All Qatar Cargo articles – Page 2
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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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NewsEquitrans transports herd of horses for Swiss event
Photo: Equitrans LogisticsEquitrans Logistics successfully transported 46 horses and 3.5 tons of equipment from Muscat in Oman to Basel for the Swiss Military Tattoo on behalf of the Royal Cavalry of Oman Mounted Pipe Band.The movement in July required a chartered Boeing 777F aircraft and utilised 17 Qatar Cargo jet ...
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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 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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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 scoops IATA perishables standard to complete the set
Qatar Airways Cargo and ground handler Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) Cargo have achieved the IATA CEIV certificate for perishables - with the airline becoming the first to achieve all of IATA's CEIV standards.The carrier said that the IATA CEIV Fresh standard encompasses the entire supply chain, including both operational and ...
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Qatar Cargo looks to benefit from expanded summer network
Qatar Airways Cargo is expecting to benefit from the addition of passenger flights to Haneda, Nice, Manama and Sarajevo, as well as the continued expansion of Middle East operations.Qatar Airways relaunched passenger flights to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport last week utilising an A350-900 aircraft."The reintroduced passenger flights bring the total weekly ...
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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 Cargo continues lithium battery safety focus with CEIV standard
Source: Qatar CargoQatar Cargo and handler Qatar Aviation Services have gained IATA CEIV Lithium Battery (CEIV Li-batt) certification in a bid to continue countering the risk posed by lithium battery shipments.The CEIV Li-batt certification programme aims to ensure the various elements of the supply chain involved in the shipment of ...
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NewsQatar Cargo adds Riyadh freighter
Source: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has launched a new freighter service to Saudi Arabia as it looks to capitalise on demand to and from the country.The new twice-weekly freighter service to Riyadh started on November 1 and will utilise a B777F offering around 100 tonnes of capacity per flight.The ...
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Qatar Cargo adds two more booking portals to expand digital offering
Qatar Cargo will add its capacity to two more online booking portals as it continues efforts to expand its digital capabilities.The cargo business will place its capacity on cargo.one and CargoAi.Qatar Airways Cargo’s capacity will be available for booking on CargoAi as of October 10, starting with 10 key European ...
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Sponsored ContentSponsored: The Next Generation propels Qatar Airways Cargo into the future
Source: Qatar Airways CargoIn response to the emergence of new challenges and in anticipation of future demands, increased digitalisation and an ever-changing environment, Qatar Airways Cargo is launching ‘The Next Generation’, bringing a new vision to the way of doing business.This renewal is clearly indicated by a special logo in ...
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NewsQatar Cargo targets the Next Generation
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a new business approach that will focus on the next generation of air cargo executives.The airline's Next Generation project aims to develop employees' skillset and result in a "corporate mindset shift".The project comes alongside "digital enhancements, new products, [and] a new website.“The future is in ...
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NewsTop 25 air cargo carriers for 2021 revealed
IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) data for 2021 showed the top 25 cargo airlines last year had strong volume growth following a tough first pandemic year (full chart at end of article).Overall traffic in scheduled cargo tonne km (CTK) terms increased by 18.7% year on year in 2021, a ...
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NewsNew livery for Qatar Cargo freighter to celebrate diversity
Source: Qatar CargoOne of Qatar Cargo's freighters has been given a new livery highlighting the diversity of its employees as part of the carrier's WeQare sustainability initiative.The freighter, which features images Qatar Cargo's employees, on June 29 flew from Toulouse to Oslo via Doha.The freighter will serve as the company ...
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Sponsored ContentSponsored: Chapter 3 of WeQare 'Let's Stand Together' exceeds expectations
Commitment, care and charity means a lot to Qatar Airways Cargo. The success of the first two chapters of the WeQare programme demonstrated it very well.Chapter 1, “One Million Kilos” launched in July 2020 and led the way by providing the free transport of 1m kilos of humanitarian aid and ...