LATAM Group has taken delivery of a Boeing 767BCF freighter aircraft as part of the carrier's strategy to operate with a more efficient and modern cargo fleet. And, at just 11 years old, this jet is one of the company's youngest freighter aircraft.
Currently, LATAM Group operates a total fleet of 340 aircraft, including 57 Boeing passenger aircraft, including 767, 777 and 787 and 262 Airbus aircraft spread between the following models, A319, A320, A320neo, A321 and A321neo.
The company previously announced a plan to grow its cargo fleet, with the inclusion of eight passenger aircraft converted to cargo and an increase in capacity by more than 70% compared to pre-pandemic levels. Now, with 21 Boeing 767 freighters, the group offers the most extensive cargo operation in the region, connecting 166 destinations in 33 countries, of which 18 are cargo-only.
Gudny Genskowsky, Senior Vice President of Network and Cargo Alliances at LATAM said: "Complementing our capacity offering in the passenger aircraft holds with the incorporation of a new Boeing 767BCF, in line with our strategy of renewing the fleet with younger and more efficient aircraft, will allow us to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs and continue to offer a more reliable and sustainable service to our customers,"
From 1st October LATAM will expand connectivity between South America and Europe, going from 10 to 12 weekly flights, thus leading the capacity offered between the continents. This expansion totals a weekly supply of more than 600 tons in cargo aircraft between Europe and South America. From Europe, it will complement the 1,100 tons available on LATAM Group passenger aircraft. With this, LATAM will offer a total of more than 1,700 tons distributed between 8 points in South America and 10 in Europe.
With the two new weekly frequencies, the operation from Europe is planned to take place from Brussels, which will allow the company to reinforce the capacity offered to destinations such as Viracopos (Brazil) and Santiago (Chile), to transport mainly general cargo and pharmaceutical products. From South America, the company will make the two additional frequencies available to provide greater capacity to perishable cargo customers from countries such as Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia, among others, for connections to Europe.
