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In February of this year, new regulations were announced for cargo airlines that operate in Ecuador in charter mode., With these changes, cargo airlines fly regularly to Ecuador and must comply with schedules and established regulations in force for this type of operation..
The new regulation promoted by the MTOP (Ministry of Transport and Public Works) and the DGAC (General Directorate of Civil Aviation) Its purpose is that cargo airlines that want to fly to Ecuador at the specified airports of Quito and Guayaquil, must change their type of freight operation from charter to regular, Otherwise they must pay USD 20.000 for each flight, but with the option of doing it at a lower cost to an airport managed by the DGAC for a value of USD 400.
Airports with cargo capacity such as Latacunga and Manta would be the main beneficiaries of this measure, which at the same time encourages cargo airlines to regularize and change their operating permit, In order to ensure the Ecuadorian market a permanent export service, strong and driving force of the Ecuadorian economy, where bananas stand out, shrimp, chocolate, various fruits, But mainly the sought -after Ecuadorian roses.
This measure took exporters and airlines by surprise., since initially many doubts were generated and the rules seemed to be unclear. As the months go by, Among all participating entities and involved in the cargo business in Ecuador, The panorama became clearer and incentives and rates were proposed for each type of operation under the Ministerial Agreement. 002, Starting in USD 5000 With the previous top mentioned.
In Ecuador they operate 15 cargo airlines (Some only see them in the high season of flowers), of which 12 Until then they operated in cargo charter mode, Now we are going to analyze which ones have already started or completed the process of regularizing their operations.:
Sky Lease Cargo
#SkyLeaseCargo Request regular loading to #Ecuador until 10 times a week ✈️ pic.twitter.com/Vc5qDeg14w
— Nicholas Larenas ✈️ (@n_larenas) June 27, 2017
This airline operated on a charter basis in Latacunga until last year, now Sky Lease Cargo or also known as Centurion Cargo, It operates regularly in Quito with even 10 Weekly frequencies with Boeing 747-400 y MD-11F. His flights come mainly from Miami and Guarulhos Sao Paulo, although its operating authorization details new points that could be exploited.
You can learn more details about the operation of Sky Lease HERE.
Martinair Cargo O KLM Cargo
One of the main and traditional cargo airlines that operate in Quito is KLM Cargo, which has a regular cargo operation permit in Ecuador to fly to Quito and/or Latacunga and/or Guayaquil with MD-11 aircraft, DC-10-30 (They no longer operate this aircraft) and Boeing 747-400F in Wet Lease mode. The airline operates from Amsterdam with more than 20 possible intermediate points before landing in Ecuador.
Atlas Air Cargo
Boeing's traditional cargo airline 747-400 and -8 in Quito also requested to operate regularly to Quito by changing its type of operating permit as detailed with up to 10 weekly frequencies and also requested to incorporate new intermediate points between Ecuador and the World such as Los Angeles, Houston, New York, Mexico DF, Saint Joseph, Aguadilla, Rio de Janeiro, Viracopos, Buenos Aires, tucuman, Iquique, Lima, Santa Cruz and many others. It should be noted that this even tells us that they will use these additional frequencies, of the 7 weekly flights, For the high seasons of roses.
LATAM Cargo
The cargo subsidiary of LATAM Airlines has also requested to regularize its operation with flights from Santiago, From where he currently flies mainly to Quito and on some occasions to Guayaquil, with up 6 Weekly flights with Boeing 777F equipment. From Ecuador they will be able to operate to Miami, Los Angeles and even New York.
Currently LATAM Cargo operates to Quito with its aircraft and also with MD-11D wet lease aircraft from Western Global Airline..
You can learn more details about the operation of LATAM Cargo HERE.
ABSA Cargo
Although this Brazilian airline belongs to LATAM Cargo, its operating permit is independent, Therefore, it has also requested to regularize its operation with flights from various points in Brazil with intermediate stops in Uruguay., Argentina and others towards Quito with Boeing 767-300F aircraft with up to 7 weekly frequencies.
UPS Airlines
United Parcel Service is one of the few cargo airlines that serves both Quito and Guayaquil. This airline already has permission for regular cargo operations with up to 7 Weekly flights operated in Boeing 757 and Boeing 767-300F from Miami or Saint Petersburg or Santo Domingo and/or San Salvador and/or Bogotá and/or Panama and/or Guatemala City to Quito and/or Guayaquil and return.
In its most recent modification to its operating permit, He also requested to fly to Ecuador from Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile. This order was approved during the month of April 2019.
Latam Colombia Cargo Lance
Another of the subsidiaries of LATAM position, Based in Colombia, It has also renewed the operating permit for its flights to Quito and/or Guayaquil., to where it operates with Boeing 767-300F equipment. On your new regular operator's permit, will work with up to 8 monthly frequencies, previously it was 1 weekly flight, from Colombia to Ecuador via Medellin, Cali, Miami, Manaus and others, all depending on where the clients who want to transport cargo on the specified routes are located.
