News / Transatlantic 'revolution' as AF-KLM, Delta and Virgin cargo businesses link up

Shippers and forwarders will receive better connections, routing options, trucking facilities and digital solutions, claims a new transatlantic joint venture from Delta Cargo, AF-KLM Cargo and Virgin Atlantic Cargo.

The JV represents some 23% of total transatlantic cargo capacity, some 600,000 tonnes annually, with a network of 341 peak daily services and 110 non-stop routes.

The alliance was agreed by the US Department of Transportation in November, despite protests from Kalitta Air and JetBlue and from the American Antitrust Institute, a Delta ...