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IAG Cargo adds capacity to the US as travel restrictions ease
IAG Cargo will expand cargo capacity to the US as restrictions on travellers entering the country are eased.The US today re-opened its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from 33 countries if they have a negative Covid test in the 72 hours before travelling.Travellers will not need to quarantine on entering ...
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NewsIAG Cargo sees demand return to 2019 levels
IAG Cargo saw cargo revenues increase and volumes exceed 2019 levels in the third quarter of the year.Total cargo revenues for the third quarter stood at €405m, an increase of 34.1% compared with a year ago. Meanwhile, sold cargo tonnes reached 134,000 compared with 94,000 in 2020.The cargo business said ...
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IATA adds 'quote and book' service to rate portal
Airline association IATA has added a ‘quote and book’ function to its rate portal, with IAG Cargo the first cargo group to offer the new functionality.The addition of live rates and the option to book shipments onto IATA's Net Rates platform will accelerate "the distribution of rates to market while ...
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NewsIAG Cargo expands West Africa network with Dakar service
IAG Cargo has launched a new direct route to Dakar, Senegal, from Madrid as airfreight demand increases to West Africa.The airline now services over 25 flights a week to the region, flying directly to Accra in Ghana as well as Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria from London-Heathrow.The new route to ...
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NewsIAG Cargo expands leadership team
IAG Cargo has made two appointments to its leadership team: Pat Dobie (pictured above) becomes chief customer and infrastructure officer and George Efkolodis joins as head of customer experience.Dobie, who has more than 30 years of experience in the logistics and aviation sector, joined IAG Cargo in 2017 and "has ...
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IAG Cargo adds capacity to portal CargoAi
IAG Cargo has added its capacity to online booking portal CargoAi as it continues to expand its digital reach.The IAG cargo business, which sells and manage capacity on British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Level and Vueling aircraft, will offer its capacity in more than 60 countries.The roll out on the ...
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NewsAir cargo sector aids Haiti earthquake relief efforts
Source: Air Charter ServiceFedEx and charter broker Air Charter Service have helped move aid into Haiti following the devastating earthquake.The 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck on August 11 leaving more than 2,000 dead, 12,000 injured and destroying more than 52,000 homes.As part of relief efforts, FedEx yesterday transported 79 tons of ...
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NewsIAG Cargo achieves record uplift on cargo-only A350-1000 flight
Image source: IAG CargoIAG Cargo has transported its heaviest A350-1000 bellyhold cargo load on a single flight Bangalore to London Heathrow.The carrier said the cargo, which amounted to 48.5 tonnes, was the most cargo it has carried on the aircraft type.Perishables including baby-corn and other fresh vegetables, as well as ...
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IAG Cargo volumes continue to recover in the second quarter
IAG Cargo saw its revenues and volumes improve in the second quarter of the year but demand still lags pre-covid levels.Revenues for the period grew by 13.6% year on year to €419m, while cargo tonne kms (CTK) improved by 72.8% on last year to 999m and tonnes carried increased 55.8% ...
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NewsIAG Cargo targets textiles and perishables with Maldives service
Image: IAG CargoIAG Cargo has launched a direct service — operating three times per week — from Madrid, Spain, to Male, the capital city of the Maldives.The carrier said the service will strengthen its presence in South Asia, adding to its Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi routes in India.Cargo expected to ...
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NewsIAG Cargo and AFKLM partner with forwarders on SAF flights
IAG Cargo and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) have partnered with more freight forwarders on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flights.IAG Cargo has partnered with Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) to complete its first net zero charter chain, comprised of 16 flights, using SAF.Operated between Stuttgart and Atlanta and partially powered with ...
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Shepherd returns to IAG Cargo as Podolsky scoops CEO role
David Shepherd will re-join IAG Cargo after leaving the company in the for Aer Lingus in 2019.Shepherd, who has held a variety of leadership roles at IAG Cargo over the years, most notably as commercial director and director of digital ventures, will take the managing director role when he re-joins ...
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IAG Cargo targets Latin America with new flights
IAG Cargo is continuing to target Latin American demand with new routes and increased frequencies to the region.The cargo arm of Iberia and British Airways said that it has started a new route to Guayaquil, increased frequencies to São Paulo and Mexico City, and plans to restart regular flights to ...
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IAG Cargo notes "strong" start to the year in Q1 2021 results
IAG Cargo has recorded a year-on-year increase in revenues in the first quarter of this year, which it attributed to "cargo markets still impacted by the pandemic".The carrier posted revenues of €350m in the first three months of this year — 50% higher than the same period a year earlier.Overall ...
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NewsIAG Cargo and Seabury report on busy airfreight market
IAG Cargo has described the airfreight market as "incredibly busy" with particularly strong growth in e-commerce and automotive sectors, as well as the rollout of Covid vaccines.At the carrier's Cargo Live webinar, chief commercial officer John Cheetham at IAG Cargo, said that the company is continuing to expand its network ...
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News10 years of IAG Cargo operations
IAG Cargo has marked its 10-year anniversary this month, as it looks back on a decade of serving the global economy through its airfreight operations.The establishment of the carrier in 2011 followed the merge of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo — both brands of parent company IAG.IAG Cargo ...
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Kenyan demand rises for IAG Cargo
IAG Cargo has transported 53.7 tonnes of cargo in the bellyhold of a British Airways B777-300 aircraft from Nairobi to London Heathrow - a record for the airline's Kenya service using the aircraft.The cargo included perishables, textiles and courier goods, IAG said. The carrier group added that it operates four ...
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NewsKoch joins Awery Aviation Software
Tristan KochTristan Koch has joined Awery Aviation Software as its new chief commercial officer.Koch joins the air cargo software firm ahead of a series of new product launches.Previously, he worked at IAG Cargo leading their start-up digital venturesKoch also spent six months as managing director of Coyne Airways and before ...
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NewsIAG Cargo reports increased automotive demand
IAG Cargo has reported an increase in automotive traffic since the start of the year, predominantly with its airfreight charter service that was launched last year at the start of the pandemic.The carrier said it that this year it has already transported 8,000 tonnes of automotive parts, which suggests "a ...
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Cargo-only PAX flights help IAG Cargo to achieve increased revenues in 2020
IAG Cargo has noted an increase in revenues and yields in its full-year 2020 financial results.The carrier achieved an 18.5% year-on-year increase in revenues to €1.3bn."Cargo helped to make longhaul passenger flights viable," said Luis Gallego, chief executive of parent company IAG.Meanwhile, yields climbed 94.6% and sold tonnes of capacity ...