ATSG extends leasing and operating deal with DHL
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has extended agreements to lease 14 Boeing 767s to DHL and operate eight of those in North America for three years. The agreement includes extending 11 leases between DHL and ATSG’s leasing subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management. Leases for six 767-200s operated by a DHL affiliate airline in the Middle East […]
Amazon Air comes to Miami with two flights a day
Miami International Airport has welcomed Amazon Air cargo operations, with double daily Boeing 767-300 services operated by Atlas Air. Amazon already operates four warehouses in Miami-Dade County, all within 12 miles of the airport with an 885,000 square foot fulfilment centre at Miami-Opa Locka International Airport being completed this year. Amazon Air’s launch comes nine […]
American Airlines strikes GSSA deal for Prague flights
American Airlines has appointed Strike Aviation as its cargo GSSA for direct flights from Prague to Philadelphia and for other European markets. The services depart Prague at 11.30am using a Boeing 767-300, arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 3.10pm. Strike will also act as the offline cargo GSSA for Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia, which will be […]
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 […]
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 […]
Second quarter profits double at Atlas Air
Second quarter profits at Atlas Air have almost doubled to $38.9 million with all business segments seeing strong growth. Net income for the period is up from $20.5 million in 2016 and net income for the first half is up from $21 million in 2016 to $38.2 million this year, while total operating revenue rose […]
Icelandair Cargo recovering after fishing strike hits business
A fishing strike in Iceland in the first two months of 2017 hit seafood exports at Icelandair Cargo and the carrier is still recovering. Fisherman stayed on land after a disagreement with trawler owners over wages and industry taxes. Exports of seafood were affected and as the sector makes up most of its outgoing traffic […]
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 […]
Air Canada Cargo adds Frankfurt to freighter network
Air Canada Cargo has added Frankfurt to its freighter network, with Boeing 767-300 Freighter services from Toronto due to start on 19 November. The weekly 767-300F, operated by Cargojet through a wet lease agreement with Air Canada, are in addition to the 28 weekly widebody flights Air Canada operates between Canada and Frankfurt. Air Canada […]
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 […]
First Atlas Air provided Amazon freighter due in the next quarter
Atlas Air is hoping to provide online retailer, Amazon with its first aircraft in the next quarter as it announced its first half profits fell to $21 million due to acquisitions and investments. The aircraft outsourcer signed a deal with Amazon earlier this year to provide 20 Boeing 767-300s by the end of 2018 and […]
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 […]
WestJet connects Gatwick with six Canadian cities
Gatwick Airport has received 28 new weekly flights to Canada with WestJet launching routes to Toronto, St John’s, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. The low cost carrier will have bellyhold cargo capacity, and will use Boeing 767-300s on all the services except the St John’s flights, which will use a Boeing 737. The Toronto flights […]
American in for the long haul in Latin America
Despite regional instability and economic challenges, American Airlines’ managing director cargo sales Latin America, Carmen Taylor tells Air Cargo Week (ACW) the carrier is in for the long haul. Taylor says though Argentina and Brazil have been hit by economic and political instability, while they are recovering American will look to utilise its Latin American […]
All Nippon Airways to start Phnom Penh services
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to start daily Boeing 787-8 flights from Tokyo to Phnom Penh from 1 September. Flight number NH817 will leave Tokyo’s Narita International Airport at 10.50h and arrive at Phnom Penh International Airport in Cambodia’s capital at 15.10h. The return flight, NH818, will leave Phnom Penh at 22.50h and arrive in […]
