FedEx drops Cuba plans
FedEx has dropped plans to start a five-times-a-week freighter service between Miami and Matanzas/Varadero in Cuba. In a letter to the US Department of Transportation the express giant said it is returning its five-weekly frequencies «effective immediately» as it evaluates alternative all-cargo service options to Cuba. The express firm had applied for several extension to […]
Etihad Cargo expands Spanish network with Barcelona bellyhold flights
Etihad has expanded its cargo capacity operating in the Spanish market as it looks to cater for the fashion, perishable, pharma and automotive markets in the country. In late November, the airline added a five-times-per week Airbus A330 service with 16 tons of bellyhold capacity. This operates alongside its daily Beoing 787 service to Madrid. […]
LATAM finalises Mas Air Cargo sale
LATAM airlines has finalised the sale of its stake in Aerotransportes Mas de Carga (Mas Air), also known as LATAM Cargo Mexico, for an undisclosed sum. The stake has been purchased by a group led by current shareholders of Mas Air, with the deal completed on December 1. According to Flight Radar, the airline operates […]
Aerolíneas incrementarán 13% los ingresos por servicios complementarios
Al finalizar el año se calcula que las compañías aéreas del mundo habrán sumado, entre todas, ingresos por 92.900 millones de dólares en concepto de servicios complementarios, lo que supondrá un crecimiento del 13%, respecto al 2017, según los cálculos de CarTrawler e IdeaWorksCompany. Casi el 70% del total corresponderá a cargos por actividades a […]
Turkish Cargo ordena tres nuevos B777F
Boeing y Turkish Airlines anunciaron un contrato por tres aviones cargueros B777F, con un valor aproximado de mil 17 millones de dólares, a precios de catálogo. Con esta orden, la aerolínea bandera de Turquía busca convertirse la empresa de carga aérea más grande del mundo. El B777F está basado en el 777-200LR y puede volar […]
Corporación América Airports report October 2018 total passenger traffic of USD 7m
Private sector airport operator Corporación América Airports S.A. (NYSE: CAAP) has reported 7.07m in total passenger traffic on October 2018, compared to 6.76m in October 2017, an increase of 4.5%, the company said. Total passenger traffic in October 2018 reflects growth of 5.6% in Argentina, 4.9% in Italy and 14.2% in Armenia. Cargo volume declined […]
Avianca Cargo adds Brussels freighter flights
Avianca Cargo has become the latest airline to add freighter flights to Brussels Airport as the hub continues to gain cargo volumes. The new Avianca service will fly to the Belgian hub twice a week – on Fridays and Sundays – utilising an Airbus A330F aircraft. The service will operate on a Bogota, Miami, Brussels, […]
China Post and Lufthansa Cargo in strategic cooperation
Lufthansa Cargo and China Post Group Corp have inked a strategic cooperation that has the cargo capacity scope of a weekly Boeing 777 freighter on the Shanghai (PVG) – Frankfurt (FRA) route. Li Xiong, vice president of the official postal service of the People’s Republic of China, and Peter Gerber, chief executive and chairman of […]
Salmon demand helps keep LATAM’s cargo traffic growing
LATAM Cargo saw revenues and volumes improve in the third quarter of the year, with demand for salmon helping to propel demand. The Chile-headquartered carrier, which operates 10 B767-300Fs, recorded total cargo revenues for the period of $279m, up 2.5% year on year, while cargo traffic improved by the same amount on a year earlier […]
Emirates’ H1 cargo volumes down slightly, while profits under pressure
Emirates SkyCargo recorded a slight dip in freight traffic during the first half of the year, while the overall group saw profits slide compared with a year ago. Figures released today by the Emirates Group show that cargo volumes for the first half of 2019 declined by 1% year on year to 1.3m tonnes while […]
