Europe’s Brussels Airlines Cargo has appointed Air Logistics Group (ALG) as its new global GSSA with effect from 1 September, replacing European Cargo Services (ECS). The airline says that last year, its cargo traffic grew 34 per cent on north Atlantic routes and in the past five years the cargo division has seen double digit growth network-wide. The airline is currently developing a pharmaceutical product in partnership with Brussels Airport. … [Read more...] about Brussels Airlines switches out ECS for ALG

In the first six months of this year, Lufthansa Cargo carried 811,000 tonnes of freight and post. This is a 0.5 per cent increase over the same period the previous year and means the cargo carrier is holding its own in a challenging market environment, the it said, pointing to “flexible supply management” as being a key strategy. Load factor was at 67.6 per cent, down 2.5 percentage points with Lufthansa Cargo achieving four per cent freight growth on its American and African routes, while … [Read more...] about Freight volumes stable at Lufthansa Cargo

Emirates has announced its second daily service from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The new service which began on 7 July and is operated by a B777-200LR supplements the current B777-300ER flight. The additional service will allow Emirates SkyCargo to carry an additional 15 tonnes of cargo per trip including locally grown cherries, electrical equipment and machinery, as well as medical equipment and aircraft parts. Emirates launched service … [Read more...] about Emirates launches second daily to Seattle

Qatar Airways will be adding six extra flights per week between Doha and Manila starting from 26 October following an expanded Air Service Agreement signed between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Philippines. The Doha-based carrier is currently flying eight flights per week to Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. With the increase in weekly flights, Qatar Airways will operate a full twice-daily service to Manila, in addition to its daily flights between Clark and Doha. The … [Read more...] about Qatar to go double-daily Doha-Manila

The CAL Group announced today an organisational change in their ground operations structure. This change will strengthen and improve the service offered by CAL as a group to its customers globally, the company said. Liege Airport is currently the operational centre of gravity of the group and will be further strengthened once new routes are established. Yossi Shoukroun, previously GM of Liege Air Cargo Handling Services (LACHS) has been promoted to CAL Group COO – a new position. Rami Marom … [Read more...] about Management for CAL Cargo at Liege

Qatar Airways Cargo will introduce the first B747 freighter to its expanding fleet on 1 August 2015 to further enhance its global on-demand charter services. The B747-400BCF will complement the cargo airline’s expanding freighter fleet providing 112.5 tonnes of capacity dedicated to worldwide charter services. The aircraft is well known for its loading flexibility and with a wide side cargo door the B747F can be loaded quickly and easily, irrespective of whether the load is made up of … [Read more...] about Qatar Cargo takes on B747 freighter for charter business