Qatar Airways Cargo to add South American flights
Qatar Airways Cargo will expand South American services with new flights to Brazil, Chile, Peru and Colombia from 16 January. The flights will use Boeing 777 freighters, with twice-weekly services Bogota from Doha operating via Luxembourg and Miami, with the return operating via Liege. Twice-weekly flights to Campinas from Doha will go via Luxembourg, returning […]
AFKLMP’s FlowerWatch certificate comes to Bogota
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has achieved FlowerWatch approval in Bogota, Colombia to improve quality and vase-life of flowers. After launching the first FlowerWatch certification in Kenya in June 2019, AFLKMP has extended the programme, which features a unique degree-hour controlled shipping method designed specifically for flowers, to other markets. Eric Mauroux, global head […]
Avianca Cargo to connect Bogota with Dallas
Avianca Cargo will start flights between Bogota and Dallas Fort Worth with two flights a week from 2 October. The Airbus A330-200 Freighter service will transport various types of cargo with its independent temperature-controlled decks. The airline says it selected Dallas Fort Worth due to economic growth and its central location within the US facilitating […]
FedEx acquires Latin America perishable specialist
FedEx has strengthened its presence in Latin America’s freight forwarding and customs brokerage sectors with the acquisition of Cargex. Bogota, Colombia-headquartered Cargex has over 25 years of experience focus on export management of perishable goods, and affiliate Agencias de Aduanas Aduanamos, which specialises in customs brokerage. The acquisition is expected to close later this year […]
HAE Group is looking for continued growth
Having entered the Latin American market eight years ago, HAE Group is looking at regional acquisitions to continue to grow, Americas president Ian Hutchinson tells Air Cargo Week. HAE Group entered the region in 2011 with an office in Sao Paulo, Brazil followed by Santiago, Chile in 2012. Offices in Lima, Peru and Bogota, Colombia […]
LATAM Cargo ups flights from Colombia and Peru
LATAM Cargo will strengthen its position in Colombia and Peru with extra freighter flights to the US and upgrading passenger flights to Spain. LATAM Cargo Colombia plans to add 12 frequencies between Bogota and Miami, with imports into Colombia increasing with eight freighter flights a week between Miami and Bogota. The expansion of Colombian services […]
LATAM Cargo flies 9,000 tonnes of flowers for Valentine’s Day
LATAM Cargo has carried more than 9,000 tonnes of flowers in time for Valentine’s Day, flying to the US, Netherlands and China and other destinations. During the four weeks preceding Valentine’s Day, LATAM Cargo transported flowers from Bogota and Medellin in Colombia and from Quito in Ecuador to markets in North America, Europe, Asia, South […]
Emirates SkyCargo to add Bogota to network
Emirates SkyCargo will open a new trade lane to South America with weekly freighter services to Bogota, Colombia from 16 January. The Colombian capital will become Emirates SkyCargo’s sixth South American cargo destination, and third served by freighter aircraft. Flight EK9930 will arrive in Bogota at 22.00h local time on Wednesday and depart from the […]
LATAM Cargo connects Bogota with Huntsville
LATAM Cargo has connected Bogota, Colombia with Huntsville, Alabama in response to Panalpina’s desire to cut down travel time between South and North America. The weekly service started on 2 December, taking approximately four and a half hours and providing 50 tonnes of cargo capacity per flight. LATAM Cargo Group chief executive officer, Andres Bianchi […]
Panalpina awarded GDP certification in Bogota
Panalpina Bogota has been certified to WHO Good Distribution Practice (GDP), the company’s 31st location to obtain the standard for distribution of medical products for human use. The unit in Colombia’s capital completed a two-day audit by inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS. Colombia is Latin America’s fourth largest pharmaceutical market after Brazil, Mexico […]
Delta Cargo launches Equation Critical for time critical shipments
Delta Cargo has launched a new GPS enabled service called Equation Critical for international time sensitive shipment. The premium service for shipments that must travel on the next available flight, offer GPS tracking and moves with the highest priority across Delta’s network, allowing customers to know where their shipment is, anywhere in the world in […]
Roses are red, violets are blue, air cargo flies flowers for you
The air cargo industry made sure that lovers around the world had the perfect flower for Valentine’s Day, transporting thousands of tonnes of produce in time for the big day. Cargolux Airlines International added close to 1,200 tonnes of extra capacity to meet the peak demand, adding to the 20 weekly flights out of Nairobi, […]
