SkyTeam Cargo is a global cargo alliance in which all members are also members of the SkyTeam airline alliance. SkyTeam Cargo is the largest cargo alliance; it competes with the WOW Alliance.[citation needed]
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Full members | 12 |
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Headquarters | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
Management | Teddy Zebitz (Chairperson)[1] |
Website | www |
Following the founding of the airline alliance SkyTeam on 22 June 2000, the creation of its cargo division, SkyTeam Cargo, was announced in September that year.[2] The alliance's inaugural members were Aeroméxico Cargo, Air France Cargo, Delta Air Logistics, and Korean Air Cargo, whose passenger airline operations are members of SkyTeam.[citation needed]
In 2001, Czech Airlines Cargo and Alitalia Cargo joined in April and August, respectively.[citation needed] Both divisions joined the cargo alliance within days of CSA Czech Airlines (25 March) and Alitalia (27 July) joining SkyTeam.
KLM Cargo joined SkyTeam Cargo in September 2004, four months after the merger of Air France and KLM, which subsequently created the Air France-KLM holding company.[citation needed] The following year, in September, Northwest Airlines Cargo joined the cargo alliance, a move which came one year after Northwest Airlines joined SkyTeam. However, on 14 April 2008, Northwest merged with Delta Air Lines, which led to the largest airline in the world. China Southern Airlines joined the cargo alliance by November 2010.[citation needed] By November 2013, Aerolíneas Argentinas, one of the leading South American carriers, joined the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance adding more than 30 Latin American destinations to the global network.[3]
As of November 2021, SkyTeam Cargo has twelve member airlines; some do not operate dedicated cargo aircraft, they offer space in the baggage compartments of their passenger aircraft only.[4]
Member airline | Joined | Division airline |
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May 2011[5] | Aeroflot |
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6 November 2013[6] | Aerolíneas Argentinas |
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September 2000 | Aeroméxico |
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September 2000 | Air France |
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3 October 2012[7] | China Airlines |
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5 June 2013[8] | China Eastern Airlines |
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April 2011[9] | Czech Airlines |
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September 2000 | Delta Air Lines |
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17 November 2021 | ITA Airways |
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September 2004 | KLM |
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September 2000 | Korean Air |
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15 April 2019[10] | Saudia |
As of November 2021, following cargo airline left SkyTeam Cargo.[4]
Member airline | Joined | Exited | Parent airline |
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August 2011 | October 2021 | Alitalia |
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October 2010 | January 2019 | China Southern Airlines |
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September 2005 | December 2009 | Northwest Airlines |