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  • Photo FarCargo. Supplied via press release. 4/03/2024
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    FarCargo gets ready to launch first transatlantic air cargo route

    2024-03-04T14:59:33Z

    Faroe Islands-based carrier FarCargo will launch its first transatlantic air cargo route for salmon shipments on March 5.The planned outbound route will be Billund - Faroe Islands – Newark, with a fuel stop in Keflavik (BLL-FAE-KEF-EWR), and inbound Newark - Billund (EWR-BLL).A subsidiary of salmon farming business Bakkafrost, FarCargo will ...

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    New cargo carrier FarCargo selects Nordic GSA

    2024-02-21T13:25:54Z

    Recently-launched Faroe Islands-based carrier FarCargo has selected Nordic GSA as its sales agent.The GSA will offer the airline's cargo space from Newark International Airport in New York to Billund in Denmark and to the Faroe Islands.The agreement will also cover all electronic data interchange (EDI) transmissions and data capture.Meanwhile, Globe ...

  • Photo from Bakkafrost press release first uploaded on 22/01/2024
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    Salmon airline FarCargo receives first cargo aircraft

    2024-01-22T12:56:17Z

    FarCargo 757-200. Photo: BakkafrostFaroe Islands-based fish farmer Bakkafrost subsidiary FarCargo has taken delivery of its first cargo aircraft as it prepares to start operations transporting salmon.The new airline, which closed a deal to purchase the Boeing 757-200 last August, received the aircraft at the end of December.FarCargo said: "The aircraft ...

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    Airline startup FarCargo buys freighter ahead of launch of salmon service

    2022-08-24T09:02:54Z

    FarCargo. Photo: BakkafrostBakkafrost subsidiary FarCargo has closed a deal to purchase a Boeing 757-200 aircraft ahead of its planned operational launch as a salmon transportation airline.FarCargo's maiden trip is planned to take place in two to three months. Initially, the plane will fly between Vágar, the Faroe Islands and New ...