CMA CGM Air Cargo is the cargo airline division of CMA CGM, a large French shipping and logistics company. It operates primarily out of Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
History The company was founded in early 2021 and launched operations with four Airbus A330-200Fs, initially operated by Air Belgium (based in Liège), in the month of March. These aircraft have been progressively re-registered in France and based at Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris together with two Boeing 777Fs delivered in June 2022. In November 2021 and June 2022, CMA CGM Air Cargo ordered four Airbus A350Fs and two additional Boeing 777Fs. respectively.
In May 2022, CMA CGM, the airline's parent company, signed a strategic partnership with Air France-KLM to develop their air cargo capacities together. However, this partnership, implemented in April 2023, has been terminated by mutual agreement in January 2024 without change in the 9% stake acquired by CMA CGM in the Franco-Dutch airline group.
In August 2024, the company took delivery of a third Boeing 777F and inaugurated new services between the United States and Asia in partnership with Atlas Air, which operates the aircraft on behalf of the French carrier. CMA CGM Air Cargo launches transpacific route with latest 777f on Air Cargo News site https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/cma-cgm-air-cargo-launches-transpacific-route-with-latest-777f/ retrieved 30 August 2024 The company also retired two of its three Airbus A330-200F towards the end of the second quarter. A fourth Boeing 777F was delivered in April 2025 for operations under the same conditions by Atlas Air.
In April 2025, the cargo operations of Air Belgium were purchased with one Airbus A330 200F and two Boeing 747-8Fs. https://www.aircargonews.net/freighter-operators/cma-cgm-set-to-double-its-freighter-fleet-following-air-belgium-takeover-approval/1079889. Retrieved on 10 April 2025 CMA CGM announced, however, that Air Belgium would be kept as a distinct operation, under its own brand.New A350F launch customer revealed Airliner World October 2025 page 18
In July 2025, the company took delivery of its fifth Boeing 777.
Destinations CMA CGM Air Cargo flies to the following destinations (this table displays the current scheduled flight destinations published on the company's website or retrieved on tracking sites such as Flightradar24):
CountryCityAirportNotesAzerbaijanBakuHeydar Aliyev International AirportChinaHong KongHong Kong International AirportShanghaiShanghai Pudong International AirportÜrümqiÜrümqi Tianshan International AirportZhengzhouZhengzhou Xinzheng International AirportFranceParisCharles de Gaulle AirportSouth KoreaSeoulIncheon International AirportUnited StatesAnchorageTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportChicagoO'Hare International Airport
Fleet
, CMA CGM Air Cargo operates the following aircraft:
+ CMA CGM Air Cargo fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersNotesAirbus A330-200F1 — Airbus A350F—8Deliveries to begin in 2027.Boeing 777F3—2Operated by Atlas Air.Total68 Former fleet , CMA CGM Air Cargo operated 1 Airbus A330-200F and 5 Boeing 777F.
See also
Air cargo List of airlines of France
References