# CMA CGM AIR CARGO (IATA 2C · ICAO CMA · AWB 003)

> CMA CGM AIR CARGO is the French all-cargo airline of the CMA CGM shipping and logistics group, IATA designator 2C, AWB prefix 003. The group launched the air freight division in March 2021 and obtained its own French air operator certificate in June 2022. Alongside the carrier's own fleet, Atlas Air flies on an ACMI basis and group company Air Belgium, acquired in 2025, operates under the same brand. Forwarders gain single-source main-deck capacity between Europe, East Asia and North America, connected to the CMA CGM group's ocean and inland network. For liability and handling, it is worth checking which company actually operates the flight in question.

## Quick facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Legal | CMA CGM AIR CARGO SAS |
| IATA | `2C` |
| ICAO | `CMA` |
| AWB prefix | `003` |
| Country | FR |
| Group | CMA CGM S.A. |
| Tracking | https://cargospot-portal.champ.aero/index.asp?portal_id=CMA |

## Overview

CMA CGM AIR CARGO is the air freight carrier of the French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM. The company trades as CMA CGM AIR CARGO SAS, with its registered office at Boulevard Jacques Saadé, 4 Quai d'Arenc, in Marseille, and is entered in the Marseille commercial register. The group launched the division in March 2021; operations began on 8 March 2021 with an Airbus A330-200F between Liège and Chicago, at that time still under the flight code of Belgium's Air Belgium. Since May 2022 the company has flown under its own designator, and since 1 June 2022 it has held its own French air operator certificate issued by the Direction générale de l'aviation civile.

CMA CGM AIR CARGO is a pure freighter operator with no passenger business. The carrier deploys its own Boeing 777F aircraft and one Airbus A330-200F; Airbus A350F freighters are on order and are scheduled to arrive from late 2027. Part of the network is not flown by the French company itself: the transpacific services out of Chicago O'Hare are operated by Atlas Air under an ACMI arrangement carrying the CMA CGM AIR CARGO brand, while the Belgian rotations from Brussels and Liège are flown by group company Air Belgium with Boeing 747-8F aircraft. CMA CGM took over Air Belgium's cargo operations on 30 April 2025 but deliberately retained the Air Belgium brand. Forwarders should keep this distinction between brand and operating carrier in mind for liability and handling questions.

The main hub is Paris-Charles de Gaulle, complemented by Chicago O'Hare, Brussels and Liège. Scheduled services link Europe with mainland China, Hong Kong and Vietnam, and North America with East Asia and Mexico.

For air waybill purposes: IATA designator 2C, ICAO code CMA, AWB prefix 003, callsign FRENCH CARGO. Booking, schedules and shipment tracking run through the Cargospot portal operated by CHAMP Cargosystems. Products cover general cargo, perishables, live animals, dangerous goods, temperature-controlled and pharmaceutical shipments, valuables and charter.

## Hubs

- CDG
- ORD
- BRU
- LGG

## Fleet

- Boeing 777F × 0

- Airbus A330-200F × 0

- Boeing 747-8F × 0

- Boeing 777F (Atlas Air) × 0

- Airbus A350F × 0

## Sources

- [CMA CGM AIR CARGO - Scheduled flights (offizielle Frachtseite)](https://www.cma-cgm.com/air-freight/scheduled-flights)

- [IATA Clearing House Member List, Stand 09.09.2026](https://www.iata.org/contentassets/82a24c7a736142b6bd18e20f77dcef60/ich-members.pdf)

- [FAA Order JO 7340.2P Contractions, Change 3 vom 09.07.2026](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/cnt_html/chap3_section_3.html)

- [CMA CGM AIR CARGO - General Conditions of Carriage for Cargo vom 31.03.2024](https://www.cma-cgm.com/assets/public/documents/CCAC%20Conditions%20of%20Carriage%2020240326.pdf)

- [CMA CGM Gruppe - Pressemitteilung zur Übernahme von Air Belgium vom 30.04.2025](https://www.cmacgm-group.com/en/news-media/cma-cgm-group-accelerates-its-development-air-freight-europe-acquisition-air-belgium)

- [CAPA Centre for Aviation - Airline Profile CMA CGM Air Cargo](https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/cma-cgm-air-cargo-2c)

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