WestJet Cargo celebrates significant growth in belly cargo business and outlines strategic network shifts and digital initiatives
WestJet’s cargo business celebrated a highly successful 2024, marked by growth across multiple fronts. The airline saw a surge in belly cargo demand, expanded its network with new routes and partnerships and embraced digital innovation to enhance the customer experience. “WestJet’s belly cargo business has emerged as a key driver of success for WestJet Cargo, […]
IAG Cargo announces summer schedule with return of daily Kuala Lumpur connectivity
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has announced its summer 2025 schedule which includes an uplift in services to destinations across Asia, North America and South America. A major highlight of the schedule is the return of daily flights between Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and London Heathrow (LHR). These will resume on […]
El sector de carga aérea cae ligeramente en febrero
La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha publicado los resultados de los mercados mundiales de carga aérea correspondientes al mes de febrero de 2025 con los siguientes resultados: La demanda global —medida en toneladas de carga por kilómetro transportadas (CTK, por sus siglas en inglés)— se contrajo un 0,1% […]
JAL Expands Cargo Services with New Narita-Chicago Route Using Freighters and Passenger Aircraft
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President: Mitsuko Tottori, hereinafter «JAL») and KALITTA Air (Headquarters: Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA; CEO: Conrad Kalitta, hereinafter «KALITTA») are pleased to announce the commencement of a codeshare agreement for regular cargo flights on the Narita-Chicago route starting from Saturday, May 10, 2025. JAL resumed operations of its own freighter […]
Caribbean Airlines Cargo adds new cool facility
Caribbean Airlines Cargo has opened a new cold storage facility at its home hub at Piarco International Airport in Trinidad to cater for seafood shipments. The new facility opened on 20 March and offers 5,000 sq ft of storage to handle temperature-sensitive export cargo. «It is the first of its kind within the Piarco aerodrome […]
Qatar Airways Cargo innova en el transporte de semiconductores
Qatar Airways Cargo ha presentado su última innovación: TechLift. Se trata de un producto especializado para optimizar el transporte de carga aérea para todo el espectro de la industria de los semiconductores, un sector clave y en crecimiento. Diseñado para satisfacer las necesidades especializadas de manipulación y logística de la industria actual de los semiconductores, […]
Lufthansa Cargo pronostica volatilidad y crecimiento en 2025
Lufthansa Cargo prevé que el mercado de carga aérea experimentará un crecimiento moderado en 2025, con un incremento estimado de entre 3% y 5% en la demanda, impulsado por la expansión económica global y la mejora en mercados emergentes como Vietnam e India. Sin embargo, la aerolínea también advierte sobre un entorno desafiante, marcado por […]
Lufthansa Cargo predicts a year of volatility, growth and space constraints
Lufthansa Cargo is predicting that the air cargo market will grow in 2025 despite market volatility fuelled by geopolitical events while capacity is expected to come under pressure. Speaking during a webinar, Heike Woerner, senior director business development, said the Frankfurt-hubbed airline is expecting cargo demand to increase by between 3-5% this year, fuelled by […]
Innovación y sostenibilidad en la carga aérea: TIACA reconoce las mejores iniciativas del sector
Empresas, organizaciones y emprendedores pueden postularse hasta el 30 de abril para los Premios a la Sostenibilidad de TIACA, que reconocen proyectos con impacto ambiental y operativo en la industria de carga aérea. La Asociación Internacional de Carga Aérea (TIACA, por sus siglas en inglés) confirmó que CHAMP Cargosystems continuará como patrocinador exclusivo de los […]
IATA World Cargo Symposium 2025: Navigating Geopolitical Shifts with Technology & Innovation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2025 World Cargo Symposium (WCS) will focus on digitalization, sustainability and safety/security as the key issues in helping the global air cargo industry as it adapts to unfolding geopolitical shifts. «Air cargo demonstrated its resilience in adapting to the post-pandemic world. In 2024, more cargo was transported by air […]
