'Weakened' Maersk paying a heavy price for its lack of fleet growth
MSC is flawlessly emulating dethroned rival Maersk’s old strategy by aggressively expanding its fleet and ...
By Alex Lennane
The creation of Maersk Air Cargo, the shipping group’s airline borne of its existing integrator operator, Star Air, is the first step on what looks like a full-scale entry into the airfreight industry.
Hubbed at Billund Airport, Maersk Air Cargo will take over Star’s activities and support “existing and new customers and Maersk’s end-to-end logistics”, said the group.
Maersk said it would operate five aircraft itself – two 777Fs and three leased 767-300Fs – and three new 767-300Fs will be “added to ...
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Gary Ferrulli
April 08, 2022 at 3:28 pmMaersk had airplanes in the 70’s and 80’s for passengers, an adjunct to Maersk Travel.