Qatar Airways Cargo announced another record-breaking annual result – its best since the pandemic, revealing a 17.4% growth in cargo revenue and registering 1.5 million tons of transported chargeable weight. It continues to hold 7.11% of the global air cargo market, serving 60+ freighter with its fleet of 28 Boeing 777 freighters, and a belly-capacity network to 160 passenger destinations. New freighter services were launched to Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Vienna, Kuala Lumpur, and London, and frequencies to China and Hong Kong increased. The cargo carrier says its success is due to “a bold strategy, relentless innovation, and unmatched operational reliability” and underlines the importance of “impact”. It cites a cargo uplift of 470,000 kg of humanitarian aid over the year, delivered free of charge under its WeQare program in partnership with UNHCR, Airlink and other global NGOs. Its WeQare “Rewild the Planet” chapter also saw 1182 animals being carried at no cost, on behalf of United for Wildlife and Animal Defenders International, among others. “Special cases included 47 ring-tailed and brown lemurs, 155 radiated tortoises, 757 spider tortoises and seven lions.”
Product innovation played a key role: Qatar Airways Cargo launched its AirPlus Solutions: Q-Climate, Q-Plus, and Q-Prime, and a unique Aerospace product catering to aviation, defense, and space cargo. TechLift was launched, tailored to the semiconductor industry, and the carrier relaunched its Live product together with the inauguration of the world’s largest Animal Center at Doha hub. (CFG reported)
Digital Lounge e-bookings increased to 36% in MAR25, and Qatar Airways Cargo became the first cargo airline to enable interline partners to book online. Partnerships with Octoloop by Cargo Flash in India, Wiremind Cargo where it was the first carrier to go live on CARGOSTACK, and UNISYS Cargo Portal Service, were major digital milestones.
Mark Drusch, Chief Officer Cargo, emphasized: “Reaching the top is hard. Staying there takes vision, precision, improvement and teamwork. We’ve executed relentlessly and the results speak for themselves. Our agility in adapting to shifting market conditions, a focus on investing in digitalization, deeper data-driven analyses, and best-in-class reliability is what has attributed to our success. I’m incredibly proud of the Qatar Airways Cargo team, our partners and customers who continue to make us the benchmark in air cargo. We’re not here to follow trends – we’re here to set them. Qatar Airways Cargo will continue to lead through performance, foresight, and purpose. New products and digital innovation are already in the pipeline. This is what Leading Global Trade looks like.”
