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Top 25 cargo airlines: Freighter operators to the fore
WEBFedEx, UPS and Qatar were last year the largest air cargo carriers once again, but there were major winners and losers in the overall top 25 airlines as the Covid pandemic took its toll on the market (see full at end of article).
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Caribbean Cargo adds capacity on routes - Air Cargo News
WEBThe carrier is also increasing its capacity between Miami and Kingston on Tuesdays by upgrading the aircraft that is used for the service. Additionally, the carrier will move its Monday flight between Miami, Kingston and Montego Bay to Sunday.
Air Canada buys two B767-300Fs as revenues climb
WEBJason Berry, vice president, Cargo, at Air Canada, said: “Since their entry into service, our Boeing 767-300BDSF freighters have proven their value to Air Canada and Air Canada Cargo.Today’s announcement is a further signal of our long-term commitment to freighters as we continue to adapt and grow at Air Canada Cargo.
2020 in numbers: The year of freighters and preighters
WEBThe airfreight sector had just come out of its worst year for traffic in a decade, driven by weak global trade, with a 3.3% fall in freight tonne-kilometres (FTKs) during 2019, when the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
Japan Airlines completes rollout of IBS Software’s iCargo CTO
WEBIBS Software said that in order to meet JAL’s needs of serving the Japanese air cargo market, it adapted its iCargo CTO for the carrier to make it “the only non-Japanese system on the market that has full Japanese customs Nippon Automated Cargo And Port Consolidated System (NACCS) reporting capabilities within the product”.
Top 25 air cargo carriers for 2021 revealed - Air Cargo News
WEBIATA 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).
Top 25 air cargo carriers: Cargo airlines tackle tough times
WEBEconomic conditions then toughened. As well as trade flow disruption due to the war, inflation rose, and volumes decreased. Post-pandemic belly capacity trickled back with the phased return of airline passenger flights, and seafreight supply chain congestion eased.