{"id":107453,"date":"2021-03-26T21:30:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T21:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=107453"},"modified":"2021-03-26T21:30:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T21:30:07","slug":"latam-open-to-exclusive-partnership-with-e-commerce-operator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/03\/latam-open-to-exclusive-partnership-with-e-commerce-operator.html","title":{"rendered":"LATAM open to exclusive partnership with e-commerce operator."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LATAM Airlines<\/strong> is open to signing an exclusive contract with an e-commerce operator in Latin America as it looks to boost its cargo unit due to persistently weak passenger demand resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, an executive told Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Delta and Latam receive final approval in Brazil for commercial agreement.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

E-commerce has grown substantially in Latin America during the pandemic although it has historically lagged due to poor infrastructure. Argentina\u2019s Mercadolibre dominates in the region, especially in Brazil, and has a small fleet of in-house planes. Amazon.com has also been making inroads in Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While signing an exclusive cargo contract is a possibility, Andres Bianchi, the chief executive of LATAM\u2019s cargo division, said the company may also create a system \u201cwhere different players who want to participate in e-commerce have access to capacity and use our network.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/em><\/strong>U.S. incorporates LATAM Airlines into TSA PreCheck program.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are seeing e-commerce as a trend in the region that will continue growing, not just domestically but increasingly internationally,\u201d Bianchi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LATAM, the largest carrier in the region, filed for bankruptcy protection last May, hurt by the sudden collapse in air travel caused by the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, its cargo division has recovered faster than the rest of the company, and the company is now looking to permanently convert eight of its passenger planes into cargo aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bianchi is particularly interested in increasing cargo capacity to Brazil, he said. But he\u2019s also working to increase cargo flights from Ecuador and Colombia, which have strong flower exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we are going to add two (cargo) planes in Colombia, as well as supporting the growth of the salmon industry in Chile,\u201d he said, pointing especially to Asian markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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