SkyTeam Cargo

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SkyTeam Cargo

Full members	8
Headquarters	Amstelveen, Netherlands[1]
Management	John Engelaan (Vice President Cargo)[2] Teddy Zebitz (Chairperson)[3]
Website	www.skyteamcargo.com

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]}

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.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

As of October 2024, SkyTeam Cargo has 9 active member airlines; some do not operate dedicated cargo aircraft, they offer space in the baggage compartments of their passenger aircraft only.^[8][9]

Member airline	Joined	Division airline
Aerolíneas Argentinas Cargo	6 November 2013[10]	Aerolíneas Argentinas
Aeroméxico Cargo	September 2000	Aeroméxico
Air France-KLM Cargo	September 2000 (Air France Cargo) September 2004 (KLM Cargo)	Air France-KLM
China Cargo Airlines	5 June 2013[11]	China Eastern Airlines
Delta Cargo[12]	September 2000	Delta Air Lines
ITA Airways Cargo	17 November 2021	ITA Airways
Korean Air Cargo	September 2000	Korean Air
Saudia Cargo	15 April 2019[13]	Saudia

As of December 2023, following cargo airline suspended SkyTeam Cargo.^[14]

Member airline	Joined	Suspended	Parent airline
Aeroflot Cargo	May 2011	27 April 2022	Aeroflot

As of December 2023, following cargo airline left SkyTeam Cargo.^[8]

Member airline	Joined	Exited	Parent airline
Alitalia Cargo	August 2011	October 2021	Alitalia
China Airlines Cargo	3 October 2012	TBA	China Airlines
China Southern Airlines Cargo	October 2010	January 2019	China Southern Airlines
Czech Airlines Cargo	April 2011	October 2024	Czech Airlines
Northwest Airlines Cargo	September 2005	December 2009	Northwest Airlines

• SkyTeam Cargo official website