American Airlines cancels major Airbus deal and orders more 787s
American Airlines has ordered an additional 47 Boeing 787s and cancelled a major Airbus order originally placed by US Airways. The 47 new widebody aircraft will consist of 22 787-8s and 25 787-9s to begin arriving in 2023. They will be powered by General Electric’s GEnx-1B engines with the 787-8s replacing Boeing 767-300s and the […]
Budapest handles record cargo volumes and looks to the USA
Budapest Airport has handled record cargo volumes and is preparing for further growth helped by new flights to the USA. The Hungarian hub handled 127,145 tonnes of cargo in 2017, up 13.4 per cent on the previous year and 39.1 per cent on 2015, with imports making up 47.8 per cent of volumes and exports […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
Air & Sea Cargo Americas: Industry flies to Miami to talk about cargo
Top executives from the aviation, maritime and logistics industries will return to Miami for the Air & Sea Cargo Americas conference held from 1 – 3 November 2017. The Miami Airport & Convention Center will welcome top decision makers who will exchange views and experiences to enhance cargo growth across in the Western Hemisphere. The […]
WFS doubles cargo handling operation at Boston Logan
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has more than doubled its cargo handling operation at Boston-Logan International Airport to cater for new contracts with Lufthansa, SAS and Swiss International Air Lines. WFS established its presence in Boston 12 years ago and had been operating from a 30,000 square foot facility on behalf of three major customers; American […]
Qatar Airways to deepen its South American presence further
Qatar Airways will expand its presence further into South America by launching belly flights to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and Santiago in Chile early next year. The carrier will operate an Airbus A350-900 four flights a week between from Doha’s Hamad International Airport to Rio de Janeiro, which will then go to Santiago. Qatar Airways Group chief executive, […]
Dreamliners to boost El Al’s global cargo capabilities
El Al Israel Airlines will have 200 per cent more cargo capacity by 2020 as it welcomes 16 Boeing 787 Dreamliners into its fleet to replace Boeing 767s and 747s as part of a $1.25 billion investment. Two Dreamliners will be phased in this year, while an additional 14 aircraft will be phased in by […]
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 […]
Qatar Airways to invest in American Airlines
Qatar Airways has announced its intention to invest in American Airlines, making an initial investment of 4.75 per cent. The airline says it believes in American’s fundamentals and “intends to build a passive position in the company with no involvement in management, operations or governance.” In a statement on the Qatar Airways website, the airline […]
Contract wins for Menzies as it grows its presence
Menzies Aviation has started a new partnership with Orlando Melbourne International Airport as part of a four-year exclusive contract to provide ground handling at the Florida gateway. As part of the contract it will handle cargo for Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Porter Airlines and Elite Airways. It will also run passenger and ramp handling and […]
Air Logistics predicting a very interesting 2017
The changing global political landscape could make for an interesting year in 2017, Air Logistics Group chief executive officer, Stephen Dawkins (pictured below) tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). He says the market this year has been similar to 2015 with yields continuing to come under pressure, but the UK voting to leave the European Union, […]
DOT picks American for Los Angeles – Beijing flights
American Airlines has been selected for new daily scheduled Los Angeles – Beijing flights by the US Department of Transportation (DOT). Both American and Delta Air Lines had submitted applications for the nonstop flights and the DOT chose the former, as it would add a third US carrier to the West Coast – Beijing market, […]
Air Logistics Group opens new office in Norway
Global general sales and service agent (GSSA) the Air Logistics Group opened a new office in Norway on 1 September – bringing its network to a total of 88 offices across 48 countries. Air Logistics represents 12 airlines in Norway including American Airlines, Cargolux, Icelandair and Pakistan International Airlines. The office located in Oslo is being […]
Transhipments, Europe and Taiwan give HKIA a boost in August
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) had a strong month in August with transhipments and trade with Europe and Taiwan giving it a significant boost. Cargo rose by 3.6 per cent to 374,000 tonnes in August with transhipments increasing 11 per cent year-on-year. Year-to-date volumes are up 0.5 per cent to 2.84 million tonnes and on […]
American to connect Dallas with Amsterdam and Rome
American Airlines will connect Dallas Fort Worth International Airport with daily seasonal flights to Rome and Amsterdam from May to September 2017. The airline will use a Boeing 777-200 for flights to Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci – Fiumicino Airport and a Boeing 767-300 for the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol services. DFW chief executive officer, Sean Donohue […]
Daytime USA – Tokyo Haneda flights cleared for take-off
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has finalised the decision to allow daytime services from the US to Tokyo Haneda Airport. Under the agreement, American Airlines has been given permission to connect Los Angeles with Tokyo Haneda, Delta Air Lines from Los Angeles and Minneapolis St. Paul, Hawaiian Airlines from Honolulu and United Airlines from […]
American and United post strong July
US carriers American Airlines and United Airlines have both posted strong growth in cargo ton miles flown for the month of July. American Airlines achieved a year-on-year (YOY) rise of 5.7 per cent in system cargo ton miles in July compared to same month last year. It flew 201 million ton miles in the month. For the first seven […]
US carriers selected to provide daytime services to Tokyo Haneda
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines have been selected to provide daytime services to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport by the US Department of Transportation later this year. The airlines are seeking five flights per day to Tokyo, operating a daytime schedule. They are proposing linking the US cities of Los Angeles, Honolulu, […]
Carriers given permission for US – Havana services
Eight US carriers have been given permission to fly to Havana by the US Department of Transportation, filling the 20 daily flights agreed by the US and Cuban governments. Twelve airlines applied to serve the island nation’s capital, and Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and […]
American Airlines appoints African GSA
American Airlines Cargo is further expanding its reach into new markets with the appointment of its first general sales agent (GSA) in Africa. HAE Group has been chosen to cover sales across a number of countries in central, east and north, as well as South Africa. Effective this month, the HAE Group is responsible for selling […]
US carriers target bellyhold routes to Japan
American Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation proposing to operate a daily bellyhold service to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from Los Angeles International Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. American’s application follows the historic signing of a new aviation agreement between the US and Japan in February to improve US carriers’ access at Tokyo Haneda. American’s […]
Two explosions at Brussels Airport – as many as 13 feared dead
Two explosions at Brussels Airport this morning and as many as 13 are feared dead and more than 30 are severely injured, media outlets are reporting. Reuters says the airport explosions were set off by a suicide bomber, the Belgian broadcaster VRT reports. It adds shots were fired and there were shouts in Arabic shortly before the airport […]
US carriers apply for permission to serve Cuba
US carriers are looking to take advantage of the US and Cuba agreeing to resume scheduled services by applying to the US Department of Transportation for approval for non-stop flights. So far, Alaska Airlines would like to operate twice daily flights between Los Angeles and Havana with a Boeing 737-900ER, while Delta Air Lines want […]
US and Cuba to resume scheduled routes
The US and Cuba have signed a historic agreement that provides the basis for the re-establishment of scheduled air services, which is set to open the floodgates for flights with all major US carriers targeting routes. Immediately following the signing yesterday, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) invited US air carriers to apply for an allocation of […]
Arafa appointed Swiss WorldCargo head of global area management
Alexander Arafa has been appointed head of global area management at Swiss WorldCargo, to take over on 1 June. Arafa is currently head of cabin crew at SWISS, a position he has held since 2008. He is taking over from Ashwin Bhat, who became head of cargo last October. In his role as head of […]