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SkyTeam Cargo

SkyTeam Cargo

Global cargo alliance


SkyTeam Cargo is a global cargo alliance in which all members are also members of the SkyTeam airline alliance. SkyTeam Cargo is the largest cargo alliance; it competes with the WOW Alliance.[2]

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History

A Boeing 747-400F belonging to Korean Air Cargo, an inaugural SkyTeam Cargo member.

Following the founding of the airline alliance SkyTeam on 22 June 2000, the creation of its cargo division, SkyTeam Cargo, was announced in September that year.[3] The alliance's inaugural members were Aeroméxico Cargo, Air France Cargo, Delta Air Logistics, and Korean Air Cargo, whose passenger airline operations are members of SkyTeam.[4]

In 2001, Czech Airlines Cargo and Alitalia Cargo joined in April and August, respectively.[5] Both divisions joined the cargo alliance within days of CSA Czech Airlines (25 March) and Alitalia (27 July) joining SkyTeam.

KLM Cargo joined SkyTeam Cargo in September 2004, four months after the merger of Air France and KLM, which subsequently created the Air France-KLM holding company.[6] The following year, in September, Northwest Airlines Cargo joined the cargo alliance, a move which came one year after Northwest Airlines joined SkyTeam. However, on 14 April 2008, Northwest merged with Delta Air Lines, which led to the largest airline in the world. China Southern Airlines joined the cargo alliance by November 2010.[citation needed] By November 2013, Aerolíneas Argentinas, one of the leading South American carriers, joined the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance adding more than 30 Latin American destinations to the global network.[7]

Current members

As of April 2024, SkyTeam Cargo has twelve member airlines; some do not operate dedicated cargo aircraft, they offer space in the baggage compartments of their passenger aircraft only.[8][9]

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Suspended members

As of December 2023, following cargo airline suspended SkyTeam Cargo.[14]

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Former members

As of December 2023, following cargo airline left SkyTeam Cargo.[8]

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References

  1. "Saudia Cargo CEO Re-elected to Chair SkyTeam Cargo Alliance". Transport & Logistics. 1 November 2022.
  2. Hayward, Justin (2021-01-01). "What Happened To The WOW Cargo Alliance?". Simple Flying. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  3. "A History Of SkyTeam". breakingtravelnews.com. 27 July 2001. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  4. Finlay, Mark; Hardiman, Jake (2022-01-01). "Which Airlines Are In The SkyTeam Alliance?". Simple Flying. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  5. "Nuestra Historia | SkyTeam Cargo". www.skyteam.com. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  6. "Our members". SkyTeam Cargo.
  7. "Skyteam Cargo". Czech Airlines.

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