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American Airlines Cargo expands facility and digital capabilities at Heathrow
American Airlines Cargo has expanded its premises at Heathrow Airport
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American Airlines Cargo continues the roll out of CEIV Pharma certifications
Source: American Airlines CargoAmerican Airlines Cargo has achieved CEIV Pharma certification at its stations at New York JFK (JFK) and Puerto Rico's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU).The carrier said that the certifications underscore its "commitment to quality in Life Sciences handling, as the process evaluates safety, compliance, consistency, and ...
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American Airlines Cargo expands presence on CargoAi
American Airlines Cargo has expanded its presence on online booking portal CargoMART with the addition of new European origins.The Fort Worth carrier has added the ability to book cargo on its network from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, UK, Spain, and Switzerland.It initially launched its presence on ...
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AA Cargo makes domestic network freight capacity available on cargo.one
American Airlines Cargo and cargo.one have extended their partnership to bring all of the US carrier’s domestic freight capacity to the latter’s digital air cargo booking platform.US forwarders using the cargo.one platform now have improved digital access to American’s domestic network, which spans more than 115 US destinations, being able ...
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Mixed cargo revenue performance for US carriers in Q2
US carriers reported rising cargo volumes in the second quarter of the year but there was a mixed performance on the revenue front.In terms of volumes, American Airlines led the way as its cargo tonne miles (CTM) for the period increased by 20.6% year on year to 515m.However, the increase ...
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American Airlines sees mango volumes takeoff
Source: American Airlines CargoA new supply chain set up for the transport of mangoes to consumers across the US has helped American Airlines Cargo handle record volumes of the fruit.The carrier has already handled record volumes of mango shipments at the half-way point of a multi-month project during the summer.So ...
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American Airlines continues third-party booking portal rollout
American Airlines exterior Photo American Airlines Photo: American Airlines American Airlines Cargo has continued the rollout of its capacity onto third-party booking portals through a new partnership with CargoAi. The partnership will see American Airlines Cargo integrate its capacity onto CargoAi’s CargoMART booking portal. The platform provides ...
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American Airlines boosts European and Asian cargo capacity with summer schedule
Source: American Airlines CargoAmerican Airlines will offer expanded cargo capacity on services from the US to Europe and Asia during the summer season.The airline will operate new flights from Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) and Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) to ...
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American Airlines Cargo: flying fish from Japan
Source: American Airlines CargoAmerican Airlines Cargo has flown record numbers of valuable koi carp from Japan as demand for the prized fish continues to rise.The carrier said that the popularity of the fish has grown as ornamental fishkeeping expands globally, particularly in Hong Kong, the US, China, Germany, the Netherlands ...
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Flower volumes bloom for air cargo when love is in the air
Flower volumes have been blossoming over recent weeks as people all over the world invest in bouquets for their loved ones. The air cargo industry plays a vital role in helping people celebrate the time of year when love is in the air. Keep an eye on this page to ...
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US carriers see cargo revenues slide in 2023
The big three US airlines saw their cargo revenues decline last year as rates and volumes came under pressure.United Airlines - the largest of the three in terms of cargo volumes - registered a 31.1% year-on-year decline in cargo revenues in 2023 to $1.5bn.At American Airlines there was a 34.1% ...
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American Airlines Cargo reduces its plastic waste
Source: American Airlines CargoAmerican Airlines Cargo reduced its plastic waste by more than 150,000 lbs, the equivalent of 8.6m water bottles, in 2023 through its previously announced partnership with BioNatur Plastics.The BioNatur Plastics product replaces traditional plastic used for stretch wrap and pallet covers.It is manufactured with a 1% load ...
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DB Schenker continues to roll out API connections with airlines
DB Schenker is continuing to add direct Application Programming Interface (API) connections with airlines' booking systems.This week, the forwarder announced it had created another API link, this time with American Airlines Cargo.The digitalisation investment is anticipated to streamline, simplify and speed up the air cargo shipment booking process, as well ...
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American Airlines Cargo bulks up capacity
American Airlines Cargo operations. Photo: American AirlinesAmerican Airlines Cargo is set to benefit from an expanded American Airlines winter schedule of more than 12,500 roundtrip widebody flights between November this year and March 2024.The carrier is operating increased frequencies across all its major international markets, with more than 6,900 of ...
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Video: What events have had the largest impact on the industry in the last 40 years?
Air Cargo News is celebrating 40 years of breaking news and views. As well as looking back through time ourselves at the biggest stories of the last 40 years, we decided to ask a selection of industry stakeholders what events have had the largest impact on the industry in the ...
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American Airlines Cargo joins efforts to end illegal animal trafficking
Source: American Airlines CargoAmerican Airlines Cargo has become the first US carrier to join the United for Wildlife group that aims to end the illegal trafficking of wildlife.The carrier is a member of the group's Transport Taskforce and the North American Chapter where it will help stop the illegal trafficking ...
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American Airlines Cargo has hydrogen hopes
American Airlines and its cargo division is placing its faith in hydrogen and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) technology development to reach zero-emission operations by 2050. Hydrogen is a technology very much in the early stages of exploration within the aviation industry, but American Airlines and its cargo division ...
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American Airlines Cargo looks ahead to expanded widebody capacity
American Airlines Cargo will benefit from expanded capacity this summer following American Airlines' plans to boost monthly widebody flights by more than 400, compared to summer 2022.As the carrier prepares for the peak season, new routes and frequencies starting as early as this spring will service routes between the US ...
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American Airlines Cargo appoints Fau in France
Clement Fau. Source: American Airlines CargoAmerican Airlines Cargo has appointed Clément Fau as its new country sales manager for France.Fau will be based at the airline’s French headquarters at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) and will lead the carrier’s sales team activities across the country.He reports into Emma Oliver, ...
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Love is in the air: Air cargo braces for a busy Valentine's Day period
Each year flowers take to the air as people around the world celebrate Valentine's Day by gifting bouquets to their loved ones. As a result, air cargo volumes blossom with tonnes of the perishable product flowing around the world. Here is a summary of some of the main news stories ...