The carrier was recently named the Airforwarders Association’s domestic airline of the year for the 12^th consecutive year.

The Airforwarders Association ranked Southwest Airlines at the top of its list for the airline’s superior operational performance, service offerings, and overall value for air cargo customers.

“This past year brought unprecedented challenges, and through it all our People prevailed with an unwavering commitment to deliver the hospitality and customer service that sets Southwest Cargo ahead of its competitors,” said Wally Devereaux, Managing Director, Southwest Cargo and Charters.

“I’m so thankful for our incredible team across the entire Southwest organisation for always taking care of our customers and each other.”

“Over the past year, our membership, and the industry as a whole, faced incredible challenges that completely changed the way we conduct business,” said Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association.

“Through this period of turbulence and uncertainty, we have consistently been impressed with how Southwest Cargo has risen to the challenge to provide exemplary service. Southwest Cargo continues to demonstrate innovation, agility, and an admirable commitment to excellence.”

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IAG Cargo was created in 2011 following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, bringing together two distinct brands focused on providing a quality services for their customers to unlock the full potential of their networks.

In total, in the last decade it is estimated that IAG Cargo has served nearly 14,000 freight forwarders, operated 950,000 flights, transporting millions of tonnes of cargo and flown to over 450 destinations worldwide using 30 models of aircraft.

John Cheetham, chief commercial officer at IAG Cargo said: “This is a major milestone for IAG Cargo. It’s been exciting to see the business grow and transform into one of the largest cargo carriers in the world today.

“We’ve built a strong relationship with our customers across the world to understand their needs and adapted our products, as well as launched new products and routes to support them.

“We’re very proud of our ‘always moving’ spirit to provide some of the most flexible options for customers, helping them get their freight across the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

“We look forward to continuing to expand our offering in the years to come.”

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Cargojet expects the agreement to generate additional revenue growth to Cargojet’s earnings and cash flows over time. The agreement has a four-year term with three successive two-year renewal options.

“We are very excited to expand our long-term relationship of providing a portfolio of services which support the rapid growth of e-Commerce in Canada.  This new four-year Agreement with renewal options is a testament to our relentless focus on exceeding customer expectations,” said Dr. Ajay Virmani, president and chief executive officer, Cargojet.

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New figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) shows that the region’s airlines carried only 1.2 million international passengers during the month – just 6.3 per cent of the 18.3 million passengers recorded in February 2020.

Available seat capacity in February was 14.3 per cent of that in 2020, when aviation was already beginning to feel the Covid-19 squeeze.

Despite the big reduction in seat numbers, the average international passenger load factor on the flights was 24.8 per cent.

However, there was some good news for carriers in the region as international air cargo demand measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) increased by 7.6 per cent year on year in February.

This was offset by freight capacity declining by 9.2 per cent in the same period, despite the increased use of freighter aircraft and passenger aircraft for cargo-only flights.

AAPA director general Subhas Menon said: “During the first two months of the year, Asian airlines carried just 4 per cent of the number of international passengers that flew in the corresponding months of 2019, before the pandemic decimated travel.

“Air cargo remains the single bright spot for the Asian carriers. International air cargo demand for the first two months of the year was 2.2 per cent higher than in 2019. Nevertheless, cargo revenue could not offset the collapse in passenger revenue.

“With travel markets shuttered by border closures, airlines will require further government support to weather the crisis. The rebound in economic activity is progressing globally, whilst the travel and tourism sectors continue to be severely curtailed by differing travel requirements and restrictions, with the unpredictability of further changes.”

“The region’s airlines are focusing efforts in digitalising the travel process, including utilising technologies that aid governments and travellers in managing health credentials securely and efficiently.

“The latest updates to the ICAO CART guidelines are a further positive step towards the safe resumption of international air travel. We call on governments to fully embrace the guidelines and collaborate with one another to ensure that travel requirements are harmonised for the convenience of the travelling public.”

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The aircraft will replace the Boeing 767 Freighters currently used on the route and should double available capacity per flight to about 100 tons. The increased capacity and size of the aircraft used on the route will make them more appropriate to carry semiconductors, engines and other large goods.

As well as handling cargo like automobile parts from Japan, the 777Fs will also handle perishable goods on the return leg, much of which will then be delivered to other parts of Southeast Asia.

The first flight with the bigger aircraft will take place on April 23 and will see the route to the US West Coast join others operated to Shanghai, Chicago, Frankfurt and Bangkok.

Toshiaki Toyama, executive vice president of ANA and president of ANA Cargo Inc, said: “A number of factors have led to increased demand for cargo flights connecting Japan and North America. We are proud to have a fleet of capable aircraft that is able to meet the demand and support global supply chains in operation at this critical time.”

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