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SkyTeam Cargo

Global cargo alliance

Summary

Global cargo alliance

Field	Value
alliance	SkyTeam Cargo
logo	SkyTeam Cargo logo.pngclass=skin-invert
launch_date	September 2000
full_members	7
key_people	John Engelaan (vice president Cargo)
<br> Teddy Zebitz <small>(chairperson)</small><ref>{{Cite web	url	https://www.transportandlogisticsme.com/smart-air-freight/saudia-cargo-ceo-re-elected-to-chair-skyteam-cargo-alliance	title=Saudia Cargo CEO Re-elected to Chair SkyTeam Cargo Alliance	publisher=Transport & Logistics	date=1 November 2022}}
headquarters	Amstelveen, Netherlands
website

Teddy Zebitz (chairperson) SkyTeam Cargo is a global cargo alliance in which 8 members of the SkyTeam airline alliance are included. (Aeroflot and Aeroflot Cargo have been suspended from both the passenger and the cargo alliance.) SkyTeam Cargo aims to "deliver seamless and sustainable service via technology and aviation". The alliance has 15 cargo hubs, 150 destination countries, and 60 shared warehouses. SkyTeam Cargo is the only type of cargo alliance in the world and is the largest since the WOW Alliance ceased and disbanded in 2010.

History

A [[Boeing 747-400F]] belonging to [[Korean Air Cargo]], an inaugural SkyTeam Cargo member.

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. 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.

In 2001, Czech Airlines Cargo and Alitalia Cargo joined in April and August, respectively. 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. 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. 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.

Current members

As of May 2025, SkyTeam Cargo has 7 active member airlines; some do not operate dedicated cargo aircraft, they offer space in the baggage compartments of their passenger aircraft only.

Member airline	Joined	Division airline
ARG Aerolíneas Argentinas Cargo		Aerolíneas Argentinas
MEX Aeroméxico Cargo		Aeroméxico
FRANED Air France–KLM Cargo	(Air France Cargo)
(KLM Cargo)	Air France–KLM
PRC China Cargo Airlines		China Eastern Airlines
USA Delta Cargo		Delta Air Lines
KOR Korean Air Cargo		Korean Air
KSA Saudia Cargo		Saudia

Suspended members

As of May 2025, the following cargo airline that was suspended from SkyTeam Cargo:

Member airline	Joined	Suspended	Parent airline
[[File:Flag_of_Russia.svg	link=Russia	alt=Russia	class=mw-file-element	23x23px]] Aeroflot Cargo			Aeroflot

Former members

As of May 2025, the following cargo airlines that left SkyTeam Cargo:

Member airline	Joined	Exited	Parent airline
ITA Alitalia Cargo			Alitalia
CHN China Southern Airlines Cargo			China Southern Airlines
CZE Czech Airlines Cargo			Czech Airlines
ITA ITA Airways Cargo			ITA Airways
USA Northwest Airlines Cargo			Northwest Airlines

References

(11 April 2024). "SkyTeam Cargo Welcomes John Engelaan as Vice President Cargo".
(1 November 2022). "Saudia Cargo CEO Re-elected to Chair SkyTeam Cargo Alliance". Transport & Logistics.
"Our members".
(27 July 2001). "A History Of SkyTeam". breakingtravelnews.com.
"Nuestra Historia {{!}} SkyTeam Cargo".
"Air France-KLM Reference Document - SEC.gov".
"Aerolineas Argentinas Cargo joins SkyTeam Cargo Alliance / aviator.aero".
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"History of Cargo Alliance". SkyTeam Cargo.
"Aerolineas Argentinas Cargo Joins the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance". SkyTeam Cargo.
"China Cargo Airlines Officially Joins the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance". SkyTeam Cargo.
"Delta Cargo".
(12 April 2019). "Saudia Cargo joins Skyteam Cargo". Ch-Aviation.
(9 April 2019). "SkyTeam Cargo Announces New Member Saudia Cargo to Join Alliance as 12th Partner". SkyTeam Cargo.
(27 April 2022). "SkyTeam and Aeroflot have agreed to temporarily suspend the airline's SkyTeam membership". SkyTeam.

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