FarCargo starts 1st transatlantic air cargo route

FarCargo launched its first transatlantic air cargo route for salmon shipments on March 5. The planned outbound route will be Billund – Faroe Islands – Newark, with a fuel stop in Keflavik (BLL-FAE-KEF-EWR), and inbound Newark – Billund (EWR-BLL). A subsidiary of salmon farming business Bakkafrost, FarCargo will use a Boeing 757-200 converted freighter, which it took delivery of at the end of last year.

The aircraft has a total capacity of 34 tons and 240 cubic meters and includes a cool cabin on the maindeck for perishables and pharmaceuticals.

Initially, the aircraft will carry out two rotations per week, increasing to five times per week later this year.