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Gunning for IAG Committee

Steve Gunning has been appointed to the International Airlines Group (IAG) management committee as CEO, IAG Cargo. He has spent the past two years integrating the British Airways and Iberia cargo divisions into a single business and before this was managing director for BA World Cargo.     [+]

More pharma centres for IAG

IAG Cargo has expanded its Constant Climate premium network for precision temperature controlled pharmaceutical goods network to five new European airports; Prague, Vienna, Las Palmas, Basel and Zurich, plus Dubai. The joint British Airways-Iberia cargo carrier now has 91 Constant Climate centres covering most of the world's major manufacturing regions. [+]

IAG signs WACO deal

IAG Cargo has signed a partnership with freight management network The WACO System. WACO's members have been nominated as preferred forwarders by IAG Cargo, the merged freight business of British Airways and Iberia, whilst IAG Cargo becomes part of WACO’s preferred carrier programme. [+]

IAG’s new planes in service from March

IAG's new B787 passenger aircraft will go into service on routes from London Heathrow to Hyderabad on 30 March 2014, followed by Chengdu (5 May), Philadelphia (5 June and Calgary (5 July). Its new A380 will begin begin serving Heathrow/Johannesburg in February 2014 and Heathrow-Washington from 1 September. IAG Cargo managing ... [+]

Eight decades on, still the fastest to Singapore

IAG Cargo celebrated 80 years of flying freight to Singapore - the first regular service by its ancestor, Imperial Airways landed there on 9 December, 1933. The arguments for using freight remain just as pertinent as when the brochure was published, even though in those days the journey to Singapore ... [+]

IAG revenue down in a tough market

IAG Cargo reported commercial revenue down 14.1% against the same period last year in its Q3 results (July to September), at €256 million. The Iberia-BA joint venture blamed the strengthening of the Euro against other currencies over the last year for some of the reduction. At a constant exchange rate, ... [+]

IAG adds Hong Kong freighter

IAG Cargo, the cargo business of British Airways and Iberia, is flying an additional air freighter service from London Stansted to Hong Kong, bringing its frequency from the Territory to six a week from 31 October, plus its regular passenger flights. IAG Cargo managing director, Steve Gunning said the additional ... [+]

IAG appoints

IAG Cargo has appointed Rodrigo Casal as vice-president for the Latin America region and Tony Snell as regional commercial manager in Middle East and Africa. Rodrigo Casal was previously area commercial manager for LATAM North while Tony Snell previously worked in customer service management roles. [+]

IAG integrated

British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo have integrated cargo handling at Heathrow airport. The Ascentis and Premia facilities will now handle all Iberia Cargo’s shipments in and out of the Ukand all Iberia aircraft departing from London Heathrow will now fly from Terminal 5. All cargo and mail for ... [+]

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