LATAM Airlines

Latam Airlines’ cargo division is diversifying routes for flower exporters with a new destination in Los Angeles.

Delta Air Lines and South American carrier Latam Airlines have become partners, creating opportunities to streamline their cargo networks.

Latam Airlines’ cargo division has expanded its European service, including a dedicated charter flown for logistics provider DB Schenker.

Latam Cargo’s expanded freighter fleet has made it possible to open up extra dedicated service between Europe and the Americas.

LATAM Airlines’ cargo division is the first South American carrier to sell capacity on Freightos, a digital marketplace.

Passenger airline Avianca plans to lease up to four converted freighters as cargo becomes a strategic focus.

LATAM Airlines will add 10 767 passenger planes with a repair shop licensed by Boeing so they can be retrofitted to carry cargo on the main deck.

Boeing 767s are coveted by all-cargo carriers. LATAM Airlines is doing an in-house swap of passenger planes to its cargo division, which will send them to Boeing to convert into freighters.

The logistics of getting flowers from warm growing climates to people’s doorsteps is complex. Airlines play a big role.

LATAM Airlines is offering to move domestic shipments of vaccines for free.

Court-approved access to $2.45 billion is expected to help the South American carrier weather the pandemic.

Don’t confuse Florianopolis with Indianapolis. It’s in Brazil and LATAM is flying freighters there from Miami.

Latin American airline mobilized five Boeing 777 passenger planes to move 1,200 tons of N95 masks on board 39 cargo-only flights from China to São Paulo.

LATAM Airlines Argentina is closing, but the move won’t impact international travel.

The airfreight market is a volatile conundrum. Overall, demand is down. But with few planes flying these days and everyone wanting a face mask, good luck finding affordable space for your shipment of auto parts or seafood.

Airlines are in a no-win situation. They need money now to keep from going under but know that debt payments will make it more difficult to make ends meet in the years to come.

LATAM Airlines is looking for protection from creditors as it downsizes, something that all airlines are trying to figure out how to do in the face of a pandemic that has wiped out travel demand.

Delta Air Lines and LATAM are getting ready to operate jointly once they clear antitrust hurdles in both countries.

Cargo in the hold, in the storage bins, under seats, on top of seats and with the seats removed. It’s all happening. And now some airlines are doing infill cargo with some seats removed.

Cargo has had a window view on some international airlines. Now U.S. airlines are looking to load boxes in the passenger cabin when operating in cargo-only mode. The next step — remove the seats altogether.

LATAM Airlines and Qatar Airways are maximizing freighter deployments.

LATAM Airlines is adding new cargo destinations from Miami to South and Central America, while UPS is increasing express capacity out of Mexico.

November proved to a bit more difficult for high-performing Delta Air Lines, but it should see increased business from South America soon as it cements ties with LATAM.

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