All Asia articles – Page 14
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NewsZongteng Group's YunExpress delves into air cargo with first freighter flight
YunExpress flight. Photo: Zongteng GroupZongteng Group's YunExpress has carried out its first freighter flight with a Boeing B777F from Shenzhen to Paris on January 16.The new Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport route by the Chinese e-commerce logistics express carrier has a planned annual cargo capacity ...
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MSC Air Cargo to add South Korea-US flights
Recently-launched MSC Air Cargo has added a new service between Incheon International and Indianapolis in the US as it continues to roll out operations.The service will operate twice per week on one of the company's B777-200Fs operated under an ACMI agreement with Atlas Air.The flights will initially operate on an ...
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Cathay Pacific set for belly cargo boost as China eases Covid rules
Cathay Pacific will more than double its flights to the Chinese mainland and increase its belly capacity as China has eased pandemic restrictions.Effective January 8, China's government has authorised flights from Hong Kong and Macao International Airports with passenger load restriction and quarantine lifted.The government is expected to authorise Chinese ...
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Comac launches freighter conversion programme for ARJ21
Chinese airframer Comac has completed design work on a programme to convert the ARJ21 airliner into a freighter.The project to develop a freighter conversion variant of the ARJ21 commenced in May 2020, and involved preliminary and detailed design, aimed at understanding the modifications necessary.Comac did not state when the first ...
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NewsBamboo Airways debuts cargo airline
Pham Dang Thanh (right) at cargo division launch event. Photo: Bamboo AirwaysVietnamese airline Bamboo Airways has launched cargo carrier Bamboo Airways Cargo JSC (BAC).The company said in a press release on January 3: “This is the airline’s latest movement in the overall strategy to build an aviation ecosystem, develop Bamboo ...
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HAFFA gets dangerous goods training go ahead
The Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) said it has become the first and only trade association to receive accreditation from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HKCAD) to organise dangerous goods (DG) awareness self study examinations under the Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA).Dangerous goods awareness and ...
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FFAF Cargo launches subsidiary in India
Canadian freight forwarder FFAF Cargo is moving forward with expansion in Asia following the launch of a subsidiary in India in the last quarter of 2022.FFAF Logistics India has been launched as India continues to develop in diverse industries, said FFAF Cargo, a subsidiary of Flying Fresh Air Freight.Karthi Baskar ...
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NewsJD Logistics Airlines builds cargo routes in China
Photo: JD LogisticsJD Logistics Airlines has launched two new all-cargo routes to grow its supply chain network in China.One of the routes is from Beijing to Wuhu, Anhui province to Nantong, Jiangsu province; and the other is between Shenzhen, Guangdong province and Wuxi, Jiangsu province.The inaugural Beijing-Wuhu-Nantong flight was taken ...
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Belly to bolster Cathay cargo business in 2023
Cathay Pacific Cargo customers will benefit from the return of belly capacity but the air cargo market must still grapple with China's unstable supply chains going into 2023.This is the expectation of George Edmunds, general manager cargo commercial at Cathay Pacific Cargo, in a year-end round-up of how the air ...
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Teleport secures $50m to build freighter fleet
Teleport has raised new growth capital of $50m to build its freighter fleet and expand logistics operations in Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.The funds will also be used to further invest in technology that supports its operations across southeast Asia, said Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A (formerly AirAsia ...
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Globe Air Cargo Japan premieres with Air Premia’s Japanese launch
ECS Group’s Globe Air Cargo Japan has become the GSSA partner of Korean airline Air Premia.Globe Air Cargo Japan is ECS Group’s first foothold in the country, and Air Premia’s newest ECS Group GSSA partner.ECS Group said that on December 23, an Air Premia flight will depart Japan for Korea ...
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NewsChangi takes multimodal approach to growth
Changi Airport Group (CAG) in Singapore is adopting an intermodal approach to business in an operating environment where capacity and demand have become a tense balancing act.Managing director for air hub development Lim Ching Kiat said the airport works with seaport operator PSA International at the Port of Singapore to ...
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China's air cargo supply chain faces more pressure
Freight forwarders are reporting a mixed picture of the current supply chain situation in China as Covid lockdowns continue following recent protests against the government's pandemic policy.China's pandemic measures are continuing to have a negative impact, although market rates remain similar to the previous week, according to Flexport.“The Covid outbreak ...
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NewsWestbound Logistics continues to expand in China
Westbound Logistics Qingdao. Photo: Westbound LogisticsWestbound Logistics has opened a new office in Qingdao as part of its ongoing expansion in China.The new facility is the company's fifth office in the country, following Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Ningbo.Westbound China director Michael Lee commented: “We are very pleased to be ...
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AAPA: air cargo demand “declined markedly” in October
International air cargo demand “declined markedly” in October, said the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).The association said October’s preliminary traffic figures for Asia Pacific airlines show international air cargo demand declined by 13.9% year on year in freight tonne km (FTK) terms, amid a downturn in export markets for ...
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China's Ezhou Huahu Airport launches first all-cargo air route
China's Ezhou Huahu Airport has launched its first all-cargo air route, linking Ezhou with Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province.The Ezhou Huahu Airport in the city of Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, claims to also be the first "professional cargo hub" airport in Asia and the fourth of its kind ...
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NewsEnvirotainer expands pharma offering in Singapore
Envirotainer station in Singapore. Photo: EnvirotainerEnvirotainer has opened a new CryoSure station in Singapore that expands the global availability of the ultra-cold solution for the transportation of medicines at -70°C.The new station for the cold chain solutions specialist for pharma airfreight shipments sits near Singapore Changi Airport, a major hub ...
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NewsAir Menzies expands in Pakistan
Nadeem Ahmed. Photo: AMIAirfreight wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) has opened two new branches in Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan as it grows its global network.The Karachi branch is close to Jinnah International Airport, which was the busiest airport in Pakistan pre-pandemic.The new Lahore branch is located near Allama Iqbal International ...
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NewsCPSL opens new Hong Kong pharma facility
Source: CPSLGround handler Cathay Pacific Services Limited (CPSL) has added a new pharma handling facility at its Hong Kong hub.The facility, which has been built to IATA CEIV standards, is located at the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal and offers a fully temperature-controlled area of over 1,250 sq m for the ...
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NewsIAG Cargo looks forward to new Tokyo flight
Source: IAG CargoIAG Cargo is hoping the restart of a service to Tokyo by sister company British Airways will help meet demand for pharma transportation.The London Heathrow-Tokyo Haneda service will restart on November 13 after a year-long pause utilising B787-8 and B787-9 aircraft."This service will support the flow of pharmaceuticals, ...