Qatar Airways Cargo launches Pittsburgh freighter service

Starting next month, the Middle Eastern airline is introducing its fifth freighter destination to the Americas this year.

   Qatar Airways Cargo will offer a freighter service to Pittsburgh, Penn. next month, the fifth freighter destination in the Americas added in 2017, the airline said in a statement.
   The airline will utilize B777F freighters on the service to transport manufactured goods including heavy electronics, and pharmaceuticals, adding an estimated 200 metric tons of weekly capacity to Pittsburgh.
   “The new Doha-Luxembourg-Atlanta-Pittsburgh-Luxembourg-Doha route will not only connect Pittsburgh with European markets via [Qatar]’s European hub in Luxembourg, but also link trade businesses in Asia and Middle East through an easy transit at its state-of-the-art home base in Doha, Qatar,” said the airline.
   Qatar Airways Cargo currently transports over 100 metric tons of bellyhold cargo weekly on the A350 passenger flights to Philadelphia, Penn., according to company data. The airline transports cargo to 17 destinations in the Americas, from Canada to Ecuador.