LATAM Cargo

Latam Cargo launches flower flights to Los Angeles

Latam Airlines Group has opened a new all-cargo route connecting Los Angeles and Houston to South America to support exporters of flowers and industrial products. 

Latam Cargo, which operates 17 Boeing 767-300 freighters and plans to add four more by 2024, announced Thursday it is offering twice-weekly frequencies on the following route: Quito, Ecuador; Los Angeles; Houston; Manaus, Brazil; and Sao Paulo. The number of flights will increase to four times per week in the second half of the year...

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DB Schenker taps Latam Cargo for dedicated South America air service

A LATAM Cargo jet, with blue lettering, sits on the tarmac.

German logistics powerhouse DB Schenker has initiated its first trans-Atlantic air charter to Latin America with a Boeing 767 freighter operated by Latam Cargo, which last week added another aircraft to its fleet to expand service to Europe.

The logistics arm of German national rail carrier Deutsche Bahn has an intercontinental air network enabled by leased freighters operating between Asia, Europe and North America. Schenker essentially functions as a quasi-airline, contracting with all-cargo...

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Latam deploys more freighters to boost European cargo connections

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Latam Airlines will substantially increase cargo capacity from Europe to the U.S. and South America with extra freighter flights and routes in the second half of the year, the Santiago, Chile-based airline group announced Tuesday. The aircraft deployment is expected to facilitate the transport of pharmaceuticals, vehicle spare parts, perishable fruits, seafood and other commodities.

Latam Cargo, which currently operates 14 Boeing 767 all-cargo jets, said weekly frequencies will nearly double...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/latam-deploys-more-freighters-to-boost-european-cargo-connections

South American cargo airline joins Freightos e-booking platform

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Freightos, a startup digital marketplace for booking international freight that signed a merger agreement less than three weeks ago to be publicly listed on the NASDAQ exchange, announced Thursday it has penetrated South America for the first time with the addition of LATAM Cargo.

The largest carrier in the region will now offer real-time pricing and instant booking to forwarders through Freightos’ WebCargo portal. 

The cargo division of Chile-based LATAM Airlines Group has a fleet of 13 Boeing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/south-american-cargo-airline-joins-freightos-e-booking-platform

LATAM Cargo moves up expansion plan for Boeing 767 freighter fleet

A white LATAM Airlines with blue and red tail on the taxiway at airport.

LATAM Airlines, motivated by the exponential growth in e-commerce shipments and the availability of more resources resulting from restructuring, is accelerating plans to grow its cargo fleet up to 75% in three years with the conversion of up to eight Boeing 767 aircraft from its passenger fleet. 

The decision is the latest example of cargo airlines snapping up the prized medium-size aircraft as passenger airlines discard them in favor of smaller, modern aircraft that are profitable to operate in...

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LATAM offers courtesy transport for COVID vaccine shipments

Large insulated containers wait on carts to be loaded on a cargo jet at night.

LATAM Airlines Group said Friday it will fly COVID-19 vaccine shipments at no charge on domestic flights in Latin America, where it operates.

The offer is an extension of the airline’s Solidarity Plane program, which has acted since spring as a free aerial bridge between South America and the world, carrying more than 900 health care professionals, and transferring 400 people with urgent need of medical assistance and more than 700 organs and tissues within South America.

LATAM has domestic...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/latam-offers-courtesy-transport-for-covid-vaccine-shipments

Bankrupt LATAM gets financial lifeline

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A New York district court overseeing the bankruptcy of LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE: LTM) approved a financing proposal to allow the Chilean carrier to access $2.45 billion for countering the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Judge James Garrity Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved LATAM’s modified debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing proposal Friday.

LATAM CEO Roberto Alvo called the DIP’s approval “a very important step for the sustainability of the...

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More airfreight providers put premium on pharma service

Temperature markings on a biopharma cold pack in warehouse operated by Kuehne+Nagel.

Several airlines, logistics companies and airports say they are ready to handle a COVID-19 vaccine once one is approved and shipped from factories. The pharmaceutical and life sciences business is more lucrative than general cargo because of its high value and security requirements, but it also requires specialized investments.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says many of its members have sophisticated facilities and the specialized knowledge to process sensitive shipments. The...

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LATAM kicks off Miami-Brazil cargo flight

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LATAM Cargo, South America’s largest freighter operator, has started a weekly flight between Miami and the Florianopolis airport in southern Brazil.

The airline said it has the only all-cargo flight tying North America with consumers in Santa Catarina that seek automotive parts, metals, food, pharmaceuticals and electronic products. 

LATAM said cargo from Europe and Asia will also be included on the Miami outbound flight, which is serviced with a Boeing 767 freighter.

Previously, cargo destined to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/latam-kicks-off-miami-brazil-cargo-flight

LATAM Airlines shuts Argentine subsidiary, international cargo unaffected

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LATAM Airlines Group said Wednesday it is closing its Argentina subsidiary for an indefinite period because of difficult economic conditions, but that international flights and cargo operations in the country will continue as normal with other carriers in the group.

The largest airline in Latin America, based in Santiago, Chile, filed for court-supervised bankruptcy protection in the U.S. last month, but its Argentina subsidiary was not included in the process and is the only subsidiary to...

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