Seafood booming from Halifax International

Seafood exports were up 21 per cent at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in the first half of the year fuelled by an increase in lobsters moved to Asia. However, this was the bright spot as volumes at the Canadian East coast airport to the end of June fell by about three per cent on the […]

Qatar Airways to run Nova Scotia route packed with seafood

Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) will soon welcome Qatar Airways Cargo when the carrier launches a weekly Wednesday service to Doha with a stop in Zaragoza, Spain. The new service, set to begin on 20 July, 2016, will operate with a Boeing 777-200 freighter. The freighter can carry up to 103 tonnes of cargo. Much of […]

New QR Live product launched by Qatar Airways Cargo

Qatar Airways Cargo has unveiled its ‘QR Live’ product, for the safe and comfortable transportation of horses, pets, exotic animals and livestock. The world’s third biggest air cargo carrier, which has a double decker stand at Air Cargo China, booth number 207, launched the new product at the event yesterday in Shanghai. Qatar says QR […]

Qatar outlines expansion plans and target markets

Qatar Airways Cargo is to expand its freighter and bellyhold network across the globe including in China and is to develop a new European hub at Luxembourg Airport. During a press conference at Air Cargo China on 14 June, the carrier’s head of cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann says the carrier, which runs a freighter to Guangzhou three […]

Qatar Airways Cargo adds capacity to Atlanta

Qatar Airways Cargo has increased its capacity to Atlanta (US) with the launch of daily bellyhold flights to Atlanta on 1 June 2016. The world’s third largest international cargo carrier has served Atlanta with Boeing 777 freighters for almost five years. The introduction of daily widebody Boeing 777 passenger flights provides additional belly-hold capacity to the cargo carrier’s […]

Qatar targets sustainable growth through network expansion

Despite now being the world’s third largest air cargo carrier, Qatar Airways Cargo shows no signs of slowing  down with Asia and the Americas its top target markets. The carrier’s chief cargo officer, Ulrich Ogiermann says in the first quarter of 2016 tonnage is up 23 per cent compared to the same time last year. […]

Tokyo Freight planning on building new logistics complex

Qatari freight forwarder Tokyo Freight is looking for further growth and is planning on building a logistics complex near Hamad Port in Doha. The company will consolidate all its services and capabilities into a single hub to take advantage of the proximity to imports coming into the country through the port. At the new facility, […]

Qatar Airways Cargo speeds into the express market

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched an express services product QR Express – an on-demand service for urgent shipments. The carrier says it will deliver an airport-to-airport airfreight service for time critical shipments and it is the latest addition to the cargo airline’s expanding portfolio of specialised services and products. QR Express provides customers with the opportunity to […]

Qatar Airways Cargo launches mobile app

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched its first mobile app QR Cargo, available for both Android and iOS devices via Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The app aims to provide ease and convenience to the cargo airline’s customers, by having all the important information at their fingertips on their mobile devices. In addition to […]

Qatar Airways transports horses for CHI Al Shaqab

Qatar Airways Cargo has transported 118 show jumping and dressage horses from Belgium to Qatar for the CHI Al Shaqab, which is taking place in Doha from 2 – 5 March. The horses were transported between Liege and Doha on three specially chartered Boeing 777 Freighters equipped with air stables. The precious cargo travelled with […]

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 […]

MAG’s strong growth continues in January

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has reported strong cargo growth in January across its airports, with London Stansted Airport seeing the largest increase at 10 per cent. In January, Stansted saw cargo volumes increase by 10 per cent to 20,260 tonnes, East Midlands Airport was up by 6.7 per cent to 26,266 tonnes and Manchester Airport […]

Qatar Airways Cargo expands in Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific

Qatar Airways Cargo is to start Airbus A330 Freighter services to Budapest, Prague and Ho Chi Minh City from March 2016 as the airline continues to expand its network. The Ho Chi Minh service will fly on Thursdays and Saturdays, providing 120 tonnes of capacity in addition to 72 tonnes of bellyhold capacity on daily […]

Qatar Airways to continue expanding beyond 2016

Qatar Airways Cargo saw double digit growth in 2015 and is expecting more for this year, with new routes and additional aircraft. Chief officer for cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann tells Air Cargo Week (ACW) that between January and October 2015, Qatar Airways Cargo saw freight tonne kilometres (FTK) increase by 27 per cent and the airline […]

Tinseltown cant get enough of Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Cargo has increased capacity from Doha to Los Angeles adding a fourth weekly freighter service and started a bellyhold service. The move was announced at a Qatar Airways press conference yesterday at the Peninsula Beverly Hills in Los Angeles where commencement of a daily, non-stop bellyhold service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Hamad […]

Qatar Airways expands freighter fleet to 16 aircraft

Qatar Airways Cargo has increased its fleet, having taken delivery of its seventh Airbus A330 Freighter and its first Boeing 747 Freighter. The new aircraft will be used on routes to the Indian cities of Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai, as well as Bahrain, Brussels and London’s Stansted Airport. Qatar now has 16 freighters in its […]

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 […]

Disney production role for Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Cargo was the official transportation company for Disney’s Beauty & the Beast production. The carrier moved equipment and sets from Bucharest in Romania to Doha’s Qatar National Convention Centre on board the airline’s Boeing 747 Freighter this month. The 70-tonne shipment, which was arranged by the carrier’s dedicated charter team, took up the entire […]

Qatar Airways launches 13th Indian route

Qatar Airways has started non-stop flights to Nagpur (India) from Doha’s Hamad International Airport, taking the carrier’s total weekly bellyhold flights from 95 to 102 across 13 cities in India. The freight arm Qatar Airways Cargo has operations in India, offering services to Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai with 27 freighter frequencies […]

Sochi Airport handles racing cars for Formula One Russian Grand Prix

Sochi International Airport has handled seven flights of equipment and racing cars for the Formula One Russian Grand Prix, which will take place between 9 and 11 October. The first two flights, operated by AirBridgeCargo Airlines landed on 29 September carrying television equipment and racing cars. This was followed by four more AirBridgeCargo and Nippon […]

Qatar Airways teams up with Joanna Lumley for Nepal aid flight

Qatar Airways Cargo has shipped 5.3 tonnes of aid from the UK to Nepal for earthquake victims, with the help of UK actress and philanthropist, Joanna Lumley. The aid was collected through UK based Gurkha charities Lumley supports and included baby milk, high protein rice meals, toys, saucepans, sleeping bags, blankets and duvets. It was […]