Qatar Airways Cargo took delivery of three brand new B-777Fs on New Year’s day, as it now counts 30 freighters in its fleet, including two B-747s, 24 B-777s and four A330 freighters. The air cargo carrier will operate these freighters on its long-haul scheduled routes and as cargo charters amidst the mammoth task of delivering vaccines. CEO Akbar Al Baker said they are injecting much needed capacity to helping support global supply chains at a critical time during the pandemic. “The … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways scores three new B777 freighters
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Qatar Airways resumes flights to Nairobi and Kigali, adds more cargo capacity
Qatar Airways is restarting services to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) in Nairobi, Kenya with 14 weekly flights and to Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Rwanda with three weekly flights, a press release confirmed. With the addition of Kigali and Nairobi, the airline now operates 33 weekly flights to eight destinations in Africa, including Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and Tunis. With almost 15 years of operations to Nairobi and eight years of … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways resumes flights to Nairobi and Kigali, adds more cargo capacity
Aug cargo figures up for Cathay, Dragonair
Cathay Pacific and sister airline Dragonair have reported carrying 146,955 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 19.7 per cent compared to August 2013. Cargo and mail load factor rose by 3.8 percentage points to 62.5 per cent. Capacity rose by 13.3 per cent while the revenue earned per flown tonne of cargo and mail (RTKs) was up 20.6 per cent. For the year to the end of August, tonnage increased by 11.3 per cent, while capacity rose by 11.4 per cent, and RTKs was up by 14.3 per … [Read more...] about Aug cargo figures up for Cathay, Dragonair
Virgin boosts cargo capacity with new aircraft
“The new aircraft, which will operate on many of Virgin Atlantic’s existing business routes worldwide, will fly to new destinations from London such as Beijing, Cancun and Vancouver. The more fuel-efficient A330-300s, which deliver lower maintenance costs, will provide substantial cargo capacity with each aircraft having 16 to 20 tonnes of cargocapacity. “The new Airbus A330-300 aircraft will integrate with Virgin Atlantic’s existing fleet of 38 aircraft and … [Read more...] about Virgin boosts cargo capacity with new aircraft
MASKargo may slash cargo capacity again
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) may slash another 20 per cent of its cargo capacity in the coming months following a cut of 23 per cent year-on-year since the fourth quarter of the 2008 financial year ended 31 December. That aggressive cut helped to bolster MAS' cargo load factor at 65.6 per cent in the fourth quarter, with yield of 90.4 sen (US$0.25) per load tonne km, compared with the load factor of 64 per cent and yield at 91.8 sen per load tonne km in the corresponding period a year ago. But taken … [Read more...] about MASKargo may slash cargo capacity again
