Airfreight growth outstrips passengers for first time in 18 months
Airfreight volumes grew faster than passenger numbers for the first time in 18 months in August 2016 with growth of 4.8 per cent, according to Airports Council International (ACI). All regions of the world saw growth in August, with the strongest uplift coming from North America at 6.7 per cent, followed by Asia Pacific at […]
Viracopos starts incentive program to attract cargo carriers
Sao Paulo’s Viracopos International Airport in Brazil is running an incentive program for cargo carriers as it looks to strengthen international hub’s cargo activities. The program aims to develop Viracopos as an international cargo hub, and the gateway’s operator – Aeroportos Brasil Viracopos – wants to increase the number of international flight routes and cargo frequencies. […]
Logwin expands South American network with office in Peru
Logwin has continued expanding its presence in South America with an office in Peru, a year after opening in Columbia. The logistics company, which employs 4,200 staff across 190 locations in 35 countries, has opened the office in Lima, and says Peru’s economy is stable and the country represents a consistently expanding market. Logwin says […]
Air Canada Cargo to add second South American freighter service
Air Canada Cargo is to add a second weekly service to South America with an additional flight to Bogota and Lima. The Boeing 767-300ER Freighter services operated by Cargojet were launched in June with flights from Toronto to Lima via Atlanta and Bogota, as well as Toronto to Mexico City via Dallas Fort Worth. Air […]
AMI opens up South America with Miami office
AMI is taking a major step in developing its business in South America with the opening of an office in Miami and establishing a strategic partnership with Brazil-based wholesaler Craft Group. AMI Miami will serve the local airfreight agent community and act as the control centre for transhipments between its US and global networks and […]
AIA wins GSSA deals with Aerolineas Argentinas and Pegasus
Airbridge International Agencies (AIA Cargo) has won two general sales and service agent (GSSA) contracts. The GSSA will sell cargo for Aerolineas Argentinas on services in the UK/Ireland and for Pegasus Airlines on services to Austria. Both contracts started on 1 September. Aerolineas operates a daily widebody flight ex Madrid and also four to five a week connections via Cancun (Mexico) and Punta Cana (Dominican […]
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 […]
Markets grow modestly in July, says WorldACD
Air cargo markets saw modest growth in July with year-on-year (YOY) weight growth of 1.8 per cent worldwide, according to WorldACD Market Data. The analyst says the industry “did not consolidate the upswing witnessed in June” – when there was YOY growth of almost three per cent. WorldACD says while the southern hemisphere origins of […]
LATAM awards ULD management to CHEP
LATAM Airlines Group has awarded the management of its unit load devices (ULDs) to CHEP Aerospace Solutions. The agreement will see CHEP managing one of the largest outsourced ULD fleets in the industry, and will meet LATAM’s ongoing objective to deliver operational efficiencies. Following the acquisition of LATAM’s existing 13,000 ULDs, CHEP will start operations […]
ACI: growth in volumes sluggish in 1H of 2016
The Airports Council International (ACI) says airfreight markets were “substantially weaker” than passenger markets in the first half of 2016, posting marginal 0.5 per cent growth in total freight on a year-to-date basis. This the airport trade association says was largely due to a subdued growth in emerging markets and developing economies and a modest […]
1st Lockheed Super Hercules freighter reaches production milestones
Lockheed Martin says development of the first LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter continues to make “significant progress”, reaching major production milestones at the Lockheed facility in Marietta, Georgia. The LM-100J is the commercial version of Lockheed’s C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The LM-100J will perform as a commercial, multi-purpose air freighter capable of rapid and efficient […]
ACS gaining new business in Gateway to the Americas
Air Charter Service has gained regional business and new clients since opening its Miami office in 2015, head of cargo Florida, Brian Rodriguez tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). He says so far this year Miami business has been very similar to 2015, mainly due to the geo-political climate in the South American market. “Since we […]
Strike action and weak imports hit LATAM cargo revenue
LATAM Airlines Group has seen cargo revenue slump by 22.3 per cent in the second quarter due to strike action in Chile, weak imports from North America and Europe, and the Brazilian economy struggling. Cargo revenue fell to $260 million in the second quarter and total operating revenue was down 12.5 per cent to $2.1 […]
Emirates flies Olympic horses to Rio
The first group of Olympic horses departed from London Stansted Airport on 29 July on a special cargo plane bound for the Rio Olympic Games taking place from 5-21 August. With 34 horses from 10 nations on board, the equine cargo worth millions of dollars, was loaded into customised pallets for the almost 12-hour flight […]
Rio builds special warehouse for Olympic Games cargo
Rio de Janeiro-Tom Jobim International Airport’s cargo terminal – RIOgaleão Cargo – is ready for the Rio Olympic Games and has built a warehouse especially for imports and exports related to the Games. Just three weeks away, the RIOgaleão Cargo terminal expects to see an increase of 2,000 tonnes in cargo imports during the event from 5-21 […]
Lufthansa Cargo: Perishable volumes might see fall
