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Argentinian airlines Cargo began operations of its first Boeing 737-800BCF and after 16 years ago it once again has an exclusive cargo plane in its fleet.
Eduardo “Wado” de Pedro participated in the event, interior minister; Diego Giuliano, Minister of Transport; Matias Lammens, Minister of Tourism and Sports; Pablo Ceriani, president of Aerolíneas Argentinas, and the main authorities in the aeronautical field and the industry.
The presentation event took place at the FBO terminal of the International Airport of Ezeiza and, as is customary in the industry, The plane received its baptism crossing the water arch that the ANAC pumpers form every time a new aircraft enters.
Aerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737-800BCF
The Boeing 737-800BCF with registration LV-CTC, arrived in the country in February. After completing the mandatory procedures and inspections, The plane left for the FAdeA workshops, in the province of Córdoba, for painting and adaptation work to the corporate image.
This aircraft has all the necessary features: smoke detection, Hydraulic loading gate and total opening for vehicle entry, machinery and containers. The loading capacity is 24 thousand kilos and/or 12 pallets.
This is a milestone for the company: it is the first time in 16 years that Argentinian airlines It has a pure freighter in its fleet. The immediate precedent was during the private management of Marsans in a short period of time between the end of 2005 and 2007. Previously, intermittently operated aircraft of this type during the 1970s. 70.
The business unit, Argentinian airlines Cargo, It was already working using the idle capacity in the hold of passenger planes. However, given the growth in demand in cargo transportation, especially with the rise of e-commerce that was accelerated exponentially during the pandemic, The company made the decision to increase the company's cargo capacity, taking advantage of the profitability margins offered by having a freighter-type aircraft..
Similarly, the experience acquired during the pandemic with more than 45 special flights in search of millions of vaccines that arrived from Moscow, Beijing, Shanghai, Madrid, Memphis (USA), etc., allowed the company to gain experience and a good reputation for efficiency, cargo handling and handling.
During 2022, the company moved almost 2 million kilos of fish, 850.000 kilos of meat, 815.000 kilos of seeds for cultivation, 693.000 kilos of cherries, 185.000 of blueberries and 693.000 of other products. The main destinations were USA, Mexico and Spain.
Stands out, too, the transfer of more than 1.000.000 kilos of Chilean salmon from El Calafate to USA and the transfer on special flights that were made to Doha on the occasion of world football over 142.000 kilos of cherries, meat and pharmaceutical products with final destination to Hong Kong.
It is important to mention, what's more, that the company made 51 charter type operations for the exclusive transfer of air cargo. On these flights they transferred 778.000 kilos of national products.
If you want to see what an airplane looks like 737-800 converted to load, I share this video with you:
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