Salmon trade lanes and a new product for LATAM

LATAM Cargo has been through challenging times and 2016 was certainly one, but the carrier is targeting more perishable volumes and will launch a specialist new product this year, Justin Burns writes. LATAM’s specialist perishables product ‘Fresh’ is part of its transformation strategy, which includes growing its product portfolio, and will also see it launch […]

LATAM and Swissport awarded IATA CEIV in Miami

LATAM Cargo and Swissport have both been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification at Miami International Airport, both becoming the first in their industry sector to do so. Swissport Miami became the first cargo handling company at Miami and the first Swissport station in North America to earn the International Air Transport Association Center of Excellence […]

LATAM Cargo names Bianchi as new CEO

LATAM Cargo has promoted Andrés Bianchi (pictured below) to chief executive officer (CEO) from his role as senior vice president (VP) of sales for North America, Europe and Asia. He will take on the position from 15 April when current CEO, Cristián Ureta leaves the company and has been part of the group since 2001 when he joined the […]

PAUL water-filters flown from Frankfurt to flood hit Peru

LATAM Cargo has flown 25 PAUL water-filtering containers to Lima from Frankfurt to provide clean water for people affected by flooding across Peru. The PAUL (Portable Aqua Unit for Lifesaving) can filter up to 1,200 litres of water per day, and the 25 containers were funded by Frankfurt Airport’s operator Fraport, and its Lima Airport […]

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 […]

LATAM Cargo upgrades product portfolio

LATAM Cargo has upgraded its product portfolio, offering customers up to 19 combinations to specifically address customer’s shipment needs from 1 October. The portfolio, which offers services including PHARMA for pharmaceutical products, ALIVE for live animals and EXPRESS for urgent shipments, will initially be made available for cargo originating in North America and Europe, while […]

Double digit fall for LATAM in March

LATAM Airlines Group has seen cargo volumes fall again in March with revenue tonne kilometres (RTK) dropping by 11.1 per cent to 302 million. Cargo volumes have continued to fall faster than capacity in available tonne kilometres (ATK), which were down by 3.6 per cent in March to 576 million. The load factor was down […]