ECS Group to establish and develop DHL Aviation’s Brazilian business
ECS Group’s Brazilian subsidiary, BCS AIR, is in close cooperation with DHL Aviation in setting up the airline’s first Brazilian connection and will serve as its exclusive GSSA when flights commence on July 10, 2022. São Paulo-based BCS AIR has signed a year-long GSSA contract with DHL Aviation, which will come into effect with the […]
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 […]
RIOgaleao renews IATA CEIV Pharma certificate
RIOgaleao Cargo has renewed its IATA CEIV Pharma certification, having been the first been recognised in 2016. When RIOgaleao was certified in 2016, it was the only airport in the Americas with CEIV, and recertification recognises that standards have been adopted and maintained. The programme requires audits and technical training, and must be repeated every […]
Brazil is a vital link in LATAM Cargo’s network
As the largest market in South America, Brazil is of great importance to LATAM Cargo, CEO Andres Bianchi tells Air Cargo Week. He says that LATAM’s network has been designed to feed imports into Brazil from North America and Europe, and outbound capacity has been optimised to feed cargo from other South American markets via […]
HAE Group looks for ways to support customers
Exports from Brazil have been plummeting and economic indicators are not good, but HAE Group will find ways to support customers and airlines. Alyne Fakuda, country manager for Brazil says HAE Group offers bespoke solutions for customers in Brazil. It operates four divisions that can operate independently or collectively covering GSSA, solutions, training and cargo […]
American Airlines Cargo maintains a wide network
Even with reductions in capacity, Brazil remains an important market for American Airlines Cargo, managing director of Florida, Caribbean and Latin America Lorena Sandoval (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week. Despite having less capacity than in 2018, AA Cargo is still the largest wide-body operator into Brazil, which Sandoval says provides good options for shipper and […]
ECS Group protects market share in challenging times
Despite the market falling at double digit rates, BCS Air has been able to maintain its market share, managing director João Ferreira tells Air Cargo Week. He says both imports and exports have fallen at double-digit rates, with the former affected by political and economic transition, which should resolve itself, and the latter due to […]
LATAM Airlines adds Falkland Islands flights
LATAM Airlines Brazil will operate weekly flights to Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands from Sao Paulo, starting on 20 November. The Boeing 767 service, which will also stop in Cordoba, Argentina once a month will carry 190 passengers and increase freight capacity, mainly carrying perishables to and from the islands. LATAM was chosen to […]
LATAM Cargo flies bears to new home in Sao Paulo
LATAM Cargo Brazil has transported two bears from Fortaleza to Sao Paulo, on their way to a wildlife sanctuary. The bears were transported in partnership with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) and the Fortaleza State Environmental Superintendence. The payload of 1.3 tonnes travelled on a Boeing 767-300ER, and the loading […]
Azul Cargo Express delivers for Mercado Libre
Azul Cargo Express has signed a commercial agreement with Mercado Libre, making it the e-commerce company’s only air-shipping partner in Brazil. John Rodgerson, CEO of Azul says: “When it comes to shipping, customers want fast delivery and reliable service, and this is what we do best. We fly to more than 100 domestic destinations, have […]
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 […]
Carnival time as ACS doubles Sao Paulo presence
Air Charter Service has expanded operations in Brazil by moving to a new office in Sao Paulo. The new office is almost twice the size of the old one, and will give the company plenty of space for the next stage of its expansion plan. The team has almost doubled in size over the past […]
Copenhagen flights are a fairy tale for LATAM Cargo
LATAM Cargo has become the first cargo airline to offer direct services between Scandinavia and Latin America with flights to Copenhagen, Denmark. The Boeing 767-300F route will cut transit times by up to 48 hours, and will transport an estimated 20-25 tonnes on each weekly flight. The round trip increases connections to between Scandinavia and […]
Virgin Atlantic Cargo to enter South American market
Virgin Atlantic Cargo will fly to South America for the first time with services between London Heathrow and Sao Paulo Guarulhos in 2020. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be operated on the daily London – Sao Paulo flight, offering considerable cargo capacity and giving customers direct access to South America’s largest import and export market. […]
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, […]
DHL launches Brazil-USA Medical Express Service
DHL Medical Express Service has been launched between Brazil and the USA for customers in the pharmaceutical and clinical research sectors. The service was piloted in Brazil in November 2018 to address customer demands for faster and more predictable lead times, given the regulatory complexities that can delay exports. The medical service lets DHL manage […]
Brazilian Customs gives RIOgaleão green light for AEO
