Florida airports open but cancellations linger after Irma
Most commercial airports in Florida reopened Tuesday, but activity was limited and hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed as the state recovered from Hurricane Irma. American Airlines said the storm forced it to cancel more than 5,000 flights over several days, cutting into revenue and profit. Miami International Airport said that some airline and […]
Azul Cargo Express comemora oito anos de atuação com recorde de 49% de crescimento de receita no 2º tri
No mês em que comemora oito anos de aniversário, a Azul Cargo Express, unidade de transporte de Cargas da Azul, registrou crescimento de 49% em sua receita no 2º tri de 2017, em comparação com o mesmo período de 2016. A empresa celebra ainda a expansão de sua rede de lojas, com a abertura de […]
All-cargo airline TACA Peru lands at Miami International Airport
A new all-cargo airline has touched down at Miami International Airport as the airport. TACA Peru on Aug. 16 began operating four weekly scheduled freighter flights on A330-200F aircraft between Miami and Lima, Santiago, Bogota, Medellin and Buenos Aires. The carrier arrives as MIA is increasing its freight tonnage. Miami-Dade Aviation Director Emilio T. González. […]
IATA wants to set new standards by developing CEIV for perishables sector
With the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) concept gaining traction in the industry, IATA is looking at the viability of developing similar certification programmes for other commodities. In light of its recent and projected growth and the need for special processes, the perishables sector is one area under consideration, […]
ALTA and Turkish Airline strengthen relations
This month, ALTA"™s Industry Affairs Director Karolina Torres visited associate airline member Turkish Airline"™ headquarters in Istanbul. Turkish Airlines, a member of the Star Alliance, is one of 20 airlines with flights between Europe and the Latin American and Caribbean region, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Panama, and Venezuela. They contribute greatly to the economics […]
Lufthansa Cargo amplia exportações em Natal
O volume de cargas exportadas pelo Aeroporto de Natal poderá aumentar 10% com a troca do cargueiro MD-11, da Lufthansa Cargo, por um Boeing 777 a partir de setembro. O avião tem capacidade de carga de até 104 toneladas, transportadas em voos dominicais que partem da capital potiguar para Frankfurt, na Alemanha. O diretor de […]
Lufthansa Cargo increases freighter services to India
Close on the heels of announcing fairly positive financial numbers for the first half of 2017, Lufthansa Cargo chief executive and chairman of the executive board Peter Gerber held a press conference in Mumbai to formally announce the launch of additional freighter services to Mumbai. Since July, the airline operates four instead of three freighter […]
IAG Cargo 2017 Q2 financial results
IAG Cargo has today announced its Q2 2017 results, reporting commercial revenue of €260m over the period from April 1 to June 30, 2017, an increase of 7.6 per cent on 2016 at constant exchange. Overall yield for the quarter was up 1.1 per cent at constant exchange. Volumes were up 6.4 per cent, while […]
IAG Cargo mueve un 11,7% más de mercancía en junio
La aerolínea IAG Cargo ha movido un 11,7% más de mercancía durante el mes de junio de 2017 en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, hasta 479 millones de toneladas, según informa la división de carga de IAG en sus resultados mensuales. De hecho, el holding integra a las aerolíneas British Airways, Iberia, […]
Top 25 cargo airlines: FedEx maintains top spot but ABC and Qatar on the up
FedEx was once again the busiest freight airline in the world, while Qatar Airways, AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and All Nippon Airways were among the fastest growers in 2016. (FedEx es la principal línea de carga aérea en 2014) The annual World Air Transport Statistics report from Iata showed that in freight tonne km (FTK) terms, FedEx […]
