British Airways World Cargo

British Airways World Cargo formerly British Airways Cargo was a division of IAG Cargo, operating air cargo services under the British Airways brand. It was the twelfth-largest cargo airline in the world by total freight tonne-kilometres flown.^[1] Freight services were provided using the main British Airways fleet, as well as dedicated freighter aircraft operating under a wet lease agreement with Global Supply Systems.

BA World Cargo operated an automated cargo centre at London Heathrow Airport, and had a base for long-haul freighter services at London Stansted Airport.^[2]

The company ended operations on 30 April 2014,^[3][4] having been fully merged into IAG Cargo, however without continuing dedicated cargo flights.

History

British Airways first opened a World Cargo centre at Heathrow in the late 1990s;^[5] it was an automated freight handling centre capable of handling unusual and premium cargo, and fresh produce, of which it handled over 80,000 tons per year.^[6] BA World Cargo also handled freight at London's Gatwick and Stansted airports, and, through its partner British Airways Regional Cargo, at all of the main regional airports throughout the UK.^[7]

Destinations

BA World Cargo operated dedicated freighter aircraft services to points in Africa, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, East Asia, North America and Europe from their London-Stansted base.

Fleet

A Boeing 747-8F of British Airways World Cargo

BA World Cargo fleet at April 2014 consisted of:

• Boeing 747-8F (total of 3 were wet-leased from Global Supply Systems and phased out gradually)^[8]

BA World Cargo also utilised space on dedicated freighters operated by other carriers.

Previously operated

• Boeing 707-320C^[9]
• Boeing 747-200F^[10]
• Boeing 747-400F^[11]
• Vickers 953c Merchantman^[12]

References

External links

• IAG Cargo