RIOgaleão Cargo has become an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO), in AEO Safety (AEO-S) category, with certification granted by Brazilian Federal Customs. With this achievement, Tom Jobim International Airport becomes the only airport in Brazil to be recognised as an AEO. In addition, RIOgaleão Cargo becomes Brazilian Federal Customs’ strategic partner, providing greater predictability in the […]
Turkish Cargo moves Sao Paulo flights to Viracopos
Turkish Cargo is moving operations in Sao Paulo away from Guarulhos International Airport to Viracopos International Airport. Viracopos is located near Campinas, which is considered Brazil’s scientific, technological and industrial development centre. Exports from Sao Paulo include dried milk, vitamin pills, fruit and vegetables, poultry, unprocessed leather, automobiles and spare parts to Asia and the […]
Qatar Airways Cargo flies to Brasilia to fight HIV epidemic
Qatar Airways Cargo flew 100 tonnes of medication from Mumbai to Brasilia on a charter flight for its customer, Hermes Travel and Cargo. The pallets were loaded on a Boeing 777 Freighter in Mumbai, and the life-saving Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) medications were dispatched to support Brazil’s Ministry of Health’s response to the HIV epidemic. The […]
Panalpina fills LATAM’s Sao Paulo to Lisbon service
LATAM Cargo’s service between Lisbon and Sao Paulo got off to a flying start with more than six tonnes of cargo from Panalpina. The Boeing 767 passenger service started on 3 September, providing five frequencies a week between Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport and Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport, providing a link between South America and the […]
Marken to ship biological samples from Sao Paulo with UPS
Marken has received approval from Brazil’s ANVISA to ship biological samples from Sao Paulo’s Viracopos airport to the USA using UPS airline. The pilot programme approved by the Brazilian authorities will allow biologic samples to depart from Sao Paulo, allowing Marken to take advantage of existing UPS flights to any US city. The new hybrid […]
Emirates SkyCargo flies 25 tonnes of vaccines to Brazil
Emirates SkyCargo has transported over 25 tonnes of vaccines from Milan to Belo Horizonte, the first time the Brazilian airport has received such a large shipment of vaccines. The shipment of 1.8 million doses had to be transported in specialised containers to remain at a constant temperature of 5C. A total of 36 Envirotainer containers […]
Emirates sees big potential in South America
South America has long been touted as one of the world’s most promising emerging markets. Brazil even supplied the ‘B’ for the oft-quoted ‘BRICS’, alongside Russia, India, China and South Africa, writes Neil Madden. But over the past decade, Brazil and many of its neighbours have seen mixed economic fortunes, which have disappointed the region’s […]
Cinco de Mayo holiday drives demand for limes
American Airlines Cargo has undertaken multiple shipments of limes from Brazil to meet demand during the peak growing season, just in time for the Cinco de Mayo holiday, where limes are in high demand. Multiple shipments of more than 103 tonne of the green citrus fruit have been moved from Brazil to Canada this past […]
Azul to lease two used Boeing 737-400 Freighters
Azul will lease two used Boeing 737-400 Freighters to support the rapid growth of its cargo business unit, Azul Cargo Express. The aircraft are expected to be delivered during the second half of the year and will have a capacity of up to 20 tonnes. With more capacity and higher flexibility, Azul Cargo Express expects […]
AFKLMP adds new routes to its summer schedule
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) will operate new routes for the summer providing connections to locations including Taipei, Fortaleza and Seattle. It will provide capacity from both hubs at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, where the airline offers 1,115 weekly services to 116 unique destinations around the world. From Paris […]
Rhenus expands in Brazil with Piramide SeaAir acquisition
Rhenus Group has expanded its presence in Brazil by taking over Piramide SeaAir Comercio Exterior as part of its global expansion plans. Piramide has been operating as a licenced customs clearance broker for more than 20 years and has developed its own customs clearance software for this purpose. Rhenus says it can now not only […]
SAA Cargo help Toyota Gazoo race to glory in 2018 Dakar Rally
South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo) has collaborated with the Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa Team as the airfreight partner for the 2018 Dakar Rally. The partnership has been in place since 2012 and involves transporting the racing vehicles to Sao Paulo, Brazil, en route to Lima, Peru for the start. The shipment consists of […]
Fraport Brasil takes over Fortaleza and Porto Alegre operations
Fraport Brasil has taken over operations at the airports of Fortaleza and Porto Alegre, having won the concessions in March 2017 during a public auction to privatise Brazil’s airports. The operational takeover follows the completion of the joint transition period with Infraero, the state-owned authority that previously ran both airports. The wholly owned subsidiary of […]
Uruguayan airport aiming to be LATAM’s pharma hub
Ambitious Montevideo (MVD) Free Airport has big plans and is aiming to be Latin America’s (LATAM) main pharmaceutical hub. Last month, the Uruguayan gateway became a member of Pharma.Aero and the 7th airport to join following the launch by founding members Miami International Airport and Brussels Airport last year. MVD Free Airport managing director, Bruno […]
