Korean Air flew its longest non-stop flight since its establishment in 1969 using a passenger plane converted to a freighter. Its cargo flight KE8047, which left Incheon Airport (ICN) on June 12 at 9:14 pm, arrived at Miami Airport (MIA) after flying 13,405 km for a duration of 14 hours and 42 minutes. Korean Air's converted Boeing 777-300ER freighter was used on the direct flight from Incheon to Miami to transport 25 tonnes of Covid-19 diagnostic kits to the Dominican Republic. It … [Read more...] about Korean Air flies ‘preighter’ to Miami on longest nonstop flight
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Korean Air goes green with SkyCell hybrid containers
Korean Air’s cargo division has signed up to use SkyCell’s hybrid containers as the airline looks to deliver life-saving pharmaceuticals and vaccines worldwide in a sustainable way. The partnership follows SkyCell’s recent launch of a service centre in Seoul and the appointment of Charlie Cho as business development director for Korea on 1 January. “We were attracted to the fact that SkyCell has recently opened a new station in Seoul, and that its sustainable and self-recharging hybrid … [Read more...] about Korean Air goes green with SkyCell hybrid containers
Korean Air Cargo enhances cold chain with Pelican BioThermal deal
Korean Air Cargo has partnered with Pelican BioThermal, which will allow the airline’s customers to use the latter’s temperature-controlled shipping containers and packaging solutions on demand, as airlines begin transporting vaccines worldwide. With the new deal, Korean Air Cargo’s customers can get ‘rapid’ access to Pelican BioThermal’s deep frozen and frozen applications, including dry ice and phase change material (PCM) coolants, as well as cold chain shipping rental solutions through its … [Read more...] about Korean Air Cargo enhances cold chain with Pelican BioThermal deal
Korean Air Cargo heads to Tehran with Uzbekistan Air
Korean Air Cargo and Uzbekistan Airways have reached an agreement on moving cargo from Korean's network to Tehran via Uzbekistan Air’s Navoi hub by tapping the Tashkent-based airline’s twice weekly 767-300F service to the Iranian capital. The deal extends a partnership already in place between the two carriers to feed cargo into Frankfurt from the Navoi hub. The move comes after Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) reached a deal on 14 July 2015, … [Read more...] about Korean Air Cargo heads to Tehran with Uzbekistan Air
Korean Air Cargo remains No.1 cargo carrier
New International Air Transport Association (IATA) statistics have shown that Korean Air maintained and improved top traffic records in 2009 despite the global economic slowdown that depressed the air cargo market. According to World Air Transport Statistics compiled by IATA, Korean Air topped the global rankings for commercial airline cargo operations for the sixth consecutive year securing first place. During 2009, Korean Air recorded 8.225 billion FTK (Freight Tonne-Kilometres), topping the … [Read more...] about Korean Air Cargo remains No.1 cargo carrier
Korean adds additional B747F to Toronto
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has announced that Korean Air Cargo, the largest cargo carrier in the world, will be increasing its freighter service at Toronto Pearson. Beginning in early September, the airline will be adding a third weekly B747â€Â400F flight. “We are very happy to see this increase in service from Korean Air Cargo,†said Lloyd McCoomb, president and CEO of the GTAA. “This increased cargo offering is very good for the whole community we … [Read more...] about Korean adds additional B747F to Toronto