MASkargo joins the IAG Cargo Partner Plus programme
IAG Cargo has welcomed MASkargo as the ninth carrier in its Partner Plus programme to interline on each other’s airlines on a commercially booked basis. The partnership comes after Air New Zealand joined the programme in November 2017. The other existing members are American Airlines Cargo, the Avianca Group, China Southern Airlines, Finnair, Japan Airlines, […]
XLA Standard of Excellence award won by AA Cargo …. again
AMERICAN Airlines Cargo has received the 2017 Express Cargo Service Standard of Excellence award for the second year in a row from the Express Delivery & Logistics Association (XLA). The award recognises excellent performance servicing the express cargo industry. XLA, a trade association for companies providing and procuring services in the global air express mail […]
AA Cargo in debut AfA International Carrier of the Year award
American Airlines Cargo has been named the International Carrier of the Year by the Airforwarders Association (AfA), a trade group that represents the interests of US-based air freight providers. The award was announced yesterday during the Air Cargo Conference in Austin, Texas. The International Carrier of the Year award is an opportunity for the AfA […]
American Airlines flies flowers in time for Valentine’s Day
American Airlines has been busy preparing for Valentine’s Day, shipping flowers, plants, chocolates and gifts around the globe. The airline ships flowers and other perishable goods all year round but the first half of February is especially busy, with the most popular flowers around including carnations, mini-carnations, roses and tropical flowers like calla lilies. Flowers […]
AA Cargo picks IBS iCloud as its cargo management system
American Airlines Cargo has chosen IBS Software’s iCloud as its next generation cargo management system, which it says will transform the airline’s technology across the network. Using iCloud, the airline will migrate to a web-based, fully integrated technology platform connecting all of its critical business functions. The two companies are designing a multi-year, phased implementation […]
AA Cargo exploring new opportunities Latin America has to offer
Following a very encouraging year in 2017, American Airlines Cargo is looking to explore new opportunities to exploit its vast network, managing director for Florida, Caribbean and Latin America, Lorena Sandoval (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week. She says 2017 a very good year with strong growth, particularly for perishables being shipped into the US from […]
American adds Budapest, Prague and Reykjavik to summer network
American Airlines Cargo will add new routes for the summer, flying to Budapest, Prague and Reykjavik for the first time. The airline will launch flights from Philadelphia to Budapest and Prague on 4 May, Chicago O’Hare to Venice on the same day, with Reykjavik gaining a link to Dallas Fort Worth on 7 June. The […]
60 Secs with …. Rick Elieson, American Airlines Cargo President
ACW: You have been in charge of one of the largest cargo networks in the world since early last year. Any regrets in taking the position? Elieson: Moving to cargo has been fascinating and rewarding. Wherever I have gone, I have been fortunate to be surrounded by devoted and passionate people… and I am very […]
AA Cargo calls in Santa’s little helpers
Santa’s little helpers has been hard at work alongside American Airlines Cargo this year and, in addition to helping move presents around the world for the festive season, the team has been moving huge additional volumes of priority mail. Although some people prefer sending e-greetings to spread yuletide cheer, many more are still opting for […]
AA Cargo flies French orchestra’s instruments to Latin America
American Airlines Cargo has transported musical instruments for the Orchestre Nationale du Capitole’s three-city tour of Latin America. 694 pieces of cargo including violins, cellos, double basses, three harps and a conductor’s podium were shipped from Paris to Buenos Aires on a wide-bodied flight, then on to Quito and finally Sao Paulo for the Toulouse-based […]
Oxentine putting 30 years of experience to good use
After 30 years in various roles in the passenger business, American Airlines Cargo managing director of global & key accounts, Lisa Oxentine hopes to be able to put this experience to good use in the cargo division. She joined American Airlines in 1987 as a frontline customer service agent and has since held positions in […]
American Airlines flies Summer Palace treasures to the US
American Airlines Cargo has transported six tonnes of treasures from China’s Summer Palace to be exhibited in the US for the first time. The airline worked in conjunction with curators from the Bowers Museum of Orange County to bring important items from the life of Empress Dowager Cixi for the exhibition starting on 12 November. […]
American Airlines starts daily Los Angeles – Beijing services
American Airlines has launched daily nonstop flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport, its third route to the Chinese capital. The Boeing 787-8 service departs Los Angeles at 10.55h and arrives in Beijing at 16.20h the next day, and the return flight departing Beijing at 18.30h, arriving back in Los Angeles […]
American Airlines Cargo investing heavily in South American facilities
American Airlines Cargo is investing heavily in South American facilities because the market will grow strongly, regional manager Andean Region – cargo sales, Waldo Fuentes tells Air Cargo Week. The airline has been upgrading facilities and operates Boeing 777-200 flights from Santiago to Miami International Airport and uses a Boeing 787-8 on services to Dallas […]
Sharks flown from the US to Brazil by American Airlines
American Airlines Cargo recently moved two sand tiger sharks and three bonnethead sharks for transport from the US to South America. The sand tiger sharks were flown from New York JFK Airport while the bonnethead sharks flew from Miami International Airport, all moving to Rio de Janeiro. All five sharks were headed to their new […]
