All Asia articles – Page 29
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East Midlands Airport could link UK and China with direct cargo flights
Chinese officials are looking into the option of using the UK's East Midlands Airport (EMA), the UK's second-busiest cargo hub (Heathrow tops the list), as a cargo destination for direct flights from China.In October, a delegation from Leicestershire, including EMA’s managing director Karen Smart, had meetings in China with officials ...
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Hong Kong carriers under pressure
Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines are both facing pressure, with the latter facing the prospect of being wound up by authorities.Earlier this week, Hong Kong's Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) issued an ultimatum to Hong Kong Airlines, saying it must secure a cash injection and raise and maintain its ...
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NewsU-Freight takes e+Solutions to Malaysia
The U-Freight Group is taking e+Solutions, its logistics product designed for e-commerce start-ups, to the Malaysian marketplace.The group launched the product in Hong Kong six months ago, targeting the growing number of small businesses and start-ups who often have limited resources and are looking for cost effective behind-the-scenes assistance.The new ...
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NewsANA and Lufthansa promise further cargo integration
Lufthansa Cargo and ANA Cargo have taken the opportunity of the fifth anniversary of their air cargo joint venture to promise the integration of further products in the future.Currently the cooperation covers standard and express shipments, as well as perishables on the carriers’ routes between Europe and Japan.The joint venture ...
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Cathay Pacific: positive peak season for AP region
Cathay Pacific Cargo has reported a positive peak season, based on its performance and its role in transporting freight related to consumer-led holidays such as Singles' Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.In a reflective, positive statement, the company's head of cargo global partnerships, James Conlin (pictured), said: "While still below what it ...
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NewsCutting the carbon, global airports going greener
Source: Airport Carbon AccreditationAirports worldwide are tackling climate change, with 288 hubs actively engaged in a global carbon accreditation programme that registered a collective CO2 reduction of more than 320,000 tonnes or 4.9% in the past year.Some 61 airports are now carbon neutral (Level 3+) according to the latest annual ...
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NewsAsia Pacific airlines see cargo demand fall 5.9% in October
Asia Pacific airlines saw continued weakness in the air cargo markets during October, with International air cargo demand in freight tonne kilometre terms (FTK) down by 5.9% year-on-year and a decline of 5.6% for the first ten months of 2019.The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), in its preliminary traffic ...
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Sichuan Airlines to launch Brussels-Xi'an A330 freighter
Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines, which tomorrow launches an A330 freighter service between Brussels and Xi’an, has appointed ATC Aviation Services as its GSSA in Europe.Chengdu-headquartered Sichuan Airlines will start the twice a week direct freighter service into Brussels on November 26.Edward Zhou, department manager of freighter sales department of Sichuan ...
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SF Express launches bond sale to raise cash for freighters
SF Express has launched a bond issue that aims to raise Yuan5.8bn, with much of that money earmarked for investment in new aircraft.The Chinese express giant said that it would spend Yuan1.52bn of the money raised on aircraft for its fast-expanding SF Airlines division.Meanwhile, Yuan1.49bn will be spent on developing ...
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NewsSubhas Menon to lead AAPA from March 2020
Andrew Herdman. director general, AAPASubhas Menon will be the new director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) from March 2020, when Andrew Herdman steps down after 15 years in the role.Menon has over 35 years of experience in international aviation with the Singapore Airlines Group, having served ...
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NewsSpiceJet and Gulf Air to investigate possible collaboration on cargo services
Indian airline SpiceJet and Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore greater co-operation between the two airlines.They are going to examine areas of potential synergy, including looking at co-ordinating cargo services, interline or codeshare agreements, shared engineering services and pilot training.The ...
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NewsKerry Logistics receives recognition from Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition
Ellis Cheng, chief financial officer of Kerry Logistics (right), receives the Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition - Listed Enterprises of the Year 2019 trophyKerry Logistics Network Limited has been named among the awardees recognised as ‘Listed Enterprises of the Year 2019’ by Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition.Organised each year by Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition, the ...
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NewsIt's plane sailing for Bei Bei the panda
FedEx B777F Panada FlightFedEx has flown a four-year-old male panda, Bei Bei, from Washington DC to Chengdu.Accompanied by one panda keeper and one veterinarian, Bei Bei was placed in a special crate provided by FedEx and travelled onboard a custom-decaled FedEx Express 777 Freighter nonstop from Washington’s Dulles International Airport ...
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NewsCSafe opens Shanghai service centre for pharma containers
ULD producer CSafe has expanded its cool chain service offering in China by opening a new service centre at Shanghai Pudong International Airport to meet demand growth.The facility will allow the company to extend support and services to customers transporting pharma products in its containers to and from Shanghai and ...
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NewsCargolux doubles weekly service to Jakarta
Cargolux has added a second weekly link between Luxembourg and Jakarta just five months after it launched the first service.The carrier says the success of the service to the Indonesian capital has prompted it to double its offering to cater for the growing market in South East Asia.Domenico Ceci, executive ...
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NewsKerry Logistics wins awards for third time
Robert Tan of Kerry Logistics receiving the awardsKerry Logistics has won two titles at the 2019 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards for the third year in a row.It was named Asia Pacific Logistics Service Provider of the Year and Asia Pacific Road Freight Service Provider of the ...
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NewsUPS upgrades Asia Pacific services
UPS is promising faster, guaranteed delivery times and wider coverage in the Asia Pacific region with a series of service improvements that will benefit up to 1.4 million postal codes across 41 countries and territories.“Most businesses shipping within Asia will now have their shipments delivered in as little as two ...
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Cathay Group's cargo volumes droop in October
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried 183,119 tonnes of cargo and mail in October, a drop of 4.9% compared to the same month in 2018.In its latest monthly figures, Cathay Pacific Group said that cargo and mail load factor fell by 2.4 percentage points to 68.0%.Capacity, measured in available freight ...
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NewsSingles' Day sets new record
President of Taobao and Tmall Fan JiangThe Singles' Day shopping bonanza set a new record yesterday, with sales on Alibaba's platforms reaching $38.4bn.Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said that sales through its payment platform were up 26% compared with last year as the day cemented its place as the world's biggest ...
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NewsCelebi announces new chief executive Delhi Cargo Terminal Management
Burak KurtGround handler Celebi has appointed Burak Kurt as chief executive of Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India.Kurt, who took up the new role on November 4, previously held the position regional director – Istanbul at Celebi Hava Servisi."Burak is bringing vast amount of cargo as well as ground handling ...