadline requiring that 50 percent of all cargo being carried on passenger planes in the U.S. be inspected for explosives. Falcon Global Distribution, a unit of Falcon Global Edge, expects to receive one X-Ray machine and…

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