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Qatar Cargo revs up with new automotive product
Qatar Cargo has launched a new product catering for the transport vehicles.The carrier's new Drive product will cater for various types of vehicle including regular cars, vintage cars, premium or luxury models, new cars and sports carsThe service will be available on both the airline's passenger and all-cargo flights to ...
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NewsQatar Airways keeps on growing as it recovers capacity
Qatar Airways aircraft. Image Source: Qatar AirwaysQatari flag-carrier Qatar Airways has posted some strong financial figures for the first half of this financial year as it continues its post-pandemic fleet recovery.Net profit reached $1.03bn for the six-month period, an increase of 113.8% year on year. That was on group total ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo relaunches its Mail solution
Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has relaunched its Mail product to include 100% electronic data interchange (EDI) functionality.The cargo carrier said that EDI is rolled out at over 110 of its stations, with all stations equipped with handheld android scanners."Traditionally serving one customer per origin based on their unique ...
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NewsQatar Airways adds Warsaw freighter flights
Source: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has added freighter flights to Warsaw as it continues to expand in eastern Europe.The new weekly Boeing 777 freighter service began on October 1 and will add 100 tonnes of capacity per week to its existing 10-times-per-week bellyhold operation.In total, the carrier will offer ...
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Sponsored ContentSponsored: Qatar Airways Cargo helps move world's loneliest lion
After enduring five years of isolation in an abandoned Armenian zoo, Ruben, known as the world's loneliest lion, embarked on a remarkable journey of rehabilitation in Free State, South Africa, thanks to the collaborative efforts of Animals Defenders International (ADI) and Qatar Airways Cargo.Ruben, who was left behind when a ...
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NewsQatar Cargo hopes to benefit from additional China flights
Source: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo is hoping to capitalise on extra bellyhold capacity to two new destinations in China.The airline's passenger business has started flying three-times-per week to Chengdu (TFU) and Chongqing (CKG) with its Airbus A330-300 aircraft.Both Chongqing and Chengdu stations will primarily operate as export-oriented markets, jointly ...
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NewsQatar Cargo partners with Xiamen Airlines on China flights
Source: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo and Xiamen Airlines are partnering on bellyhold capacity on flights between China and Qatar.Xiamen Airlines will launch daily flights between Beijing’s Daxing International Airport (PKX) and Doha’s Hamad International Airport, starting on October 20 and utilising Boeing 787-9 aircraft.Then, on October 31, the carrier ...
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NewsQatar Cargo steps in to fly lonely lion to sanctuary
Source: Animal Defenders International via Qatar CargoQatar Airways Cargo has flown a lonely lion from an abandoned Armenian zoo to a rehabilitation centre in South Africa.Ruben the lion was left in the zoo for five years until Animals Defenders International (ADI) and Qatar Airways Cargo teamed up on the animal's ...
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NewsDSV partners with Qatar on flights targeting oil and gas sector
Source: DSVDSV has partnered with Qatar Airways Cargo on flights between Mexico, the US, Europe and the Middle East to cater for the oil and gas industry.The twice-weekly flights are part of DSV's air charter network and operate between Mexico City and Doha via Huntsville and Luxembourg."This route also has ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo restarts freighter service to Bahrain
Qatar Airways Cargo has resumed its freighter services to Bahrain, effective September 1.In addition to the 21 weekly narrowbody passenger flights to Bahrain, Qatar Airways Cargo is now operating three weekly freighter services, adding more than 200 tonnes of weekly cargo capacity to/from Bahrain.Liesbeth Oudkerk, senior vice president cargo sales ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo rolls out service to protect valuable and vulnerable shipments
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a new cargo solution that is designed to offer optimum protection and secure storage for high-value and vulnerable shipments.Key features of SecureLift include high loading priority, close monitoring of shipments, inclusion of approved data loggers and shipment escorts, in addition to secure handling, transportation and ...
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Qatar Cargo selects PROS for real-time pricing
Qatar Airways Cargo has implemetned PROS' Smart Price Optimization and Management solution to offer customers real-time pricing on its booking platform.The real-time pricing engine offers immediate online booking confirmation and personalised pricing using artificial intelligence on the cargo airline's Digital Lounge platform.Customers can price and book cargo shipments without the ...
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Qatar Cargo and Airlink aid partnership yields results
The partnership between Qatar Airways Cargo and humanitarian aid transport firm Airlink has seen 58 shipments delivered in just over a year.The two partners renewed their co-operation in April last year and since then they have transported 351 tonnes of humanitarian supplies to seventeen countries on behalf of 22 organisations.Aid ...
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NewsBooking portal WebCargo launches interline option for airlines
Carriers will now be able to offer the services of their interline partners on the WebCargo by Freightos airfreight booking portal.Freightos said a test shipment had been carried out by Qatar Airways Cargo on an ITA Airways flight.The booking platform pointed out that in the passenger travel industry around 10% ...
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Qatar Aviation Services Cargo adds another IATA certification
Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) Cargo has received IATA’s Smart Facility Operational Capacity (SFOC) certification for its cargo facility at Hamad International Airport in Doha.QAS Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo’s ground handling agent, is the first cargo ground handing agent in the Middle East and Africa region to attain the SFOC certification.The ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo to host IATA Cargo Hackathon
Source: Qatar CargoQatar Airways Cargo will host the next IATA One Record Hackathon to be held from November 24 to 26 in Doha.The hackathon is an around-the-clock event that brings together teams of developers to work on innovative solutions that address an industry challenge.Solutions are presented to a jury, and ...
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Qatar Cargo and Envirotainer partner on pharma
Qatar Airways Cargo and Envirotainer have joined forces to offer a more sustainable solution for shipping temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.By capitalising on both organisations’ extensive network capabilities, along with Envirotainer's Releye container, CO2 shipment emissions can be reduced by up to 90% compared to other solutions, the partners claimed.The Releye RLP and ...
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Qatar Cargo takes an agile approach to freighter operations
Qatar Cargo is responding to weaker market conditions by being increasingly agile with its freighter operations.Speaking to Air Cargo News at the recent Air Cargo Europe event, Qatar Cargo senior vice president cargo sales and network planning Liesbeth Oudkerk said that demand varied by region.However, overall cargo demand at Qatar ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo launches first cargo hub outside of Qatar
Qatar Airways Cargo’s chief officer, Guillaume Halleux, and Yvonne Makolo, chief executive of RwandAir officially launched operations at the Kigali Africa Hub. Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has launched a Kigali, Rwanda cargo hub in partnership with RwandAir.This is the carrier’s first cargo hub outside Qatar and will be ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo and Hactl partner in canine detection to sniff out lithium batteries
A technical detection dog at Hactl SuperTerminal 1 inspects a pallet of export cargo for any concealed lithium batteries, before loading onto a Qatar Airways flight.Qatar Airways Cargo and ground handler partner Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) are using technical detection dogs as an extra layer of airfreight ...