CMA CGM prioritises third-party ACMI over own ops

OO-AIR A330-200F Air Belgium
Ton Jochems - BRU

CMA CGM Air Cargo (2C, Paris CDG) has abruptly suspended all of its planned in-house air cargo services to the United States as it focuses on leasing its aircraft to other operators, Freightwaves has reported.

"To adjust to our clients' needs, we have made the decision to temporarily suspend our connections with Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson and Chicago O'Hare. Our customers have been kept well-informed throughout this process," the French shipping firm said without stating a reason.

The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows CMA CGM Air Cargo, a recently certified subsidiary of shipping giant CMA CGM, operates two in-house A330-200Fs and two B777-200Fs. One aircraft of each type is currently wet-leased to Qatar Airways, while the other two units fly CMA CGM Air Cargo's own routes out of Paris CDG - the A330 to Cairo Int'l and the B777 to Hong Kong Int'l, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. CMA CGM also owns two more A330-200Fs leased on a CMI basis to Air Belgium, both of which currently operate on behalf of DHL Express's EAT Leipzig unit, connecting Brussels National with each of Cincinnati Int'l and Miami Int'l.

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