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IAG Cargo charter ops bump up Q3 revenues
In its latest financial figures, IAG Cargo has revealed that it made use of its scheduled capacity and "bespoke" charter operations to achieve an increase in revenues in the third quarter of this year.The company reported a 14.1% year-on-year increase in revenues, to €302m, for the period of July to ...
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NewsIAG Cargo promotes Peek to head of sales
Darren Peek, head of sales, IAG CargoIAG Cargo has promoted Darren Peek, formerly regional commercial manager - Europe and Africa, into the newly created role of head of sales.Peek has more than 25 years of experience in the industry and has previously has held senior roles at IAG Cargo and ...
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IAG Cargo resumes Tokyo service
IAG Cargo has resumed services to and from Tokyo, following disruption caused by the pandemic.Tokyo, the carrier said, is a key exporter of pharma goods, which can be "moved seamlessly" with its Constant Climate cold chain service, which was specially designed to process time- and temperature-sensitive pharma products.IAG Cargo said ...
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NewsIAG Cargo launches direct London-Lahore service
Boeing 787-8. Picture by Stuart BaileyIAG Cargo has launched a direct service from the London Heathrow to Lahore in Pakistan.The service will run four times per week and will be operated by British Airways' B787-8 widebody aircraft.Shameer Nasarulla, area commercial manager, Middle East, Pakistan and Bangladesh at IAG Cargo, commented: ...
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NewsIAG Cargo notes its heaviest uplift on Mumbai-London B777 flight
IAG Cargo has uplifted 50,026 kgs of cargo on a single flight on its long-haul route from Mumbai to London – a record for payload moved by the carrier from India.The cargo, which was carried on a B777-300ER aircraft earlier this month, comprised of perishables, pharma and courier shipments."However, it ...
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IAG Cargo relaunches Barcelona–New York service
IAG Cargo will offer capacity on services to and from Barcelona and New York City, as passenger operations gradually pick up following disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak.Cargo will be carried in the bellyhold of passenger flights operated by LEVEL — a long-haul, low-cost airline in the IAG Group — ...
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NewsIAG Cargo updates its network destinations in Africa
IAG Cargo has updated its flight network in Africa.The carrier has added Nairobi and Johannesburg as network destinations. It is also resuming flights to and from Abuja, Accra, Cairo and Lagos.Meanwhile, IAG Cargo saw is revenues rise in the first half of this year, despite volumes being down on a ...
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IAG Cargo selects ABDA Aviation as Malaysia GSSA
IAG Cargo has selected ABDA Aviation to be its GSSA in Malaysia. ABAD will also provide IAG Cargo with customer service and operational support across its business activities in the country.The deal comes as IAG Cargo restarts its operations in Kuala Lumpur, enhancing the Malaysia’s position as an "increasingly important" ...
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IAG Cargo achieves higher revenues despite a slide in volumes
IAG Cargo saw is revenues rise in the first half of this year, despite volumes being down on a year earlier.Revenues for the first six months increased 10.5% year on year to €615m, while volumes dipped 33% to 232 tonnes "due to the reduction in passenger schedules"."Yields were significantly higher, ...
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IAG Cargo launches loyalty programme for larger customers
IAG Cargo has established a new loyalty programme for its larger freight forwarder customers.The Forward.Platinum programme allows customers with a revenue spend of €1.3m per year to redeem loyalty points for flights with British Airways and Iberia, or at 250,000 hotels worldwide.The company said the new scheme would complement its ...
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IAG Cargo increases cargo-only PAX flight schedule
IAG Cargo has expanded its schedule for cargo-only flights utilising passenger aircraft.The carrier announced that it is now operating cargo-only PAX flights to and from Athens, Bangalore, Delhi and Seattle.IAG Cargo has also made some of its passenger aircraft, grounded due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, available for cargo charter operations.In ...
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NewsBritish Airways strips out B777 seats to boost cargo capacity
British Airways (BA) is the latest airline to remove the seats from one of its passenger aircraft in order to boost cargo carrying capacity.The IAG-owned airline said that it had removed the seats and stripped the interiors of two of its grounded 777-200 fleet so that the aircraft can operate ...
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NewsIAG Cargo revenues down but yields up in 'unprecedented' market
IAG Cargo saw revenues and volumes decline at double-digit percentage levels in the first quarter but yields improved as the coronvirus outbreak affected performance.The airline group's cargo business saw first-quarter revenues slip by 10.5% year on year to €246m, volumes declined by 14.9% to 148,000 cargo tonnes sold, but yields ...
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NewsIAG Cargo: Adapting through challenging times
The coronavirus outbreak has had an unprecedented impact on the global aviation industry. Airlines have had respond quickly and with innovative solutions to survive the crisis, as IAG Cargo's chief commercial officer, John Cheetham, tells Air Cargo News..."IAG Cargo is a resilient and adaptable business and one thing this period ...
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Bellyhold operations at risk as airlines look to government aid
Aviation associations have urged governments to financially assist airlines on the brink of bankruptcy as they report significant losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.Throughout the outbreak, supply chains have been maintained largely thanks to airlines' cargo divisions. In particular, essential cargo such as food and medical supplies has been continuously ...
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Air cargo continues to ramp up emergency response operations
Airlines and freight forwarders have been continuing to ramp up their cargo operations in response to urgent demand for critical medical equipment.IAG Cargo said it has been leading efforts across the group's airlines, which include Aer Lingus, British Airways and Iberia, to transport critical goods like personal protective equipment (PPE), ...
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IAG offers PAX aircraft for cargo charter
IAG is offering its passenger aircraft to freight forwarders for cargo operations in response to the coronavirus.In a short note to customers, IAG Cargo chief commercial officer John Cheetham said: "To support your freight and to help get it where it needs to be, we are now opening up the ...
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IAG Cargo: Decline in revenues reflects market conditions
IAG Cargo has reported a 7.2% year-on-year decrease in revenues in its full-year results for 2019.From January 1 to December 31 last year, the carrier listed revenues of €1,117 m.IAG Cargo also reported a 2.4% decrease in volumes and a 1% increase in capacity. Meanwhile, the company's yield last year ...
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US agriculture exporters hit by coronavirus related air cargo shortage
US agriculture exporters are being affected by a lack of airfreight capacity due to the coronavirus outbreak.The US Department of Agriculture said that the industry is suffering from systematic delays to shipping and air cargo as airlines cut capacity and shipping line services are disrupted by quarantine measures in certain ...
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Coronavirus set to impact air cargo
The air cargo industry is bracing itself for the impact of measures taken to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus in China.Overnight, British Airways announced that it would suspend all direct flights to and from mainland China, with others expected to follow.United Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Air Canada are ...