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The latest figures from European airlines show that Air France KLM saw cargo traffic increase by 4.8% year on year in August to 741m revenue tonne-km. Over the first eight months of the year demand at the group is up by 0.3%.
Capacity was up by the lower amount of 3.4% and as a result, its August load factor reached 56.8% against 56% last year.
This is the airline group’s largest percentage increase in cargo traffic since November 2016 and the first time for a while it has really maintained a streak – this is its third increase in a row - of outgrowing major competitors.

The news for freight was good. Cargo revenue rose by 13.9% year-on-year to RUB 8,178m as cargo and mail volumes grew by 10.6%.
The carrier as a whole saw revenue rise by 13.2% year on year to reach RUB265,822, but earnings fell dramatically year on year, largely as a result of high fuel prices pushing up costs, and the airline made a net loss over the period.

The first Brussels aircraft carrying cargo sold by Lufthansa will takeoff on September 1, but can be pre-booked 30 days in advance.

The deal means Lufthansa Cargo's route network will be supplemented by a further 15 destinations - above all in West, East and Central Africa, directly from Brussels. (see full list below).

Hi Fly is a charter airline based in Lisbon, Portugal and they lease out aircraft on medium to long-term leases to airlines who need the aircraft, tour operators, governments, companies, and individuals. In the summer of 2017 Hi Fly became the first ever airline to order two A380’s second hand. These A380’s were bought by Singapore Airlines. The first of their two A380 aircraft was delivered in July 2018.
Hi Fly also operates 1 A321-200, 4 A330-200’s (with one more on order), 2 A340-300’s, 2 a340 500’s and they have 10 A330-900neo’s on order.