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Qatar Cargo continues its charity efforts
In this Q&A, Guillaume Halleux, chief officer cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo, provides us with an update on the airline's WeQare initiative, which was launched in July last year with Chapter 1 - an initiative that saw the carrier provided 1m kg of free cargo capacity for charities to transport medical ...
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Shipping line CMA CGM to launch A330F air cargo operation
France-based container shipping line CMA CGM is set to enter the air cargo market with a fleet of four Airbus A330-200 freighters.The aircraft will be offered through the carrier's new CMA CGM Air Cargo division and answer "growing demand" for "agile solutions".CMA CGM, which also owns top 20 freight forwarder ...
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Qatar Cargo selects GSAs for Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt
Qatar Cargo has selected general sales agents (GSAs) to recommence its cargo sales and bookings in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt following the lifting of a blockade.ECS Group subsidiary Globe Air Cargo will handle the carrier's UAE bookings; Yusuf Bin Kanoo co. Ltd will oversee its ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo takes aim at digitalisation
Qatar Airways Cargo’s recent decision to offer its capacity on airfreight booking portal WebCargo is just the beginning of its digital journey, according to the carrier’s chief officer cargo, Guillaume Halleux.Halleux told Air Cargo News that over recent years it has been busy growing its fleet as it sought to ...
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VIDEO: Qatar Cargo launches WeQare Chapter 2
Qatar Airways Cargo has continued to step up its sustainability efforts with a commitment to transport animals for free as part of conservation efforts."Chapter 2" of the airline's WeQare sustainability programme is named Rewild the Planet and sees the airline commit to preserving wildlife and endangered animals by transporting them ...
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Qatar Airways restarts Saudi Arabia flights after blockade is lifted
Qatar Airways has begun redirecting flightpaths through Saudi Arabian airspace, after the lifting of a blockade imposed more than three years ago.The airline’s service to Johannesburg — flight QR1365, operated by an Airbus A350-900 — crossed into eastern Saudi airspace shortly after its departure during the evening of January 7.Meanwhile, ...
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NewsQatar Cargo continues WeQare sustainability efforts
Qatar Airways Cargo is continuing to carry out sustainability related "positive and impactful actions" as part of its WeQare programme.The actions are being implemented in the carrier's cargo handling business and aim to make the its operations more sustainable.The first 'chapter' of WeQare took place in July last year, when ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo kicks off 2021 with a trio of B777Fs
Qatar Airways Cargo kicked off the year with the delivery of three Boeing B777 freighters as the industry prepares for another year of tight capacity.Qatar Airways Cargo now operates 24 of this airplane model - with two more on order - along with two B747-8Fs as it continues to expand ...
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NewsLatam Cargo launches flights to Qatar
Catering to demand from Chile's fruit harvest season, Latam Group has started operating flights to Qatar for the first time.The service was launched on November 30 and the first flight on the route was operated by Latam Airlines Brazil.Cargo on the flight to Doha included perishables from customers in South ...
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NewsQatar Cargo supports Norway's seafood exporters with Harstad-Narvik service
From next week, Qatar Airways Cargo will operate cargo-only flights, using its Boeing 777-300 passenger aircraft, from Doha, Qatar, to Harstad-Narvik Airport in northern Norway.The carrier said that the service — which will operate three times per week — will provide 150 tonnes of capacity each week and will support ...
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Q&A: Qatar Cargo's Kirsten de Bruijn
Earlier this week, Qatar Airways Cargo appointed Kirsten de Bruijn into the role of senior vice president, cargo sales and network planning. Air Cargo News caught up with her to find out how she is settling in and what attracted her to the new role.Firstly, congratulations on the new role, ...
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NewsQatar Cargo signs up for SkyCell containers
Qatar Airways Cargo has signed a lease agreement for temperature-controlled pharma containers with SkyCell.The airline said the addition of the temperature-controlled hybrid containers will provide its customers with the choice of a "wide range of containers in which to transport their pharmaceuticals".Qatar Airways’ chief officer cargo, Guillaume Halleux, said: “The ...
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NewsQatar Airways appoints SVP cargo, sales and network planning
Kirsten de BruijnQatar Airways Cargo has appointed Kirsten de Bruijn into the role of senior vice president, cargo sales and network planning.The carrier said that with de Bruijn onboard, it is "well positioned to capitalise on its its growth strategy as it strives to expand its leadership in the global ...
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Qatar Cargo sees volumes improve while revenues decline
Qatar Cargo saw its volumes increase during the last fiscal year despite being affected by the ongoing China-US trade war and the initial stages of the coronavirus outbreak.The Doha-based cargo firm saw its air cargo volumes increase by 2.8% year on year to 1.5m tonnes to the year ending March ...
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Qatar Airways lands QR7.3bn state injection after heavy pre-crisis loss
Qatar Airways Group has turned in a pre-tax loss of QR6.96bn ($1.9bn) and a net loss of just over QR7bn, for a financial year that concluded before the airline industry felt the broad impact of the coronavirus crisis.The Doha-based carrier says that, at the end of the fiscal year on ...
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NewsRwandAir seeks to acquire freighter
Source: Rwand AirRwandAir wants to bring in its first dedicated freighter as it seeks to take advantage of rising demand for air cargo services.The African carrier is “looking at acquiring a cargo freighter in the near future”, its chief executive Yvonne Makolo told Air Cargo News' sister title FlightGlobal during ...
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Hungarian government purchases Airbus A330-200F from Qatar Cargo
Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has purchased an Airbus A330-200 freighter from Qatar Airways, according to the Hungarian government portal Origo.The move comes as the nation reportedly seeks to up its air cargo capacity in light of shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic.When not carrying out "state tasks", ...
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Qatar Cargo moves into Menzies Aviation base at Heathrow
Qatar Airways Cargo has moved into its new base within Menzies Aviation’s facilities at London Heathrow Airport.The move is the result of a long-term agreement, announced in July, between the two companies that will see Menzies Aviation providing cargo handling, freighter aircraft handling and cargo transportation to and from Qatar ...
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NewsQatar Cargo's '1 million kilos' campaign just the start of sustainability drive
Guillaume HalleuxQatar Airways Cargo’s 1 million kilos project is just the start of a far reaching outreach project that the airline hopes will help reinforce the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals*.The carrier announced its ambitious 1 Million kilos campaign, which was prompted by the Covid-19 outbreak, in mid-July. It will enable ...
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Qatar Cargo appoints Menzies Aviation as Heathrow ground handler
Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Menzies Aviation to handle airfreight from the carrier's passenger and freighter aircraft, as well as providing cargo transportation to and from aircraft, at London Heathrow Airport.The companies said that partnership is part of a joint approach to develop Qatar Cargo’s global network handling partnership programme.From ...
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