Delta Cargo brings Pharma 4 to eight more destinations
Delta Cargo is making its Pharma 4 programme available at an additional eight destinations across its network, bringing the total to 49 stations. The airline has added Bogota, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Sydney, Sao Paolo, Frankfurt and Seoul, in addition to nine approved facilities across Europe that the airline operates in conjunction with its partners. […]
TIACA strengthens presence in Latin America with new partnerships
TIACA has strengthened its presence in Latin America by signing memoranda of understanding (MoU) with key organisations and by appointing a sales agent in the region. The MoUs are with Buenos Aires, Argentina-based Americas Alliance (AA), Bogota, Colombia-headquartered Federation of National Associations of Cargo Agents and International Logistical Operators of Latin America and the Caribbean […]
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 […]
Miami increases links to South America with TACA Peru flights
Miami International Airport has welcomed another new cargo airline, with Trans American Airlines (TACA Peru) launching four weekly freighter flights to five South American cities. The airline, part of Avianca Holdings, will operate four weekly scheduled flights using an Airbus A330-200F between Miami and the South American cities of Lima in Peru, Santiago in Chile, […]
Digital innovations and flowers high priorities for AFKLMP
Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is focussing much of its energy on digitisation and innovation. The launch of myCargo is contributing to its ambition to innovate customer service by offering relevant and improved digital services. A personalised toolkit for customers, namely employees working at freight forwarders, myCargo is a portal where customers can make bookings, quote […]
CargoLogicAir flies 100t of flowers in time for Mother’s Day
CargoLogicAir has helped satisfy demand for fresh flowers for Mother’s Day by flying over 100 tonnes of roses, carnations and other flowers to Stansted Airport from Bogota. UK Mother’s Day is a busy time for the flower market, with £200 million being spent on gifts. The airline operated the flight on behalf of its general […]
DHL gains IATA CEIV in Bogota, 7 US stations to follow by Q2 2017
DHL Global Forwarding is to certify seven of its 11 US stations by the end of the second quarter of 2017 to IATA CEIV Pharma standards following certification in Bogota, Colombia. The air and ocean freight specialist is to certify its Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia and San Juan to International Air Transport […]
LATAM Cargo ready for Valentine’s Day with 9,000 tonnes of flowers
LATAM Cargo has transported over 9,000 tonnes of flowers in the run up to Valentine’s Day, representing 21 per cent of the Latin American flower market. Over 140 cargo flights departed from Ecuador and Colombia between 16 January and 7 February, with Bogota – Miami volumes reaching 900 tonnes per week and 1,500 tonnes flew […]
Kuehne + Nagel gains supply chain deal with Belcorp
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has been chosen as preferred provider of intercontinental cargo flows and exclusive end-to-end shipment order management partner for beauty and cosmetic manufacturer, Belcorp. K+N will provide transportation services including all airfreight and seafreight operations from Europe, Asia and within the Americas. It will handle shipment order management, door-to-door visibility, monitoring, tracking […]
Air Canada Cargo to add second South American freighter service
Air Canada Cargo is to add a second weekly service to South America with an additional flight to Bogota and Lima. The Boeing 767-300ER Freighter services operated by Cargojet were launched in June with flights from Toronto to Lima via Atlanta and Bogota, as well as Toronto to Mexico City via Dallas Fort Worth. Air […]
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, […]
Etihad Cargo flies new freighter from Milan to Bogota
Etihad Cargo’s new Boeing 777 Freighter flew for the first time from Milan Malpensa Airport in Italy to Bogota in Colombia on 7 April. The service has been running since November 2014 with a wet-lease B747, and this is the first time Etihad’s own aircraft has operated on the sector. The aircraft can transport over 100 tonnes […]
LATAM increases Americas services and plans flights to Africa
LATAM Airlines Group will introduce four new routes in the Americas, to be introduced between December 2015 and January 2016, and is seeking approval for Sao Paulo (Brazil) to Johannesburg (South Africa) services. The group is planning to start three times a week services from Lima to Antofagasta (Chile), operated by LAN Peru from December 2015. […]