Atlas Air last week announced the extension of its partnership with Schenker Flight Services GmbH (DB Schenker), to provide air cargo charter flights for transpacific shipments. Atlas Air will provide charter capacity for shipments on the forwarder’s transpacific network. The new arrangement extends the dedicated capacity secured in 2020, which Atlas offers on multiple flights each week. Also read: DB Schenker starts air charter service to three continents “The timely and reliable … [Read more...] about DB Schenker extends charter contract with Atlas Air
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Air Charter Service logs record quarter revenue for cargo
London-based Air Charter Service has recorded its busiest quarter for its cargo division with 1,445 cargo charters in the period from August to October. Combining all of its other divisions, ACS logged its highest ever revenue in one quarter, amounting to a total of US$430 million (£321.1 million). Dan Morgan-Evans, group cargo director at ACS, said his division had one charter departing every 90 minutes over the course of each month during this period. The group saw demand coming … [Read more...] about Air Charter Service logs record quarter revenue for cargo
Cainiao strengthens South America network with Atlas Air
Cainiao Network has expanded its partnership with air cargo operator Atlas Air and will operate daily charter flights to support the growth of cross-border trade between China and Latin America. The ecommerce logistics players says its weekly cargo volume from China to South America has increased 144 percent compared to last October since the daily flights began. The initial agreement between the two companies was three chartered flights per week, and with the new deal, Atlas will … [Read more...] about Cainiao strengthens South America network with Atlas Air
ST Engineering to lease five A321P2Fs to GlobalX
Global Crossing Airlines, also known as GlobalX, has signed up for five A321P2F conversion from ST Engineering, as the US-based startup charter service dips into the air freight market. ST Engineering, through its aviation asset management unit, will acquire five Airbus A321 passenger aircraft on its own or through joint venture companies and will provide maintenance services over the period of lease. The A321 feedstock will be converted and maintained at ST Engineering’s global … [Read more...] about ST Engineering to lease five A321P2Fs to GlobalX
Q&A with AirBridgeCargo’s Eric Lamare
Whilst global air freight capacity is nowhere near the levels seen in 2019, airlines are finding unique ways to transport cargo by converting old planes, outsourcing them or using passenger fleet. Forwarders, meanwhile, are looking for every viable modal solution to offer shippers and manufacturers who are looking to produce on schedule. With an ongoing imbalance between capacity and demand, this has resulted to higher prices to ship by air. Eric Lamare, director of scheduled cargo operations … [Read more...] about Q&A with AirBridgeCargo’s Eric Lamare
Emirates SkyCargo transports Brazil’s satellite to India
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airlines, successfully flew a cargo charter flight to transport a 22-tonne shipment carrying parts of a Brazilian satellite from Sao Jose dos Campos in Brazil to Chennai in India. Amazonia-1, developed by an all-Brazilian team from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), took eight years to build and will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in February 2021 to provide remote sensing images to help monitor the … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo transports Brazil’s satellite to India
