American Airlines Cargo flies a bear-plane
American Airlines Cargo has flown 10 brown bears from Argentina to the USA, on their way to their new home in Colorado. The bears travelled from Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. They originated from the Mendoza Zoological Park, about 1,200 kilometres from Buenos Aires, and will end their […]
Orangutan with human rights flies with American Airlines
American Airlines Cargo welcomed a special guest on a Buenos Aires – Dallas flight, Sandra the orangutan who has human rights. The 33-year-old orangutan has spent her life in captivity, born in Germany before moving to a zoo in Argentina 25 years ago. After protests to provide Sandra with better living conditions, she was granted […]
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 […]
UPS turns airports into foreign trade zones
UPS has converted four major US airport gateways into foreign trade zones (FTZ) and expanded its Zone Solutions services. Converting Chicago O’Hare, New York John F. Kennedy, Dallas Fort Worth and Los Angeles extends UPS’s FTZ-related capabilities beyond warehousing and distribution to help clients manage end-to-end processes from dealing with customs to inventory control. The […]
DFW comes together to create CEIV Pharma community
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences are one of the fastest growing verticals for air cargo, so Dallas Fort Worth International Airport viewed the development of a CEIV Pharma Community as a necessary step for the future, John Ackerman tells Air Cargo Week. As the airport, Dallas Fort Worth acted as a facilitator to create a pharma […]
CEIV Pharma for Dallas Fort Worth cargo community
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has been awarded Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in pharmaceutical logistics by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The Texan airport adopted the community approach for the certification process by assembling logistics partners specialised in ground handling, trucking, cold storage/warehousing and freight forwarding. The certification for the logistics […]
dnata earns IATA CEIV Pharma at DFW
dnata has been certified by IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics at its Dallas Fort Worth facility. The 37,000 square foot cargo centre at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport opened in November 2017. It includes a 14,000 square foot perishable handling facility, which is dedicated to cool chain products with experienced […]
American Airlines to connect Dublin with Dallas
American Airlines Cargo will connect Dublin with Dallas Fort Worth for the first time, with seasonal flights from 7 June to 28 September using a Boeing 787-9. Texas is the second largest importing state in the US, where the manufacturing sector is projected to continue growing in the coming years. Customers with a range of […]
Premium products fly around the elephant in the room
E-commerce is a common thread amongst those involved in the transpacific trade and rightfully so with one of the world’s largest consumer markets showing seemingly insatiable demand for e-commerce products out of China. “The e-commerce business on this lane is becoming increasingly significant and we are just scratching the surface of its true potential,” says […]
Rolling with the turbulence, trade maintains altitude
Air cargo traffic growth throughout Asia and on the transpacific picked up again in March following weak growth and a somewhat lethargic pick up after the Chinese New Year (CNY) period in mid-February. But make no mistake the transpacific is as solid as ever, Donald Urquhart reports. The transpacific, perhaps the grand-daddy of all the […]
Tigers moves into larger facility at Dallas Fort Worth airport
Tigers has expanded into a larger facility in Dallas, Texas complete with a temperature controlled area as part of its on going global growth, supporting customers across North America. The 86,000 square foot office and warehouse facility located at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is headed by Jodi Flynn, the branch manager in Dallas for […]
dnata opens Dallas Fort Worth’s first perishable cargo facility
Dnata has officially opened its 37,000 square foot cargo centre that includes the only dedicated cool-chain perishable cargo facility at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Developed as part of its agreement with AirLogistix USA, which it acquired last year, dnata opened the facility in cooperation with the Dallas Airport Authority, costing $3 million and creating […]
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 […]
DFW facility upgrades to benefit Americas-Asia trade
Routes between the Americas and Asia are expected to benefit from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) upgrading cool chain facilities, vice president of airline relations Milton De La Paz tells Air Cargo Week. The new facility is on track to open late this summer and there has been a lot of interest from freight […]
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 […]
