Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for Five 777 Freighters
Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Ethiopian Airlines today announced the carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. The order is currently unidentified on Boeing’s orders and deliveries website. «The addition of these five 777 Freighters into our cargo fleet will enable us to meet the growing demand in our […]
LATAM projects operation of 73% for May, maintaining the recovery trend of recent months
The LATAM group projects a passenger operation of up to 73% for May (measured in available seat kilometers – ASK) compared to the same month in 2019 (pre-pandemic scenario). This would be the fourth consecutive month of a positive operational trend for the group, accompanied by the reactivation of routes and the introduction of new […]
Avianca Cargo movilizó 17.500 toneladas durante la temporada de madres un 26% más que el 2021
Para la celebración del día de las madres, Estados Unidos se llenó de flores colombianas y ecuatorianas. Avianca Cargo anunció el transporte de 17.500 toneladas durante la temporada de madres de las cuales el 92% fueron flores. Gracias a la operación de más de 420 vuelos desde Colombia y Ecuador, la aerolínea superó en un […]
War in Ukraine and Omicron Weigh on Air Cargo
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released March 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop in demand. The effects of Omicron in Asia, the Russia – Ukraine war and a challenging operating backdrop contributed to the decline.Note: We returned to year-on-year traffic comparisons, instead of comparisons with the 2019 period, unless otherwise […]
IAG Cargo enhances its operations between Spain and USA
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has increased its operations from Spain to the USA, which is now over 120 weekly connections. This represents a 40% increase in connections since March. The newly launched schedule offers regular connectivity between Madrid and Los Angeles, Boston, and Chicago, with flights to New York […]
Copa Airlines Cargo amplia su capacidad de transporte de carga con una aeronave dedicada
Copa Airlines {NYSE: CPA}, subsidiaria de Copa Holdings, S. A., incorpora al servicio de Copa Airlines Cargo una aeronave exclusiva de carga modelo Boeing 737-800BCF (Boeing Converted Freighter, por sus siglas en inglés) con capacidad para transportar 21.7 toneladas por vuelo. Con esta aeronave, la Aerolínea proyecta incrementar los kilos transportados en un 50% vs […]
Embraer adventure in the Freighter market: An interview with Johann Bordais
The freighter market has seen an incredible growth in the last years, and it’s no surprise that is has exploded because of the pandemic. Embraer saw the opportunity to enter the high-demand, high-profit cargo segment with its well-known regional product. We sat at FIDAE 2022 with Johann Bordais, President & CEO of Embraer Services & […]
Copa Airlines Cargo realizó sus primeros vuelos en el primer Boeing 737-800BCF de Latinoamérica
Copa Airlines Cargo efectuó el primer vuelo carguero en aeronaves Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) el 28 de marzo, uniendo Ciudad de Panamá/Tocumen (PTY) con Santo Domingo/Las Américas (SDQ), República Dominicana. Aparte de Santo Domingo, sus primeros destinos en el -800 BCF son Bogotá (BOG), Colombia; San José (SJO), Costa Rica; La Habana (HAV), […]
The top 10 busiest airports in the world revealed
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published the top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2021 showing encouraging signs of traffic recovery as many previous busiest airports re-join top ranks. The world airport rankings are based on the preliminary compilation of 2021 global data from airports around the world. Due to ACI’s reach as the […]
Air Canada To Launch Transatlantic Freighter Routes
Air Canada will commence all-cargo transatlantic flights in May, connecting Toronto (YYZ) to four European cities. The new cargo routes are made possible by the delivery of the carrier’s second Boeing 767-300ER converted freighter. The airline’s first converted 767 freighter was delivered by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in December, and Air Canada has used that […]
