Heathrow welcomes Qatar Airways Cargo freighter service
Heathrow Airport has welcomed the first freighter flight operated by Qatar Airways Cargo, the airline’s second freighter aircraft service to London. The Airbus A330 Freighter landed at Heathrow on 3 June and will depart weekly from Doha on Saturdays returning via Basel, bringing the carrier’s total cargo capacity out of the UK to 1,500 tonnes a […]
Qatar Airways Cargo expands pharma route network
Qatar Airways Cargo has added Colombo in Sri Lanka and Dublin in Ireland to its extensive Pharma Network – bringing the total it services to 73 destinations. Colombo was added to its Pharma Network on 15 May, while Dublin’s pharma operation begins on 12 June, when Qatar Airways commences its B787 Dreamliner flights to the same city. The carrier […]
ACE: Qatar to open a new cool chain facility and start Heathrow freighter
Qatar Airways Cargo will open a new Climate Control Centre (CCC) next month and is to start a weekly Airbus A330 Freighter service to London Heathrow Airport on 3 June. The announcements were made at air cargo europe in Munich today where the carrier held a press conference. The CCC is 2,470 square metres airside […]
Budapest Airport handles record volumes with 32% cargo growth
Budapest Airport keeps flying in 2017, handling a record 30,060 tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2017, up 32.3 per cent on 2016. Of these 30,060 tonnes, 20,455 of them were air cargo, up 20.8 per cent on the first quarter of 2016. In March, Budapest handled 11,536 tonnes of cargo, up 33.3 […]
Qatar Airways Cargo ups Pharma Express flights from Basel
Qatar Airways Cargo will start its fourth Pharma Express freighter service operating from Basel, effective from 8 May. The additional freighter brings the total Pharma Express flights to 10 each week, providing dedicated uplift for pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. The carrier recently increased its Pharma Express flights from both Basel and Brussels in February this year. […]
ECS Group grows its global footprint with Americas moves
French-headquartered general sales and service agent (GSSA) the ECS Group continues to grow its network with the latest expansion being in the Americas. ECS Group chief operating officer, Adrien Thominet (pictured) explains it has been focusing heavily on South America and indeed the Americas in general. “We already had Brazil, and Mexico and have opened […]
Qatar Airways Cargo starts freighter service to Phnom Penh
Qatar Airways Cargo started its first freighter service to Phnom Penh in Cambodia on 3 April using an Airbus A330 Freighter. It will operate on the Doha–Phnom Penh–Doha route once a week and will offer over 60 tonnes of cargo capacity each way. Garments represent the largest portion of Cambodia’s manufacturing sector and account for 80 […]
50 horses fly first class for FEI World Cup with Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways Cargo has flown 50 of the finest European horses to Omaha for the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping and FEI World Cup Dressage Finals. The thoroughbreds flew from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska on board a Boeing 777 Freighter, with each horse stall containing two animals, who were joined […]
Qatar Airways takes delivery of 12th B777F
Qatar Airways Cargo has received its latest Boeing 777 Freighter in Doha – taking its freighter fleet to 21. Chief officer for cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann says: “The arrival of our newest Boeing 777 freighter comes at a time when we are consciously strategising our freighter network expansion this year, above and beyond the unprecedented demand and […]
Champion horses fly first class for Chi Al Shaqab with Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways Cargo has flown over 100 champion horses from Amsterdam for the annual CHI AL SHAQAB equestrian event in Doha. The horses flew on board a Boeing 777 Freighter for the event of jumping, dressage and para-dressage from 2 – 4 March. The CHI AL SHAQAB is the first equestrian competition of its kind […]
Budapest posts huge tonnage growth of 26.8% in January
Budapest Airport recorded significant growth in air cargo traffic during the first month of 2017, as it posted an increase of 26.8 per cent in January, compared to the same month in 2016. Arriving and departing cargo traffic reached 5,114 tonnes in January 2016, but was 6,487 tonnes last month. Budapest Airport says the underlying factors include the strong […]
Ambitious Siginon Aviation looking to grow its presence in Nairobi
Kenyan cargo handler Siginon Aviation is targeting a contract win with a European carrier in Nairobi in the near future as it looks to further expand its presence at one of Africa’s main airfreight hubs. Earlier this month it secure a cargo handling deal with Qatar Airways Cargo, adding to others it has with Cargolux, […]
Ceremony held for launch of Qatar’s new Miami service
Qatar Airways Cargo has started its first freighter service to Miami International Airport (MIA) as part of a two weekly cargo-only flight schedule that began on 3 February. The carrier is using Boeing 777 Freighters fly twice a week from Doha via Luxembourg, the cargo carrier’s European hub, with stops in: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; […]
Qatar Airways operates world’s longest flight to Auckland
Qatar Airways has extended its network with the first Doha – Auckland service, covering a distance of 14,535 kilometres in 17 hours 30 minutes – now the world’s longest flight. The daily Boeing 777 flight offers 116 tonnes of belly-hold capacity every week to support growing imports of raw, industrial and consumer materials into New […]
New pharma flights added by Qatar Airways Cargo
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched additional Pharma Express flights from the pharmaceutical hubs of Basel (EuropAirport) and Brussels Airport to Doha. Basel and Brussels are both home to the headquarters of major pharma companies, while the Swiss chemical exports are largely shipped out of Basel. Qatar has added an additional weekly frequency, operating on Fridays, […]
