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May 12, 2020 (newstodate): The Norwegian regional carrier Wideroe has its primary focus on the passenger market - but air cargo is a significant part of the business as well.
   Excluding the current Covid-19 crisis, the carrier provides flights to some 44 destinations in Norway as well as international flights to destinations in the UK and Germany with a fleet comprising three Embraer E-190-E2, 10 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 and 32 Dash 8 100-200-300 turboprop aircraft.
  -Cargo contributes important revenue for Wideroe, but our flights are not least crucial to Norway's infrastructure where air services to outlying points, not least in the country's Northern regions, are indeed decisive, says Thomas Lone, Wideroe Cargo Manager since August 2019.
   -The cargo capacity of our aircraft fleet is often underestimated; but even our smallest aircraft, the Dash 8 Q100 is equipped with a large rear cargo door that will allow loading of shipments with dimensions exceeding the capacity of a Boeing 737 that can, of course, carry heavier cargo than the Bombardier. But actually, the Dash 8 aircraft is superior also to the E-jet in cargo terms.
   -This is important also on the route to Aberdeen where we can load even larger palletized shipments for the oil industries, again exceeding the capacity of a Boeing 737 in terms of dimensions.
   -Being a small regional carrier, we do not consider SAS a competitor, rather seeing ourselves as an important complement to air transportation in Norway. We partner with SAS as well as with other airlines to bring cargo including medics and e-commerce products around the country where road transports would require days of trucking.
   -Starting from Q1, Wideroe has implemented full digitalization of the cargo operations, selecting e-CARGOWARE to deliver a cloud-based solution granting forwarders with access to our cargo capacity across the network. This also allows for full transparency along the entire logistics chain for shipments transferred between Wideroe and other carriers, and direct confirmed bookings by forwarders.
   -This will enable us to grow business not least in the e-commerce market once the current Covid-19 has been brought under control, says Mr Lone.
   In 2019, the carrier lifted about 1,800 tonnes of cargo, or 150 tonnes per month.