Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways’ 777F don cargo team-inspired livery

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Last week Qatar Airways unveiled a one-of-a-kind livery on one of its Boeing 777 freighters which flew from Toulouse on 29 June and at the airport in Doha the next day via Oslo. It was a clear message of gratitude to staff, partners, and customers from the world's leading cargo airline. The aircraft flew to Toulouse earlier this month for ‘bespoke decoration’ and now sports a striking livery showing the faces of some of the airline’s cargo employees, with the words ‘Moved by People’ on … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways’ 777F don cargo team-inspired livery

Qatar Airways to run children’s donation drive until 10 May

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  Press release Qatar Airways Cargo continues its commitment by launching Chapter 3 of its WeQare programme, "Let's Stand Together". Chapter 3 involves a big donation drive that seeks to gather donations for children from 26 April 26 to 10 May 2022. For this chapter, the company is organising a collection of in-kind donations for children. The donation drive focuses on three aspects: education, sports and fun, and the airline will collect study material (books, school bags, … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways to run children’s donation drive until 10 May

Qatar Airways, WiseTech team up for faster cargo bookings

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Qatar Airways Cargo and logistics software provider WiseTech Global, have launched a direct online cargo booking solution connecting both companies’ operating systems. This connection is now available live and will further enhance the flight schedule and operational data exchange that were implemented by the airline last year. The integration between WiseTech’s flagship platform CargoWise and Qatar’s cargo management system, CROAMIS, will allow freight forwarders to choose their flight and … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways, WiseTech team up for faster cargo bookings

Cainiao charters B777F between Hong Kong and Brazil

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Cainiao Network (Cainiao) has partnered with Qatar Airways to launch a weekly charter flight using a B777F freighter from Hong Kong (HKG) to São Paulo (GRU). The Alibaba logistics unit said the move comes as e-commerce retail in Brazil is growing at a ‘phenomenal’ rate. Caniao’s business in Latin America saw a three-figure growth rate over the past year and has driven a focused air cargo network expansion in recent months to secure smooth supply chain performance. On 5 March, Cainiao’s … [Read more...] about Cainiao charters B777F between Hong Kong and Brazil

Qatar Airways makes big order for Boeing’s newest freighter

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Boeing earlier this week confirmed the newest addition to its 777X aircraft family as it launched the 777-8 freighter with an order for up to 50 aircraft from Qatar Airways. The Doha-based flag carrier, who will be the launch customer of the new jet, has expressed a firm order for 34 cargo jets and options for 16 more, a deal estimated to be worth more than $20 billion at current list prices. Also read: Qatar Airways switches to fire-proof cargo containers With a range of 4,410 nautical … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways makes big order for Boeing’s newest freighter

PLA Global Wrap: Week 26

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  In this week's global wrap, we look back at B2B updates from week 26, including more recent commitments to adopt SAF and recent developments in unmanned air cargo delivery, with  Dronamics and Hellmann announcing drone transport services as early as next year and DB Schenker and Volocopter conducting a joint static proof of concept for VoloDrone. Of course, we have the latest industry updates from the world's top airlines, airports, cargo handlers, forwarders and express operators, … [Read more...] about PLA Global Wrap: Week 26