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E-booking from IAG

IAG Cargo says all customers can now book its Prioritise, Perform and Constant Fresh services via the iagcargo.com web portal for the first time. E-booking will be extended to further services later in the year.  E-booking gives faster confirmation of bookings and is available 24 horus a day, it adds. Managing director Steve Gunning, described the move as “an important milestone in the IAG Cargo story, providing a single online ... [+]

A350s from 2018 for IAG

IAG Cargo says that its new fleet of 18 Airbus A350-1000 long-haul aircraft due to come into service from 2018 - with options for a further 18 – will offer a payload of about 30 tonnes, along with enhanced features such as air conditioning in the cargo bays for temperature-sensitive ... [+]

More Seattle space

IAG Cargo will offer more cargo space between London and Seattle this autumn following an increase in frequency of British Airways passenger flights. Three new flights will start from 27 October, operated by a Boeing 777-200, giving additional available capacity of 108 tons per week. [+]

Partners in sight saving

DHL Express and IAG Cargo cooperated to move 1,900 kilos of surgical eye material to Lodwar Hospital in Turkana, north Kenya in April. The material will help with operations for treating diseases like cataracts and trachoma and help prevent unnecessary blindness. Dr Ciancas, ophthalmology team member of the unit said ... [+]

IAG Cargo goes back to Sri Lanka

 says it will offer a full range of cargo services when it reinstates passenger flights from Colombo, Sri Lanka in mid-April after a 15-year absence. The new route, which includes a stopover in the Maldives, will be operated three times per week using a Boeing 777 aircraft. Sri Lanka is an ... [+]

Higher yields offset tonnage fall at IAG

IAG Cargo has reported fourth quarter commercial revenue (flown revenue plus fuel surcharges) of €329 million for the last quarter of 2012 versus €310 million in the same period last year. For the full year IAG Cargo reported commercial revenue of €1,217 million, an increase of 2.3 per cent on ... [+]

Supercar, super service

IAG Cargo, the single business created by British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, moved a monster car to Hong Kong on its freight service recently. The twin turbo, 720 horsepower Pagani Huarya travelled from Frankfurt to Hong Kong on IAG's B747-8F freighter service, in conjunction with Dusseldorf-based Globaltrans International ... [+]

IAG goes thrice-weekly to Chengdu

British Airways-Iberia joint venture, IAG Cargo has launched thrice weekly passenger flights between London Heathrow and Chengdu in south-west China. The Boeing 777 service will provide wide-body cargo capacity to one of China's fastest-growing manufacturing regions. Outward flights depart Heathrow on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 1530, arriving in Chengdu ... [+]

Freewheeling to Zambia

IAG Cargo, the single business created by British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has airfreighted a donation of wheelchairs from Swiss Paralympic champion Heinz Frei to Mpanshya Hospital in Zambia. The wheelchairs will provide better mobility for patients and orphans in and around the hospital. The wheelchairs were flown ... [+]

IAG signs freight network deal

IAG Cargo - British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo’s single business unit – has signed a deal with Global Logistics Network (GLN), IAG hopes the agreement with the 421 company-strong, 125 country network will help it increase market share among small- to medium-sized agents. IAG also promises “highly attractive ... [+]

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