Siginon Aviation named as official Qatar Airways Cargo handler in Kenya
Siginon Aviation has been appointed as the official ground and ramp handler for Qatar Airways Cargo at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. Siginon Aviation’s $10 million state-of-the-art air cargo terminal at JKIA was commissioned in 2014 has been custom designed and includes a 3,000 square metre Perishables Centre, a 5,000 square metre General […]
22% growth in perishables, but Qatar expects more in 2017
Perishable trade grew by 22 per cent in 2016 and Qatar Airways chief officer cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann (pictured below) tells Air Cargo Week (ACW) staff writer, James Muir that he expects the numbers to keep growing in 2017. Qatar Airways Cargo launched six new freighter services in 2016 to Dallas, Budapest, Ho Chi Minh City, […]
Qatar Airways adds four new freighter routes in the Americas
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched freighter operations to four new destinations in the Americas starting from 2 February 2017. The Boeing 777 Freighter will fly twice a week to Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Quito (subject to government approval) and Miami in the US. The twice weekly freighters will depart from Doha via Luxembourg, the cargo carrier’s […]
Brussels Airport recovering following terrorist attacks
Brussels Airport is on the rise following a difficult start to 2016, when airlines moved and it was hit by terrorist attacks, head of cargo Steven Polmans (pictured below) explains to Air Cargo Week staff writer, James Muir. He says Brussels had a negative start to the year with the loss of Ethiopian Airlines Cargo […]
Freighter surge makes up for bellyhold weakness at Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport’s cargo volumes continue to recover, growing by 15 per cent in November, with the surge in full freighters making up for belly cargo continuing to struggle. Total cargo rose by 15.2 per cent in November to 45,564 tonnes, with freighter tonnage increasing 26.8 per cent to 34,914 tonnes. Freighter traffic increased by 55.5 […]
Logitrans Istanbul keeps growing despite tense regional situation
The Logitrans Istanbul trade show is performing well having celebrated its 10th edition, Messe Muenchen deputy managing director, Gerhard Gerritzen (pictured above) tells Air Cargo Week’s (ACW) staff writer James Muir. He says the show has been performing well despite describing the economic and political situation in the region as “tense”. Speaking to ACW on […]
Freight traffic up 6.5% in October at Brussels
Brussels Airport saw its cargo volumes rise year-on-year (YOY) 6.5 per cent to 46,603 tonnes in October compared to the same month last year. Growth was driven by the full freighter segment which surged YOY by 28.8 per cent to 17,119 tonnes, mainly by Singapore Airlines Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo and Ethiopian Airlines. For the […]
Budapest aims for 100,000t in 2016 following strong September growth
Budapest Airport is expecting to handle over 100,000 tonnes of cargo in 2016 after breaking the 10,000 tonne a month mark for the first time in September. Cargo volumes grew by 33 per cent in September helped by strong growth from Cargolux and Turkish Cargo, and Qatar Airways Cargo’s decision to operate a third weekly […]
Qatar Airways Cargo to start third weekly freighter flight to Budapest
Qatar Airways Cargo is to add a third weekly service to Budapest Airport after half a year of successful operations. The third Airbus A330-200 Freighter flight with over 60 tonnes of capacity will operate on Fridays from 7 October, adding to the existing Thursday and Sunday A330-200F services and daily Airbus A320 flights with bellyhold […]
Halifax Stanfield and Incheon expand sister airport agreement
Halifax Stanfield International Airport has celebrated six years of a ‘sister airport’ agreement with Incheon International Airport by further expanding the deal. Since initially starting the agreement in 2010, cargo exports have been a major focus area, with live lobster exports to Asia doubling between 2010 and 2015. Halifax says the value of live lobster […]
This year’s logitrans in Istanbul set to be biggest yet
Qatar Airways Cargo is among the new exhibitors at this year’s logitrans being held at the Istanbul Expo Center from 16-18 November – as the air cargo section of the logistic event continues to grow. The international transport logistics event is being held for the 10th time and it has established itself as a key […]
Qatar becomes first carrier to implement IATA’s Cargo-XML
Qatar Airways Cargo has become the first carrier to fully adopt, implement and integrate the next generation messaging standard, Cargo-XML in its cargo management system – CROAMIS. The Cargo-XML messaging is an initiative mandated by International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a preferred standard for electronic communication between airlines and shippers, freight forwarders, ground-handling agents, […]
Qatar keeps improving and innovating with 21% growth
Qatar Airways Cargo has seen freight tonne kilometres increase by 21 per cent so far in 2016 and is working on continuing to improve and innovate services for customers, chief cargo officer Ulrich Ogiermann tells Air Cargo Week (ACW) staff writer James Muir. It has seen the launch of a number of new services, both […]
Budapest positioning itself as the hub for Eastern Europe
Budapest Airport is positioning itself to be the air cargo hub of Eastern Europe having seen growth of 11.3 per cent so far in 2016. The growth has come from both freighter aircraft and passenger services with bellyhold capacity. Cargo development manager, József Kossuth says a significant proportion of the growth has come from Qatar […]
Qatar Airways Cargo automates freighter weight and balance systems
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched its Freight Load Control Centre at its Doha hub, and it says the system will be an integral part of effective pallet loading procedures for its freighters. It says automating the weight and balance system will simplify manual processes by reducing the time required to set-up the load-sheet prior to […]
