IAG Cargo is adding back five African routes to its network, including Lagos, Cairo, Cape Town, Abuja and Accra, which is expected to support trade in the region. The cargo carrier will continue operating daily services to Johannesburg and four weekly flights to Nairobi. For the new routes, the cargo carrier will run daily cargo flights using wide-body 777 and 787 aircraft to and from London Heathrow. IAG Cargo said restarting these African routes would offer a logistics solution … [Read more...] about IAG Cargo restarts five cargo routes in Africa
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IAG Cargo to operate B787 on London-Chennai route
IAG Cargo has announced that businesses operating between London and the Indian city of Chennai are to benefit from the introduction of the Boeing 787 to the route. One of the most advanced aircrafts in the world, the B787 will commence flights on IAG Cargo’s service between Heathrow and Chennai on 26 October, at the start of the winter schedule. The new aircraft, which will operate daily each way, replaces the B777-200 currently serving the route. With its advanced temperature control … [Read more...] about IAG Cargo to operate B787 on London-Chennai route
Air Berlin shelves plan to sell Liesure Cargo
Air Berlin, Europe’s third-largest discount carrier said it has shelved plans to sell its standalone cargo unit - Leisure Cargo - after failing to attract a bid that matched the company’s own valuation and said it is reviewing an order for Boeing’s 787s. The company intends to hold on to the division after two bidders pulled out and one couldn’t arrange financing, CFO Ulf Huttmeyer told analysts. Air Berlin had been trying since March to unload the … [Read more...] about Air Berlin shelves plan to sell Liesure Cargo
