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INDUSTRY
Edited by: Manos Charitos

Credit: American Airlines
Scotland (EDI), for the first time since
2019, and add new routes to Athens,
Greece (ATH); Madrid (MAD); Milan
(MXP), and Rome (FCO).
With a new service from Charlotte,
North Carolina (CLT), to ATH, American
will offer four daily flights to Greece in
2025, providing access to Greece from
more U.S. airports than any other airline
next summer.
“We look forward to providing custom-
ers more ways to visit their favourite
destinations in Europe next summer”,
said Brian Znotins, American’s Senior
Vice President of Network and Sched-
ule Planning.

LAUNCH OF CMA CGM AIR
CARGO’S FIRST TRANSPACIFIC
SERVICE
CMA CGM AIR CARGO announced the
delivery of its third Boeing 777-200F on
18 August 2024. This aircraft inaugu-
rated a new transpacific route connect-
ing Asia to North America.
The delivery of this new B777-200F,
operated by Atlas Air, will play a key role
in the expansion of the CMA CGM AIR
CARGO network on a strategic route,
serving airports like Hong Kong, Chi-
cago, and Seoul. The first commercial
flight took place on 25 August 2024,
connecting Hong Kong (HKG) to Chi-
cago (ORD), with a technical stop in
Anchorage (ANC). On the westbound
leg, the aircraft operates from Chicago
(ORD) to Hong Kong (HKG), via Seoul
(ICN).
A second B777-200F will be received
in the fourth quarter of 2024 and will
also be deployed on a transpacific
route, connecting mainland China to
North America. With the deployment of
these 2 Boeing aircraft, CMA CGM AIR
CARGO customers will benefit from a
total of seven frequencies per week on
the transpacific.

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