NAM confirms renewal of long-term B747-400F TAAG freighter lease

May 10, 2018

Network Airline Management (NAM) and TAAG Angola Airlines, the national airline of Angola, have renewed their long-term freighter aircraft contract.

The Boeing 747-400F freighter with nose door, operated by Network Airline Management, carries up to 120 tonnes of oil-related and general cargo and continues its weekly scheduled service from Liege, Belgium, to Luanda.

The agreement offers export capacity from Angola back to Europe with forwarding connections worldwide and trucking connections from all over Europe into the Liege hub, as well as interlining facilities from North America, Asia and the Indian sub-continent.

NAM commercial director, Andy Walters says: “We are delighted that TAAG has renewed our contract. I am confident that our strong focus on service quality and value-added solutions have been a significant factor and we are looking forward to continuing our long and successful partnership.”

NAM operates a fleet of B747F and MD11F aircraft and has over 30 offices across the globe and handles over 70,000 tonnes of cargo annually.

James Graham

James Graham is an award-winning transport media journalist with a long background in the commercial freight sector, including commercial aviation and the aviation supply chain. He was the initial Air Cargo Week journalist and retuned later for a stint as editor. He continues his association as editor of the monthly supplements. He has reported for the newspaper from global locations as well as the UK.