Avianca Cargo, Colombia’s leading cargo carrier, and its commercial accomplice AeroUnion, impart the advent of the novel A330 P2F plane (plane remodeled from passenger to freighter), that would red meat up AeroUnion’s operations and in consequence the carrier equipped by every companies to potentialities on the West Trudge.
One twelve months after enforcing the commercial cooperation agreement, AeroUnion is decided to web its first A330 P2F plane. This plane will lengthen cargo capacity by 60% when put next with its most up-to-date fleet, ratifying the launched dedication of the constructed-in enlargement blueprint. The initiative goals to red meat up Avianca Cargo and AeroUnion’s joint community, with four additional A330 plane anticipated to affix between 2024 and 2025.
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“Freight transportation has confirmed indispensable enchancment in most up-to-date years when put next with pre-pandemic levels. Latin American exports have increased by roughly 16%, while imports have seen a 10% restoration. The A330 is an ultimate plane on account of its better volumetric capacity and lower environmental impact, attributed to enhanced gas effectivity per ton,” mentioned Diogo Elias, Senior Vice President and Leader of Avianca Cargo.
Avianca Cargo for the time being operates a fleet of six A330 plane, while AeroUnion has added 5 extra freighters. The novel A330 will encourage routes along the West Trudge, bettering carrier choices to key markets. This will essentially transport perishable merchandise comparable to fruits and flowers, as well to oversized cargo for automobile, mining, and oil sectors, along with e-commerce and parcel shipments.
The Avianca cargo route community connects to better than 68 locations, 56 of that are online. It operates 220 cargo flights and makes use of better than 1,800 passenger flights weekly for cargo transport, solidifying its set apart as one of many characteristic’s largest networks and an practical cargo fleet with the lowest environmental impact. Avianca Cargo is the first airline within the Americas to construct IATA CEIV certifications in four categories: Pharma, Contemporary, Are living, and Lithium Batteries.
“We’re satisfied to web the novel A330 P2F, an plane that comes to enhance our carrier and reliability provide, rising our volumetric capacity and bettering our connectivity to the West Trudge markets in our characteristic,” mentioned Danilo Correa, Aerounion’s CEO.
“Avianca Cargo has a protracted historic previous of initiating modern air cargo alternatives and the one-twelve months anniversary of its commercial agreement with AeroUnion is a testomony to this legacy, as well to its dedication to rising financial alternatives here in Los Angeles,” mentioned Doug Webster, Intervening time Chief Operations & Upkeep Officer, Los Angeles World Airports.
“LAWA is furthermore satisfied to welcome Avianca Cargo’s novel A330P2F plane to LAX. This addition will continue to red meat up air freight services and products by assembly market requires and the evolving needs of the logistics neighborhood.”