Tonnage growing strongly at DFW with more to come
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s (DFW) strategy of positioning the hub as a gateway between Latin America (LATAM) and Asia is proving fruitful. Through June 2017, DFW handled more than 435,900 tonnes, a rise of 12 per cent on the same period last year, which has put it on track to surpass the 829,800 tonnes […]
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 […]
Urgent beer shipment flown to Texas for Saint Patrick’s Day
Fine quality Irish beer will be flowing for Saint Patrick’s Day after American Airlines Cargo’s Irish GSA helped with the delivery of 13,600 kilos of beer to Texas. IAM was in charge of moving the shipment, which were collected in Ireland and delivered by truck to American’s London Heathrow Airport facility. The barrels were prepared […]
Love is in the air as airlines fly roses for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day just round the corner, carriers all over the world are filling their aircraft with roses for romantics around the globe. Lufthansa Cargo is filling entire freighters with flowers, connecting flower-growing countries with its Frankfurt hub several times a week, with charter flights from cities including Quito and Nairobi. It transports 1,000 tonnes […]
New cold chain facility for Dallas Fort Worth
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is to increase perishable cargo capacity with the opening of a cold chain facility operated by AirLogistix USA, to be operational this summer. DFW says the facility will precisely control warehousing temperatures for shipments of pharmaceuticals, flowers and fresh foods. DFW executive vice president global strategy and development, John […]
American Airlines flies rescue dogs to new homes
American Airlines Cargo has helped dozens of rescue dogs find new homes for the holiday season by partnering with Dallas-based charity Society for Companion Animals. Over two days 61 dogs flew to their new homes via 19 American Airlines flights travelling from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to New York LaGuardia Airport, Philadelphia International […]
American Airlines Cargo aiming for IATA CEIV Pharma certification
American Airlines Cargo has started the process to obtain International Air Transport Association (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification. Initially its home base and key hub Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport, and Miami International Airport will be assessed followed by its 25,000 square foot pharmaceutical and healthcare facility at Philadelphia International Airport, […]
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 […]
Volaris launches Dallas Fort Worth – Monterrey services
Volaris has launched twice-weekly services from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Monterrey in Mexico, using an Airbus A320. Volaris started flying to DFW in 2015 with three flights a week to Guadalajara, and the carrier connects over 60 destinations in Mexico, the US and Central America. DFW executive vice president for global strategy […]
Dallas Fort Worth designated an e-airport
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has been designated an ‘e-airport’ having become fully electronic airway bill (e-AWB) compliant as designated by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). To qualify as an e-airport, the majority of airlines and cargo handlers had to adopt e-AWBs. Companies are using technology to streamline documentation and e-AWBs increases speed […]
American transports flags for Memorial Day
American Airlines Cargo has linked up with Operation Honor our Heroes to transport 10,000 American flags to Washington D.C. for Memorial Day. The flags were transported on a Boeing 757 from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and honour US service members who have lost their lives in the line […]
Qatar Airways Cargo volumes up 37.5% in 2015
Qatar Airways Cargo saw cargo volumes increase by 37.5 per cent in 2015 to 1.5 million tonnes with all business areas seeing strong growth. Imports into Doha increased by 29 per cent, with export traffic up by 10 per cent and transshipments shot up by 39 per cent compared to 2014. The increase in volumes […]
Freighter service to Dallas/Fort Worth for Qatar Airways Cargo
Qatar Airways Cargo will start a new freighter route to Dallas/Fort Worth on 19 January 19, 2016, increasing its network to six freighter destinations in the Americas. A Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777F will fly two times a week to Dallas from Liege Airport. In total, Qatar Airways Cargo provides service to 13 destinations in the […]
CHEP Aerospace Solutions awarded US and European repair certification
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has been awarded Part 145 certification for repair and maintenance of aviation equipment from both the Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency. The company says the certification will enable it to reduce fuel costs and its carbon footprint by repairing containers, pallets and galley carts at the station where […]
