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| Founded | 12 February 2021 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Charles de Gaulle Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Parent company | CMA CGM | ||||||
| Key people | Damien Mazaudier (CEO) [1] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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.
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. [3] The company is also implementing a major expansion plan to double its fleet, both in terms of numbers and capacity. Specifically, in November 2021 and June 2022, CMA CGM Air Cargo ordered four Airbus A350Fs and two additional Boeing 777Fs [4] 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, [5] 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. [6] [7]
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). [8] The company also retired two of its three Airbus A330-200F towards the end of the second quarter. [9]
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): [10]
As of August 2024 [update] , CMA CGM Air Cargo operates the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes |
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| Airbus A330-200F | 1 | [9] | |
| Airbus A350F | — | 8 | Deliveries to begin in 2026 [11] |
| Boeing 777F | 3 | 2 | Deliveries in 2024-2025 [11] |
| Total | 4 | 10 | |
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