South America will benefit as air cargo traffic diverts from the transpacific
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Cargo is playing a pivotal role in the route planning and network expansion of joint-venture partners Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic.
Virgin Atlantic Cargo MD Dominic Kennedy told The Loadstar cargo played a “fundamental” role in any developments.
“We reflect on our aircraft as mini freighters, with the A340-600 – with an average payload of 16 tonnes – presently in service and the A340-1000 coming online shortly,” he said.
“So we definitely have a consistency of lift that can be compared with full freighters – customers want ...
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