Solidary Plane flies in the face of the pandemic
With closed-border policies and countries’ restrictions, transporting patients, health professionals, medical supplies or carrying out urgent missions like delivering stem cells and organs for transplants have been the major challenges for LATAM Airlines Group’s Solidary Plane programme in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Due to its commitment and effort during the pandemic, the Solidary […]
LATAM Airlines becomes solo carrier between Israel and Latin America
Following the launch of its Tel Aviv-São Paulo-Santiago de Chile service, LATAM will be the only carrier to operate flights between Israel and Latin America. It will operate the Tel Aviv-São Paulo-Santiago de Chile service with a Boeing 787 aircraft three times a week from December 2018. The service connects Tel Aviv, Israel to Santiago, […]
WorldACD: October confirms its reputation with record volumes
The latest global air cargo figures as reported by 75 airlines to air cargo industry analyst WorldACD has shown a strong month. WorldACD says it confirms what followers of the industry had noticed already: the month of October 2017 was special. Monthly volumes were higher than ever, whilst revenues (when measured in EUR) peaked as well, […]
Unilode expands its global ULD repair network
Unilode Aviation Solutions has further expanded its global repair network by opening a new FAA Part 145 certified repair centre at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport. This new facility will primarily support and expand the ULD firm’s partnership with DHL, specifically for ULD repairs and assembly, in addition to supporting Unilode’s existing ULD management and repair customers. […]
Sharks flown from the US to Brazil by American Airlines
American Airlines Cargo recently moved two sand tiger sharks and three bonnethead sharks for transport from the US to South America. The sand tiger sharks were flown from New York JFK Airport while the bonnethead sharks flew from Miami International Airport, all moving to Rio de Janeiro. All five sharks were headed to their new […]
Qatar Airways to deepen its South American presence further
Qatar Airways will expand its presence further into South America by launching belly flights to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and Santiago in Chile early next year. The carrier will operate an Airbus A350-900 four flights a week between from Doha’s Hamad International Airport to Rio de Janeiro, which will then go to Santiago. Qatar Airways Group chief executive, […]
Mott MacDonald delivers masterplan for new airport in Costa Rica
Mott MacDonald has delivered the masterplan for a new $3.5 billion international airport in Alajuela, Orotina, Costa Rica to the Centro American Corporation of Air Navigation Services (COCESNA). The project will replace the country’s Juan Santamaria International Airport in San José, which will be unable to meet future aviation demand beyond 2026. After conducting a […]
Delta Air Lines and Viva Air place Airbus orders
Delta Air Lines has placed an order for 10 more Airbus A321ceo aircraft and Viva Air signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for 50 A320s at the Paris Air Show. Delta’s order follows on from it signing for 30 incremental A321ceo last month and it now has ordered a total of 122 A321s. Delta’s senior vice […]
Modern Logistics starts B737F operations in Brazil
Brazilian logistics firm Modern Logistics has started freighter operations after receiving permission to operate commercial flights. The company has signed a concession contract for regular scheduled air transport services with Brazilian civil aviation regular ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency), which awarded it an AOC on 4 April. Modern Logistics is operating a Boeing 737-400 Freighter and has state-of-the-art […]
Premium focus at Viracopos as volumes recover after 2016
After a challenging year in 2016 due to economic problems in Brazil, cargo at Viracopos International Airport has picked up in the first four months, director of operations Marcelo Mota tells Air Cargo Week. Viracopos near Sao Paulo (pictured) handled 124,561 tonnes of imported cargo in 2015, which fell 17 per cent in 2016 to […]
DHL strengthens LATAM life science and healthcare capabilities
DHL Supply Chain – part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group – is to acquire control of the Brazilian road carrier Polar Transportes. The transport service provider for the life sciences and healthcare industry is a specialist in temperature-controlled transportation and has been working as a service provider for DHL for over 15 years and runs […]
LATAM Airlines to run new belly routes
LATAM Airlines Chile will fly non-stop bellyhold flights between Santiago in Chile and Santa Cruz in Bolivia from 28 March this year. The service will be run three times a week and is the 19th route that the LATAM Airlines Group has launched since January 2016 as part of the continued strengthening of its international network. The group has […]
LATAM returns to profit despite cargo remaining weak
LATAM Airlines Group has returned to profit in the third quarter of 2016 despite cargo revenues posting a double-digit decline and volumes continuing to fall. The airline group made a profit of $4.7 million in the third quarter, compared to a $113.3 million loss in the same period last year. It made a profit of […]
Pharma investments made by IAG Cargo paying off
IAG Cargo’s Constant Climate (CC) product has been running for 10 years and continues to go from strength to strength, providing a boost in a challenging marketplace. The temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals market is a growing area of premium cargo and has seen 8-10 per cent growth. IAG Cargo’s global head of pharmaceuticals and life sciences, Alan […]