Cargolux
Airline @Cargolux_Intl request to increase 3 a 4 weekly flights between #Luxembourg and #Latacunga y/o #Quito: pic.twitter.com/a5nTU0iNkE
— Nicholas Larenas ✈️ (@n_larenas) August 25, 2016
While the details of the new Ministerial Agreement were being developed, Cargolux made some changes to its already existing regular operation in Ecuador, increasing from 3 a 4 weekly flights from points in Luxembourg with intermediate stops in Amsterdam, Santiago de Chile, Panama, Mexico DF, New York, Viracopos and Curitiba to Quito and/or Latacunga with Boeing 747-400F and -8F equipment. This last Ecuadorian city entered once again in the crosshairs, since from this Sunday 2 just last july, ran out of another cargo flight and Cargolux started operating its 4 weekly flights to Quito. Thus Latacunga is left without regular commercial cargo operations, waiting for the start of Aercaribe Cargo.
Up-to-date information about Cargolux can be found HERE.
THE – South American Airlines
Within the process of changing to a regular operator, LAS requested to operate until 10 weekly frequencies between various points in Colombia such as Medellin, Bogota, Cali and Barranquilla to Quito and/or Manta with possible stops in Aruba, Curaçao and Havana. Recall that the airline operates with its Boeing equipment 727-100 and 200 for Cubana Cargo via Panama on Saturdays.
More Air position
This is the only Mexican company that operates regular cargo flights to Ecuador. The airline has approved its permit to fly from Mexico directly or via points such as Guadalajara, Merida, Cancún, Monterrey, Miami, Guatemala, Saint Joseph, Panama, Bogota, Medellin, Caracas, Valencia, Lima, Manaos, Viracopos, Iquique, Santiago and/or Ezeiza to Guayaquil and/or Quito and return through Bogotá, section where it can operate under third-party rights, Fourth and fifths freedoms of the air.
Tampa Cargo or Avianca Post
Avianca's cargo subsidiary has not been left behind and also requested to change to regular cargo operation on its frequencies from Bogotá, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla to Quito and/or Guayaquil, which are the 2 cities where it operates currently with Airbus A330F equipment (the only one that operates this type of aircraft in Ecuador) with up 10 weekly frequencies as indicated.
Qatar Airways Cargo
The newest airline flying in Ecuador, also operates regularly up to 4 Weekly flights from Buenos Aires to Quito with Boeing 777F teams like the image. Remember that this airline arrived in the midst of the new regulations, so from the start it operated regularly.
In the high season of Rosas, the airline will operate until 1 Daily flight to Quito, which implies a significant increase in its capacity towards Ecuador.
Emirates Sky Cargo
Airline #EmiratesSkyCargo has requested to increase 2 a 3 weekly frequencies en route to #Quito @AirportUIO as detailed ✈️ pic.twitter.com/CwelBplLhU
— Nicholas Larenas ✈️ (@n_larenas) April 6, 2017
The first from the Middle East to arrive in Ecuador, Emirates Sky Cargo, Opera regulate in Quito with up to 3 Weekly flights with Boeing 777F equipment from points like Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Mexico, Dakar, Viracopos, Rio de Janeiro, Borders, Eastern City and Lima to Quito, From where he later flies to Curazaco, Borinquén and return.
More information and updates on Emirates Sky Cargo can be found here HERE.
Aerocaribe Cargo
You can read everything about this airline that will fly regularly in Latacunga HERE.
Cuban Cargo
You can find all the details of the operation of the flag carrier of Cuba that recently requested to operate until 2 weekly flights to Quito HERE.
DHL Ecuador
The only Ecuadorian cargo airline, all details of your operation are available HERE.
Those still pending
We have numbered 15 cargo airlines, But there are still some pending that do not yet have public information about their seasonal or charter operation in Ecuador, such as the case of the Russian Air Bridge Cargo. (operates in February for Valentine's Day and Women's Day in Russia carrying only flowers), Lufthansa Cargo (that stopped flying to Ecuador during the 2016 And that it is not clear or not to Quito), Kalitta Water (that flies charter for other airlines), Korean Air Cargo (that operated 1 Flight during the 2016 and his regular return was expected during that same year), Aerounión Cargo (It also operates only charter during the high rose season.), Singapure Airlines Cargo (operates only in high season and generally for other airlines), China Air Cargo (has operated cargo charter to Quito after the April Earthquake 2016, but it doesn't mean that I could come back), The Colombian Aerosucre (Opera say 1 a 2 times per month, but it is in charter mode), Etihad Cargo (While his beautiful Boeing 747 I was operating for Atlas, It was an operator of Quito airport) and National Air Cargo or National Airlines is another airline that has operated in Quito on a charter basis only during the flower season in February..
From all this analysis of the current cargo situation in Ecuador, It is clear that Quito takes more of the 90% from the export market cake from Ecuador to the world, followed by Guayaquil and back, Wanting to rebound and look for options, Latacunga.
The positive, more planes, more regularity, Clear loading itineraries in Ecuador, more income for the country and support for the economy that only aviation is capable of offering to a nation that needs it so much.
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