CMA CGM Air Cargo

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CMA CGM Air Cargo
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IATA ICAO Call sign
2CCMAFRENCH CARGO
Founded12 February 2021;4 years ago (2021-02-12)
Hubs Charles de Gaulle Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations8
Parent company CMA CGM
Key peopleDamien Mazaudier (CEO) [1]
Website www.cma-cgm.com/products-services/air-cargo

CMA CGM Air Cargo is the cargo airline division of the CMA CGM shipping group. It operates primarily out of Charles-de-Gaulle Airport in Paris, France and Chicago O'Hare International Airport, USA.

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History

The company was founded in 2021 and launched operations with four Airbus A330-200Fs, initially operated by Air Belgium, based in Liège. [2] These aircraft have been progressively re-registered in France and based at Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris together with two Boeing 777Fs delivered in June 2022. In November 2021 and June 2022, CMA CGM Air Cargo ordered four Airbus A350Fs and two additional Boeing 777Fs [3] respectively.

In May 2022, CMA CGM, the airline's parent company signed a strategic partnership with Air France–KLM to develop their air cargo capacities together. However, this partnership, implemented in April 2023, [4] has been terminated by mutual agreement in January 2024 without change in the 9% stake acquired by CMA CGM in the Franco-Dutch airline group. [5] [6]

In August 2024, the company took delivery of a third Boeing 777F and inaugurated new services between the US and Asia in partnership with US air cargo carrier Atlas Air (the US cargo company operates the plane on behalf of the French carrier). [7] The company also retired two of its three Airbus A330-200F towards the end of the second quarter. A fourth Boeing 777F was delivered in April 2025 for operations under the same conditions by Atlas Air.

In April 2025, the takeover of former partner company Air Belgium - as well as a delay in A350F deliveries to 2027 - was confirmed in the media [8]

Destinations

A CMA CGM Airbus A330-200F departing from Hong Kong International Airport in 2021 OO-CMA (30 Nov 2021).jpg
A CMA CGM Airbus A330-200F departing from Hong Kong International Airport in 2021

CMA CGM Air Cargo flies to the following destinations (this table displays the current scheduled flight destinations published on the company's internet site or retrieved on tracking sites such as Flightradar24): [9]

CountryCityAirportNotes
Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport
China Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Hub
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Hub
South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport
United States Anchorage Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Fleet

A CMA CGM Boeing 777F departing from Hong Kong International Airport in 2023 F-HMRF (14 Apr 2023).jpg
A CMA CGM Boeing 777F departing from Hong Kong International Airport in 2023

As of August 2024, CMA CGM Air Cargo operates the following aircraft:

CMA CGM Air Cargo fleet
AircraftIn
service		OrdersNotes
Airbus A330-200F 1
Airbus A350F —8Deliveries to begin in 2027 [10] [8]
Boeing 777F 41Deliveries in 2024-2025 [11]
Total59

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reji John (6 July 2023). "Damien Mazaudier is the new CMA CGM Air Cargo CEO from September". Stattimes.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ Lennane, Alex (12 February 2021). "CMA CGM officially launches air cargo division with four A330-200Fs". The Loadstar. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Brett, Damian (29 September 2021). "CMA CGM continues to expand in airfreight with B777F order". Air Cargo News. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Air France-KLM, CMA CGM launch air cargo partnership". www.stattimes.com. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ↑ Lennane, Alex (2024-01-16). "CMA CGM losses said to be at heart of 'divorce' from AF-KLM". The Loadstar. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  6. ↑ "Shareholding structure | AIR FRANCE KLM". www.airfranceklm.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  7. ↑ CMA CGM Air Cargo launches transpacific route with latest 777f on Air Cargo News site https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/cma-cgm-air-cargo-launches-transpacific-route-with-latest-777f/ retrieved 30 August 2024
  8. 1 2 https://www.aircargonews.net/freighter-operators/cma-cgm-set-to-double-its-freighter-fleet-following-air-belgium-takeover-approval/1079889.article retrieved on 10 April
  9. ↑ Scheduled flights on the CMA CGM website https://www.cma-cgm.com/air-freight/scheduled-flights - retrieved 30 August 2024
  10. ↑ The Loadstar - CMA CGM Air Cargo finally launches transpac services https://theloadstar.com/cma-cgm-air-cargo-launches-transpac-services/ retrieved 17 April 2024
  11. ↑ CMA CGM Air Cargo Fleet Details and History https://www.planespotters.net/airline/CMA-CGM-Air-Cargo retrieved 10 April 2025 and confirmed with Flightradar24 data
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