Cargolux Airlines

Cargolux Airlines | August 01, 2016

Cargolux has appointed a new interim executive vice president of flight operations following the announcement that current incumbent Jason Holt has decided to move on to a new opportunity. The Luxembourg airline said that Claude Zehren would take over all duties from Holt with immediate effect. "Zehren has been with Cargolux for 18 years and his wealth of experience, not only as a pilot, but also as a member of the management structure, is a valuable asset for Flight Operations and for Carg...

Cargolux Airlines | July 01, 2016

Cargolux Airlines has added a new weekly freighter call in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on the back of demand growth. The Luxembourg airline said the new service complements existing flights to Turkmenbashi that were started exactly one year ago. Since then, Cargolux has expanded its Turkmenistan services to eight per week. In July, Cargolux will further boost its frequencies to 11 per week. Ashgabat becomes Cargolux’s latest destination in Central Asia which, besides Turkmenbashi, also include ...

Cargolux Airlines | June 02, 2016

LATAM Airlines Group has announced that it will pull out of the Venezuelan market with effect from August 1 citing "the complex macroeconomic situation that the region is currently going through". The Latin American carrier said its LATAM Airlines Brasil (JJ, São Paulo Congonhas) unit completed its last São Paulo Guarulhos-Caracas Simón Bolivar return service on Saturday, May 28. LATAM Airlines Perú (LP, Lima Int'l) and LATAM Airlines Chile (LA, Santiago...

Cargolux Airlines | September 03, 2016

Sept 03, 2016: The US Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded United Airlines final approval to launch service to Havana from two of its hubs this fall from November 29. United will start daily nonstop flights to the Cuban capital from New York/Newark and Saturday nonstop service from Houston with both services subject to government approval. United will operate both services with Boeing 737 aircraft. Since the DOT announced its preliminary Havana route awards in July, United has been working...