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NewsQatar Cargo extends its booking portal to interline partners
Qatar Airways Cargo is now offering interline partners the ability to book shipments online and receive instant confirmations
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InsightsHeavylift supply chains thrive
Moving outsize and extremely heavy loads by air is a specialist business and a thriving one, according to the carriers, freight forwarders and handlers that are experts in the sector. Qatar Airways Cargo operates a fleet of 28 dedicated Boeing 777 freighters, which offer the specialised capability to transport a ...
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Qatar Cargo adds a range of product upgrades
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a set of solutions that can be added to existing cargo products.The new AirPlus Solutions provide customers with three additional options: Q-Climate, Q-Plus and Q-Prime.The Q-Climate option provides temperature-control for its general cargo and vulnerable cargo product categories. This option includes ramp protection against external ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo to add Europe capacity following rivals' transatlantic cutbacks
Copyright: Felipe Cantillana Photo. Source: LATAM Cargo LATAM Cargo will add extra capacity to the Latin America-Europe trade lane following Qatar Airways and Air France KLM Martinair’s decision last week to remove services from the market. The South American carrier yesterday announced it would add two weekly ...
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DSV and Dimerco warn of tight peak out of Asia despite freighter moves
DSV and Dimerco are warning of tight capacity out of Asia for the peak season despite carriers re-allocating capacity from trades with overcapacity.In a market update, Taiwan-headquartered forwarder Dimerco said it was important for customers looking to ship from China to the US and Europe to plan for the fourth ...
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Qatar Cargo adds online allotment booking
Qatar Cargo has expanded its digital offering by adding a new feature that allows forwarders to book their allotments through its online booking portal.The development means that customers using the cargo airline's Digital Lounge system will be able to directly book allotments and gain instant confirmation of their bookings.Until now, ...
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Qatar Cargo volumes up but revenues under pressure in 23/24
Qatar Airways Cargo registered an increase in cargo tonnages during the fiscal year running until March 31 but its revenues declined.In total, the airline saw its cargo volumes increase by 12.9% year on year to 3m tonnes but revenues were down 25.8% year on year to QAR15.3bn.The decline in revenues ...
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NewsMASkargo and Qatar Cargo share networks and capacity
Photo: Qatar AirwaysQatar Airways Cargo and MASkargo will share their networks and fleet capacity to increase cargo services to customers as part of a new partnership.MASkargo customers will have access to the global Qatar Airways Cargo network, while Qatar Airways Cargo customers will have further access to the growing Asia ...
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NewsQatar Cargo undertakes roarsome flight
Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has again teamed up with Animal Defenders International (ADI) to transport six young lions to Africa after their rescue from the illegal wildlife trade.As part of Qatar Airways Cargo’s WeQare Rewild the Planet initiative, the lions were flown from Kuwait to OR Tambo International ...
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Sponsored ContentSponsored: Qatar Airways Cargo launches Advanced Animal Centre
Qatar Airways Cargo announces the opening of its state-of-the-art Animal Centre and the relaunch of its Next Generation Live product, setting new benchmarks in the transport of live animals. As a leading transporter, with over 550,000 animals including 10,000 horses flown in 2023, the airline reaffirms its commitment to animal ...
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NewsQatar Cargo becomes official cargo airline partner of MotoGP
Photo: Qatar AirwaysQatar Airways Cargo has been appointed the official cargo airline partner of Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship class, MotoGP.The three-year partnership is built upon the success of the first Grand Prix title sponsored by Qatar Airways, which took place in 2023, and the most recent 2024 edition which ...
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NewsQatar Cargo aims for efficiencies with data, index-linked deals and by tackling no-shows
Qatar Airways Cargo is aiming to create efficiencies in the supply chain by tackling the issue of shipment no-shows, pushing for index-linked long-term contracts and integrating more data into its systems.Speaking exclusively to Air Cargo News (ACN), Qatar Airways chief cargo officer Mark Drusch outlined the three initiatives that he ...
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NewsUN Refugee Agency renews relief shipment agreement with Qatar Airways
Source: Qatar AirwaysThe UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has renewed its partnership with Qatar Airways to support the shipment of relief items.The two-year partnership covering 2024 and 2025 will see Qatar Airways provide another 400 tonnes of free tonnage to UNHCR to support the delivery of aid supplies.The airline will use ...
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NewsQatar Cargo expands animal transport operation with world's largest airport facility
Qatar Airways Cargo has opened the world's largest air cargo animal facility at its Doha hub to meet the rising volumes of animals being transported through the airport.The new facility measures 5,260 sq m compared with 4,000 sq m at the previous animal operation.It offers 140 dog kennels, 40 cat ...
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Boeing 777F deliveries get going as Qatar Cargo welcomes latest aircraft
Qatar Cargo has put into operation another Boeing 777-200 freighter - Boeing's second 777 cargo aircraft delivery in April after a slow start to the year.The latest freighter (A7-BTB) travelled from Boeing's production site in Everett on April 14 and began commercial operations on April 16.So far, the aircraft has ...
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NewsQatar Cargo waves goodbye to its last Boeing 747 freighter
Source: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has exited Boeing 747 freighter operations after the model conducted its final flight for the Doha-headquartered airline last week.The aircraft (A7-BGB) completed its final flight from Barcelona to Doha on March 1.The carrier said that it had decided to exit the operation of the ...
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NewsQatar Cargo set to exit 747-8F operations as UPS takes aircraft
Source: Matheus Obst/ Shutterstock.comQatar Airways Cargo looks set to offload its two Boeing 747-8 freighters with UPS adding the two jumbos.Speaking following the announcement of its quarterly results, UPS chief financial officer Brian Newman confirmed that it had acquired two 747-8Fs "through Qatar".Newman said the aircraft additions were part of ...
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Drusch takes on cargo at Qatar Airways
Confident, but personable are the two words that spring to mind on e-meeting Mark Drusch, the new chief cargo officer at Qatar Airways, 16 working days into the role.Drusch takes on the role of chief cargo officer at Qatar Airways more than four months after his predecessor Guillaume Halleux stepped ...
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NewsQatar Airways appoints new head of cargo
Mark Drusch. Source: Qatar CargoQatar Airways Cargo has appointed Mark Drusch as its chief officer cargo to replace Guillaume Halleux who left the role in September last year.The carrier said that Drusch, described as a "well-known figure in the aviation world" would take up the role at the world's largest ...
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Dronamics and Qatar Cargo sign world’s first cargo drone interline agreement
Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo have signed the first interline agreement between an international airline and a cargo drone airline.The interline agreement enables the extension of the delivery networks of both partners, increasing their reach as well as providing access to areas previously hard to reach by traditional airfreight.Through the ...