While airlines continue working round the clock to ensure essentials are being transported safely from A to B, here at IAG Cargo, that promise also extends to our favourite four-legged friends.
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IAG Cargo supports Ireland through COVID-19 with mega mission to China
The aircrafts, five of Aer Lingus’ biggest, A330 jets, are being flown back and forth from Beijing by dozens of pilots.
IAG Cargo opens new air corridor to Spanish hospitals
As Spain finds itself in the depths of the COVID-19 outbreak, IAG Cargo and Iberia are using a specially created medical air corridor between Spain, China and Japan to ensure the country is receiving the essential medical supplies it desperately requires.
Need To Know: Fruit Logistica 2020
While much of the international fresh produce trade as we know it happens above 30,000 feet, few occasions are riper for opportunity than on the
Why Antalya Is Your Next Mediterranean Must-See
Hot off the heels of record-breaking tourist numbers in 2019 comes our new Antalya route in time for Summer 2020. The Turkish coastal city may
New Year Round-Up – IAG Cargo’s Top Stories From 2019
As we soar into 2020, we replay the top stories that caught your attention this year.
IAG Cargo’s Product Support Executive Suchita Kumar
We chat to Product Support Executive Suchita Kumar about our Critical product and how we handle shipments that require more than just speed.
How big data is solving problems across the airport landscape
One of the start-ups selected for this year’s Hangar 51 accelerator, Emu Analytics’ data visualisation platform has been able to identify airside problem areas that prevent cargo getting on a flight on time. CEO Richard Vilton explains how the tech works
In Ghana, fresh fruit and veg exports are booming
We take a deep dive into Ghana’s thriving export market and the fresh produce that’s driving it
How bone conduction technology could revolutionise air cargo
Currently enrolled in IAG’s startup accelerator, Mobilus Labs has created a solution that takes the pain out of communicating in noisy, airside environments. We chat to the startup’s founder and CEO about how a near-death experience inspired the idea, and how the tech can work for logistics
IAG Cargo teams up with British Museum for exhibition on Iraqi heritage and ancient Mesopotamia
We look at the ways shipping priceless artefacts has evolved over the centuries, and the launch of a new exhibition at the British Museum
Why start-ups are the jumpstart that the air cargo sector needs
IAG is investing heavily in innovation – we take a look at this year’s Hangar 51 finalists from the Accelerator’s Cargo category
Is Halloween our most popular holiday?
With toy superheros and wizarding wands making their way into our cargo holds, we take a look at how the Celtic festival of the dead has evolved into one of the world’s most significant consumer holidays
Chief Financial Officer Lewis Girdwood
We talk to IAG Cargo’s CFO about how he got to where he is today, customer trends, and where he last went on hols…
World Elephant Day: What we do to protect endangered species
Discover how IAG Cargo supports endangered African elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya
What’s in the box? Our top beauty shipments
Mint oil, botox and weight loss pills were some of our largest shipments last month
How to ensure an urgent shipment flies
Discover how a time-sensitive cargo service can save your bottom line
This is how much New Yorkers love coffee…
Crazy for coffee? Last week, one of our largest shipments featured 4.5 tonnes of coffee makers between Singapore and New York
What’s in the box: Royal Wedding edition
IAG Cargo was tasked with delivering 500kg of Royal Wedding edition celebrity news magazines from London to Nashville
How startups keep big business in business
IAG has opened applications to its startup accelerator, Hangar 51, offering growing businesses the chance to trial products at scale and work closely with the company’s senior management
How your fresh produce gets from farm to table
Regional commercial manager for Africa Graham Tufft talks us through trends in perishables shipments from Africa
Product Development Manager Carly Morris
Shippers can now include tracking devices in their IAG Cargo shipments free of charge. Product development manager Carly Morris talks us through the benefits of tracking your cargo, and why there’s been an uptake in batches of bobble heads…
This is how much the ‘Ramadan economy’ is worth
The Muslim holiday is a huge event for brands, retailers and cargo carriers alike
Miles and milestones: We’re celebrating our 1,000th freighter flight
Guess how much we’ve moved in four years flying freighters between London and Hong Kong?
Vaccines work: The fight against polio
Thanks to the secure transit of polio vaccines, more than 16 million people are able to walk who might have otherwise been paralysed by the disease
Rotavirus: The silent threat to children
Cases of this infectious stomach bug have dropped since the introduction of vaccines in the 21st century
What vaccines cure which diseases?
From rotavirus to malaria, we explore the vaccines that provide immunity to some of the world’s deadliest viruses
How air cargo helped eradicate small pox
We look at how air lifted vaccines saved the lives of those suffering from smallpox
Beasts from the East: Quvam the lion takes flight
IAG Cargo transported an Asiatic lion between Moscow and Madrid, but not before the Beast from the East threatened his safe journey
Autonomous vehicles arrive at IAG Cargo
No longer a futuristic fantasy, IAG Cargo has completed the first ever trial of a self-driving car at a UK airport