LATAM Cargo connects Chicago with Campinas
LATAM Cargo has opened a direct link from Chicago to Campinas, Brazil cutting transit times to less than 17 hours. The Wednesday and Sunday Chicago-Campinas route will have the capacity to carry 100 tonnes per week using a Boeing 767-300 Freighter. Chicago is the 7th gateway to the US, together with Miami, Orlando, New York, […]
Qantas Freight to connect Darwin with Hong Kong
Qantas Freight will launch a seasonal freighter service between Darwin and Hong Kong, providing exporters with easier access to Asian markets. The new services, which will be the only direct link between the Northern Territory and Hong Kong, will provide capacity to carry up to 50 tonnes of fresh produce including chilled meat, seafood, dairy, […]
Air Canada Cargo to end freighter partnership with Cargojet
Air Canada Cargo is to end its partnership with Cargojet, cancelling freighter services across Mexico, the USA, South America and Germany. The two airlines started their first flight on 10 June 2016, with flights to Bogota in Colombia and Lima in Peru using a Boeing 767-300 Freighter, providing 52 tonnes of cargo capacity. Services to […]
Atlas Air losses increase in Q3 despite volume and revenue growth
Atlas Air Worldwide has seen losses increase to $24.1 million in the third quarter despite significant growth in revenue and volumes. The losses are up from $7.9 million in the same period of 2016, though revenue rose from $448 million in 2016 to $535.7 million this year. Year to date profits were up from $13 […]
ATSG subsidiary to lease three B767s to Northern Aviation Services
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) is to lease three Boeing 767-300 Freighters to Northern Aviation Services to be operated by Northern Air Cargo. CAM will lease three 767-300s to Northern Aviation Services for seven-year terms beginning with the first lease in October 2017, with the potential for additional 767-300s in […]
Qantas Freight to fly Tasmanian milk to China
VAN Dairy has chosen Qantas Freight to be its exclusive airfreight partner for transporting fresh Tasmanian milk to the Chinese city of Ningbo. Qantas Freight will carry more than 50,000 litres of milk on a Boeing 767-300 Freighter from Hobart to Ningbo, subject to government and regulatory approval. The service will be weekly to start […]
Amazon shows off first freighter aircraft at Seafair Air Show
Amazon has showcased its first branded freighter aircraft, named Amazon One, at the Seafair Air Show in Seattle. The Atlas Air provided Boeing 767-300 Freighter is the first of 40 aircraft the online retailer has agreed to lease through Atlas Air and ATSG. The aircraft is branded Prime Air, the name of its experimental drone […]
Air Canada Cargo and Cargojet launch South American freighter
Air Canada Cargo and Cargojet Airways Ltd have started their first freighter flight to Bogota (Colombia) and Lima (Peru) operated with a Cargojet Boeing 767-300 Freighter aircraft. The new Air Canada Cargo flights will provide 52 tonnes of net cargo capacity and will also include flights to Mexico City, starting this coming weekend. Under the arrangement, […]
LATAM makes Q1 profit despite cargo struggling
LATAM Airlines Group has made a profit of $102.2 million in the first quarter of 2016, despite cargo continuing to struggle due to weakness in Brazil. The group, which consists of LAN and TAM, and affiliates, turned the result around from a $39.9 million loss in the same period last year, helped by lower fuel […]
LATAM doubles losses and cargo keeps struggling
LATAM Airlines Group has doubled its losses to $219.2 million in 2015, and its cargo division has continued to struggle. Losses increased by 99.7 per cent from $109.8 million in 2014 to $219.2 billion in 2015. In the same time, total revenue fell by 18.8 per cent to $10.1 billion and cargo saw a 22.4 […]
