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CARGO NEWSWIRE / JULY 2020 www.cargonewswire.com 3 Contents 10 25 16 10 AiRLINES: Amazon Air Expands Aircraft Fleet 17 AiRLINES: Air Bridge Cargo Launches Amazon to lease 12 additional 767-300 converted WebCargo’s Online eBooking Platform cargo aircraft, increasing their fleet to over 80 Globally aircraft as part of Amazon’s dedicated air cargo AirBridgeCargo - part of Volga-Dnepr Group network and strategic partners is the first freighter operator to offer eBooking capabilities to 11 AiRLINES: Virgin Atlantic increases cargo- 2,000 logistics providers on WebCargo’s only flights by over 33% in June after platform, powering timely shipping of urgent a record-breaking month in May supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic Virgin Atlantic will increase its cargo-only flights by 35% to nearly 600 in June with the launch 25 AiRLINES: Cargojet Announces C$100 of new routes including Beijing and Brussels Million Bought Deal Offering of 5.25% following the success of its May programme. Listed Senior Unsecured Hybrid Debentures 16 AiRLINES: American Airlines Cargo Cargojet continues to optimize our capital launches new aacargo.com booking features structure, and our robust network while American Airlines continues its commitment managing capacity prudently as we experience to innovation by launching new features to its an increased demand from our customers at online booking platform on aacargo.com. These this time. Our excellent team of professionals features provide customers with more autonomy continues to perform diligently with utmost when it comes to booking, schedule searching, or safety, providing the unparalleled On Time submitting claims online. Performance and service to our customers. 4 CARGO NEWSWIRE / JULY 2020 www.cargonewswire.com Contents 38 33 45 33 LOGisTics: SAL launches its pharma 40 AssOciATIONS: TIACA accelerates its facilities at KFIA Cargo Village transformation to better meet its members needs SAUDI Arabian Logistics (SAL) has opened a new Building on the momentum from its last state-of-the-art pharmaceuticals facility at its Executive Summit and considering the feedback expanded warehouse at the Dammam-based King from members, The International Air Cargo Fahad International Airport’s (KFIA) Cargo Village. Association (TIACA) announces its plan to speed- up its transformation program. 35 LOGisTics: First B777 makes its way to IAI for freighter conversion 45 T ECHNOLOGY: PayCargo Capital Credit facility GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has helps keep fresh produce supply chain moving delivered the first Boeing 777-300ER to Israel Fresh produce growers, importers, exporters, Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the prototype distributors, and shippers manage their cash flow passenger-to-freighter conversion. while securing the immediate release of their perishable cargo from refrigerated warehouses, 38 AssOciATIONS: IATA Air Cargo Capacity airlines, and ocean lines Crunch: Demand Plummets but Capacity Disappears Even Faster 46 TECHNOLOGY: PayCargo Joins Hands The International Air Transport Association with IBS Software for Digital Payments (IATA) released data for global air freight markets The integration with IBS Software’s world leading in April showing that demand dropped 27.7% industry platform – iCargo – will help PayCargo compared to the same period in 2019 – the streamline its operations and bring added value to its sharpest fall ever recorded. vendor base through more streamlined operations CARGO NEWSWIRE / JULY 2020 www.cargonewswire.com 5 AIRLINES FINNAIR CARGO: BEHIND THE SCENES: A330 MODIFICATIONS n early April, we started flying cargo- aircraft into a