Cargo Handlers
LATAM Cargo extends WFS’ Barcelona contract
LATAM Airlines has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a cargo handling contract extension at Barcelona Airport (BCN). ➤
Latin America
Asia Pacific
Cainiao teams up with Atlas Air, LATAM on SAmercia e-commerce
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, Atlas Air, and LATAM Airlines are launching a flight operation program linking Hong Kong to Bogota, Colombia and Lima, Peru. ➤
Carriers
LATAM unveils bold expansion plans with 8 B767-300 P2Fs
LATAM Airlines Group is planning a major expansion of its cargo operations with the conversion of up to eight B767-300ER aircraft into Boeing Converted Freighters in the next three years. ➤
Airports
Cathay delivers first Fosun Pharma/BioNTech vaccines to HKG
The first batch of one million Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccines, co-developed by Fosun Pharma and BioNTech, to be supplied to Hong Kong were delivered by Cathay Pacific from Frankfurt on Saturday. ➤
Airports
AF-KLM uplifts first vaccine shipments to Bonaire, Aruba
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo uplifts its first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bonaire and Aruba in the Caribbean, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ➤
Carriers
Emirates SkyCargo transports Brazilian satellite to India
Emirates SkyCargo successfully executes a cargo charter to transport the Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 from Sao Jose dos Campos (SJK), Brazil to Chennai (MAA), India. ➤
Airports
Cargojet expands ACMI services with DHL Express
Cargojet expands its dedicated ACMI aircraft agreement with DHL Express with the addition of three international routes. ➤
Airports
LATAM’s first foray to Doha with peak season perishables
The LATAM Group completes its first service to Doha, Qatar using a B777-300ER passenger aircraft reconfigured for cargo use. ➤
Asia Pacific
Turkish Cargo transports Chinese COVID-19 vaccine to Brazil
The first shipment of seven temperature-controlled Envirotainer active containers were safely transported from Beijing (PEK) to South America’s largest city of Sao Paulo (GRU) Brazil, with a connection flight at Istanbul (ISL). In all Brazil ➤
Carriers
LATAM Cargo carries out pharma move FRA-GRU
LATAM Cargo carries out a substantial shipment of pharmaceutical products from Europe to South America. The shipment for Hellmann Worldwide Logistics departed from Frankfurt (FRA), Germany and arrived at Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil. The 10 Envirotainer ➤