Luxembourg, 17 June 2019 – On June 14th, Cargolux Airlines returned to Santiago de Chile on a re-designed South American routing. The destination which been reinstated in the airline’s expanding global network, offers new and interesting opportunities for development in the Latin American market.
Cargolux and SEALIFE Trust have set the date for the beluga whales, Little Grey and Little White, to embark on their epic journey from China to Iceland on June 19th. The initial travel date in April had been cancelled because of bad weather in Iceland.
For the second year running, Cargolux has registered an increase in net profit after tax while continuing its efforts to maintain an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable business. Cargolux continued to consolidate its position as one of the leading cargo carriers in the industry.
The decision has been made to postpone the relocation flight of two beluga whales that was set to take place this week. Little Grey and Little White were set to fly on board Cargolux from Shanghai to Keflavik, Iceland before traveling by truck and ferry to Heimaey island.
Cargolux is pleased to announce that its service offering to Budapest has doubled, increasing from 3 to 6 weekly connections to the Hungarian capital.
Cargolux is pleased to announce that a partnership agreement has been signed with Sonoco ThermoSafe, a leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging, for the leasing of the PharmaPort 360 temperature controlled bulk shipping container.
Cargolux has decided to place a ban on the transport of lion bones in an effort to curb and deter this worrying new trend in wildlife trafficking.
This traffic has been growing over the past decade and is closely linked to both poaching and lion breeding for trophy hunts, practices that do not align with Cargolux’s stance on wildlife conservation.
Cargolux Airlines International handled a record number of live animal transportations in 2018, resulting in an impressive 15.7% increase in its CV alive solution, the company’s specialized product designed for the transport of live animals.
On January 29, Cargolux Airlines International S.A. closed its first Japanese operating lease with call option (JOLCO) transaction for a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft.
Cargolux confirms that its flight CV7303 en-route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Zhengzhou, China, returned to KUL shortly following take-off. An emergency was declared after the crew reported the presence of fire and smoke in the cockpit.
