Nippon Cargo Airlines and mas enter into block space agreement
Nippon Cargo Airlines and Aerotransportes Mas de Carga S.A de C.V. announced that the two airlines have entered into a Block Space Agreement effective from IATA Winter Season 2025.
The airlines will collaborate by utilizing each other’s flights in a mutually beneficial partnership.
Under this agreement, NCA will be able to utilize mas-operated flights to offer cargo services on the Los Angeles (LAX) – Guadalajara (GDL) and Los Angeles (LAX) – Mexico City (NLU) routes.
Simultaneously, mas will be able to utilize NCA-operated flight on the Narita (NRT) – LAX and LAX – NRT routes.
Hiroyuki Homma, President and Chief Executive Officer, NCA, said: “By partnering with mas, NCA can better accommodate customer needs and strengthen our global network. The Mexico market continues to show steady demand in automotive, electronics sectors, and cargo volumes between Asia and Mexico are growing. We expect this partnership to further expands our presence in the Mexican and Latin American market, and we will continue exploring additional collaboration opportunities with mas.”
Robert Van De Weg, Chief Executive Officer, mas, said: “We are pleased to be able to extend our network in partnership with NCA, who are well known for their service reliability and performance. This new service will allow us to serve our customers into Japan and other Asian destinations, better.”