CMA CGM Air Cargo is the
cargo airline
Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.
In 2018, airline cargo traf ...
division of the
CMA CGM
CMA CGM S.A. is a French container transportation and shipping company. It is the world’s 3rd largest container shipping company, using 257 shipping routes between 420 ports in 160 countries. Its headquarters are in Marseille, France The name ...
shipping group.
History
The company was founded in 2021 and currently has a fleet of four
Airbus A330-200Fs and two
Boeing 777F
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet.
The 777 was designed to bridge the gap bet ...
s. The four Airbus aircraft are operated by
Air Belgium
Air Belgium S.A. is a Belgian scheduled and charter airline headquartered in Mont-Saint-Guibert and based at Brussels Airport.
History Foundation and early years
In the summer of 2016, the company was started with CEO Niky Terzakis, who worke ...
and based in Liège
while the two Boeing aircraft are based at Charles-de-Gaule airport in Paris. The company is currently implementing a major expansion plan to more than double its fleet, both in terms of numbers and capacity. Specifically, in November 2021 and June 2022, CMA CGM Air Cargo ordered four
Airbus A350Fs
and two additional
Boeing 777F
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet.
The 777 was designed to bridge the gap bet ...
s respectively.
In May 2022, CMA CGM, the airline's parent company signed a strategic partnership with
Air France–KLM
Air France–KLM S.A., also known as Air France–KLM Group, is a Franco-Dutch airline holding company incorporated under French law with its headquarters at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Tremblay-en-France, near Paris. The group has offices in ...
to develop their air cargo capacities together. As part of the agreement CMA CGM may also acquire a stake of up to 9% in the Franco-Dutch airline group.
Destinations
CMA CGM Air Cargo flies to the following destinations:
Fleet
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, the airline operates the following aircraft:
See also
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Air cargo
Air cargo is any property carried or to be carried in an aircraft. Air cargo comprises air freight, air express and airmail.
Aircraft types
Different cargo can be transported by passenger, cargo or combi aircraft:
* Passenger aircraft use the ...
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List of airlines of France
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References
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Airlines established in 2021
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