American Airlines is expanding its cargo-only service to transport critical shipments between the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia, using its Boeing 777-300 or 787 passenger planes.

The operation will provide more than 5.5 million pounds of capacity to transport these much-needed healthcare supplies and equipmentfrom production centers to many points globally.

The airline added flights to Dublin and Hong Kong from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW); flights between New York and London Heathrow (LHR); and flights between Miami (MIA) and Buenos Aires

It is also looking at launching more cargo-only services between Seoul and Shanghai by end-April.

“The air cargo industry plays a critical role in pulling the world together in times of crisis, and it takes all of us to get the job done,” said Rick Elieson, president of cargo and vice president of international operations, at American Airlines.

“With the expansion of American’s cargo-only flights, we have more capacity to bring critical medical supplies and protective gear to the areas that need it most. We also play a key role in transporting essential goods to keep the world’s economy moving,” he added.

Aside from these new services, American Airlines continues to operate cargo on all of its remaining passenger flights. The airline still runs 17 weekly widebody aircraft flights internationally, each with a capacity to move almost 2 million pounds of cargo per week.

These services include a daily service between DFW and  LHR, MIA and LHR, and three weekly flights between DFW and Tokyo in Japan.