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Chile flight will be IAG’s longest

IAG is launching a new route from Heathrow to Santiago, Chile this winter. Served by a 787-9 aircraft, it will offer a weekly lift of up to 3,360 tonnes on the carrier’s longest direct route. [+]

IAG to upgrade Middle East offering

IAG Cargo will separate its current Abu Dhabi and Muscat service into two flights and will split its Bahrain and Doha service from this winter.  The four separate services will boost capacity to the Middle East by 83%, it says. The next generation B787-9 will serve the Abu Dhabi offering a ... [+]

IAG to launch winter Gatwick-Cape Town flight

IAG Cargo will launch a three time a week B777-200 service between London Gatwick and Cape Town, South Africa from 24 November. It supplements existing London Heathrow - Cape Town and Johannesburg and brings total flights to the country from IAG’s London and Madrid hubs to 27 per week by ... [+]

IAG puts pharma under spotlight

IAG Cargo has published the second of its ‘talking head’ videos. Global head of pharmaceuticals and life sciences, Alan Dorling, discusses the logistics of biopharmaceuticals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fFnNjKAIBo     [+]

From the horse’s mouth…

IAG Cargo has published the first in a series of ‘talking head’ videos, discussing key sectors within the cargo industry - a Q&A from Alan Dorling, global head of pharmaceuticals and life Sciences. He discussed drug transportation in the air cargo industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abuVP3qth2A [+]

IAG to open Gatwick-Cape Town route

IAG Cargo will operate a new three days a week B777-200 service from London Gatwick to Cape Town, South Africa from 24 November. The additional service will run throughout the winter schedule and supplements the three times a week A330-300 Madrid- Johannesburg service, due to start on 1 August and ... [+]

Direct approach works best on Valentine’s Day

IAG Cargo reports that flower shipments from Kenya to the US have increased 50% over last year’s season, with popular destinations including Vancouver and New York. E-commerce allows buyers to source flowers directly from farmers, which in turn allows them to order exactly what they require ahead of Valentine’s Day. [+]

New boss named for IAG Cargo

IAG has appointed current British Airways chief commercial officer Andrew Crawley, as chief executive of IAG Cargo from January 2016. He will replace Steve Gunning who is leaving IAG Cargo in January to become British Airways’ chief financial officer. Andrew Crawley will report into IAG chief executive Willie Walsh and ... [+]

IAG to restore Lima link

IAG Cargo will operate new new routes from London Gatwick to San Jose, Costa Rica from 27 April and Lima, Peru from 4 May, as well as a service from Madrid to San Juan, Puerto Rico from 15 May. They are expected to be particularly beneficial to pharmaceutical shippers, as ... [+]

New plane is a tonic for medicine makers

IAG Cargo is replacing its remaining Airbus A321 on the Heathrow-Tel Aviv route with wide-body Boeing 777-200s. The twice daily service will benefit to Israel’s fast-growing temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals sector, says the carrier. Daily lift in summer will increase 72% to 29 tonnes. Israel is a major manufacturer of pharmaceutical products ... [+]

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