HAE picked as American Airlines Cargo’s GSA for the UAE
American Airlines Cargo has picked Heavyweight Air Express (HAE) as its general sales agent (GSA) for the United Arab Emirates. HAE is replacing Airline Cargo Resources, which has chosen to downsize its commitments to the region. This is the second area of the world where HAE was chosen by American following its appointment to cover […]
American Airlines Cargo picks Oxentine for key sales position
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Lisa Oxentine as managing director, global and key accounts – cargo sales. The mother of two, who is also a board member on the Southern Methodist University Athletic Forum, takes over from Roger Samways following his promotion to vice president of cargo sales. Oxentine joined American Airlines in 1987 as […]
American Airlines Cargo extends European trucking network
American Airlines Cargo is extending its European trucking network to serve a greater number of customers connecting offline cities and online points with its 450-plus flights a week from Europe. The Netherlands, Germany and France all feed nightly freight into London Heathrow Airport operations, which operates 20 flights a day direct into the USA, with […]
American sees room for more growth at its key US hub
Miami International Airport (MIA) represents a key hub for American Airlines Cargo due to its extensive links into the Americas and perishables unsurprisingly make up much of the cargo volumes. The carrier runs about 340 flights out of MIA on a daily basis to 132 destinations and it is the airline’s largest international gateway. American […]
American Airlines Cargo opens new pharma facility at Heathrow Airport
American Airlines Cargo has opened its new Controlled Room Temperature facility at the Heathrow Airport cargo centre. The 1,700 square foot room can accommodate up to 16 times more standard euro skid pallets than the previous room, providing customers with greater capacity when moving temperature-sensitive healthcare freight to and from Heathrow. It is a fully […]
American Airlines picks G Force as new GSA for Mexico
American Airlines Cargo has picked G Force GSA Mexico as its general sales agent (GSA) for Mexico following the retirement of its current GSA. G Force will be responsible for selling American’s services in Mexico City as of 1 July, as well as establishing a local sales presence in Cancun, Guadalajara, Leon, Puerto Vallarta and […]
Elieson getting to grips as American cargo chief
American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) president, Rick Elieson says he is “very optimistic” about the future of the airline after a successful start to the role he only took on a few months back. Elieson, who started working at American Airlines on the Japanese desk in the Fort Worth reservations office in 1994, succeeded Jim […]
American adds military pet discount to include international flights
American Airlines Cargo has expanded its military discount program to include the transport of personal pets to and from all international origins and destinations. The move was made as May is Military Family Appreciation Month and the carrier says it was done to recognise the dedicated military personal serving domestically and abroad, The military discount program […]
American Airlines starts Amsterdam – Dallas flights
American Airlines Cargo has launched Amsterdam – Dallas Fort Worth services as well as adding a number of seasonal routes to other European destinations. The new service to Europe’s third largest cargo airport started on 5 May using a Boeing 767-300, and American says it will offer customers in the Benelux region new opportunities to […]
AA Cargo connects Philadelphia and San Juan with widebody flights
American Airlines Cargo has started daily widebody flights between San Juan Luis Munoz Marin Airport and Philadelphia International Airport, connecting the two important pharma hubs. The daily Airbus A330-200 is an addition to the two narrowbody flights in operation, connecting Puerto Rico, a global hotspot for pharmaceutical manufacturing with 12 of the world’s top 20 […]
Sandoval to run American’s Florida, Caribbean and LATAM operations
American Airlines (AA) Cargo has chosen Lorena Sandoval as its managing director for its Florida, Caribbean and Latin America division, taking over from Carmen Taylor who retired at the end of 2016. Sandoval joined AA 26 years ago in Quito, Ecuador and has held positions in passenger sales, reservations and operations, and most recently as […]
Cool chain remains an important sector for American Airlines
The cool chain remains an important part of business for American Airlines (AA) Cargo, and new routes means it can offer the service to more destinations, acting managing director – cargo sales, Roger Samways (pictured below) tells Air Cargo Week. AA added Tokyo Haneda and Auckland to its network in 2016, with additional flights to […]
Urgent beer shipment flown to Texas for Saint Patrick’s Day
Fine quality Irish beer will be flowing for Saint Patrick’s Day after American Airlines Cargo’s Irish GSA helped with the delivery of 13,600 kilos of beer to Texas. IAM was in charge of moving the shipment, which were collected in Ireland and delivered by truck to American’s London Heathrow Airport facility. The barrels were prepared […]
Elieson chosen as American Airlines Cargo president
Rick Elieson has been promoted to the role of president of American Airlines Cargo, taking over from Jim Butler. Elieson, who joined American in 1994 on the Japanese desk of the Fort Worth reservations office, will report to Butler, who has taken over as senior vice president – international and cargo, following the retirement of […]
Another record breaking day at Heathrow for American Airlines Cargo
American Airlines Cargo keeps breaking records at London Heathrow Airport, handling a record near 1.1 million pounds (489,849 kilogrammes) of freight in a single day. It transported over 600,000 pounds of exports and almost 475,000 pounds of imports with shipments including fresh salmon, vegetables and pharmaceuticals, and heavy metal industrial forgings. Imports from the US […]