Flowers, fruits and vegetables volumes may fall as customers shift from scheduled freighters to charter services and belly flights, Lufthansa Cargo head of operations Fresh/td and cross functions, Oliver Blum tells Air Cargo Week. Blum says: “On the routes from Ecuador and Columbia, we have recently shifted from scheduled freighters services to our network on […]
Satisfactory growth across important trade lanes for Cargolux
Perishables have seen “satisfactory” growth, with steady volumes across important trade lanes, Cargolux Airlines International manager global product management, Stavros Evangelakakis tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). He says: “Perishable shipments have traditionally formed a major part of our cool chain business and our long expertise in this field, combined with a superior, high-quality product offering, […]
FIA16: Bravo Industries to buy 10 Lockheed Martin freighters
Bravo Industries is to purchase 10 LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The deal was announced at the Farnborough International Airshow today. Bravo is a logistics and defense group with operations in and focused on Brazil. Bravo’s Logística division, which consists of Bravo Cargas and Bravo MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul), will […]
FIA16: Qatar Airways to take stake in LATAM Airlines
Qatar Airways is take an up to 10 per cent stake in LATAM Airlines, the group’s chief executive Akbar Al Baker announced at the Farnborough International Airshow today. He says the two carriers have entered into a ‘subscription agreement’ and it will invest $613 million in the Latin American airline. Al Baker explains it is […]
WorldACD: May another disappointing month
May was another “disappointment” and volumes grew year-on-year (YoY) by 0.5 per cent, according to a latest report by industry analyst WorldACD. WorldACD says North America fell back by four per cent, whereas MESA grew by the same percentage. Yield in US dollars dropped by 1.9 per cent compared to April. In the year-to-date, Europe […]
Air Canada Cargo and Cargojet launch South American freighter
Air Canada Cargo and Cargojet Airways Ltd have started their first freighter flight to Bogota (Colombia) and Lima (Peru) operated with a Cargojet Boeing 767-300 Freighter aircraft. The new Air Canada Cargo flights will provide 52 tonnes of net cargo capacity and will also include flights to Mexico City, starting this coming weekend. Under the arrangement, […]
Cargolux moves South American flower flights to Amsterdam
Cargolux Airlines International has moved its South America – Netherlands services from Maastricht to Amsterdam to reduce transit times for the Amsterdam flower market. Following customer requests, Cargolux moved the service from Maastricht Aachen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The airline says customers will benefit from reduced transit times, as the flowers will no longer […]
American Airlines Cargo supports earthquake affected Ecuador
American Airlines Cargo has shipped more than 20 pallets of water purification units to families across Ecuador whose lives were devastated when an earthquake hit the region last month. The massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake affected local water treatment plants and supply networks, which were severely disrupted in towns such as Manta and Portoviejo. American Airlines […]
CEVA upgrades Customs clearance procedures in Brazil
CEVA Logistics has significantly upgraded its clearance procedures in Brazil to provide a more streamlined customer experience across the complex and frequently changing arena of Customs processes. A number of these procedures are unique to importing and exporting goods to and from Brazil and it is vital that customers have the latest information at their […]
LATAM makes Q1 profit despite cargo struggling
LATAM Airlines Group has made a profit of $102.2 million in the first quarter of 2016, despite cargo continuing to struggle due to weakness in Brazil. The group, which consists of LAN and TAM, and affiliates, turned the result around from a $39.9 million loss in the same period last year, helped by lower fuel […]
WorldACD: few bright spots in a slow market
WorldACD says March offered some “hope of a change for the better” in a few of the world’s air cargo markets, but year-on-year (YOY) yields in US dollars still dropped by 18 per cent. The industry market analyst says although YOY volumes dropped by 0.9 per cent worldwide, the flows from Asia Pacific to Europe and […]
Miami welcomes KF Cargo for South American charter flights
Miami International Airport has welcomed Canadian airline, KF Cargo, launching charter services into South America. The first flight by the subsidiary company of KF Aerospace was bringing in thousands of flowers for Mother’s Day. KF Aerospace, headquartered in Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, employs 1,000 people and provides air cargo operations, aircraft leasing, heavy maintenance […]
Pelican BioThermal forges cold chain partnerships in South America
Pelican BioThermal has forged two partnerships in South America – with BioThermal Solutions of Chile and NatBio of Brazil. The temperature-controlled packaging firm as part of its global expansion to better serve those with cold chain logistics needs, including the pharmaceutical and life science industries. Pelican BioThermal vice president of worldwide sales, Kevin Lawler says: “Global partners […]
Etihad Cargo flies new freighter from Milan to Bogota
Etihad Cargo’s new Boeing 777 Freighter flew for the first time from Milan Malpensa Airport in Italy to Bogota in Colombia on 7 April. The service has been running since November 2014 with a wet-lease B747, and this is the first time Etihad’s own aircraft has operated on the sector. The aircraft can transport over 100 tonnes […]
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 […]
