All Asia articles – Page 38
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NewsCathay Pacific joins Pharma.Aero
Cathay Pacific Cargo B747FHong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has joined the cross-industry Pharma.Aero initiative, which aims to achieve excellence in the transportation and handling of pharmaceutical products.The carrier has held IATA CEIV Pharma certification since October 2017. According to Cathay Pacific general manager cargo commercial Nelson Chin: “As Hong Kong’s home ...
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NewsQantas picks WFS for three-year handling contract in Dallas Fort Worth
Ray Jetha, Senior Vice President, Sales & Business Development at WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has expanded its ground handling services at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) airport after winning a three-year contract from Qantas.WFS will handle some 3,400 tonnes annually for Australia’s flag carrier, which operates seven A380 passenger flights per ...
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Strong cargo performance as Cathay Pacific returns to profit
Cathay Pacific saw increased capacity, yield and load factors in cargo as it benefitted from robust demand in 2018. It says the 14.7% (to HK$2.03) increase in yield compared to 2017 reflected a rise in high-value specialist cargo shipments and higher fuel surcharges.Cargo capacity of Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon ...
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NewsFresh approach for Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is the first airport community in the world to be certified as an IATA CEIV Fresh Partner Airport.Perishable cargo volumes grew about 12% at the airport last year and are expected to keep growing. Perishables make up about 8% of total air cargo volume.Two of ...
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NewsSome 40% of shippers unaware of dangerous goods regulations
IATA head of cargo Glyn Hughes at the IATA World Cargo Symposium 2019 in SingaporeA large number of shippers, some 40%, admitted to being unaware of the dangerous goods regulations governing airfreight.That statistic, drawn from the latest IATA shipper survey, was described as “a very alarming figure” by IATA’s head ...
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NewsFirst companies awarded IATA Fresh certification
IATA and the Hong Kong cargo community celebrate the first CEIV Fresh certificationThe first companies have passed IATA's CEIV Fresh certification programme for the handling of perishable cargo.At the IATA World Cargo Symposium, IATA revealed that Cathay Pacific Services Limited (CPSL) and Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) are ...
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NewsVietnam Airlines switches Moscow airport
Vietnam Airlines will move its Moscow operations from Domodedovo to Sheremetyevo airport in July.Sheremetyevo International Airport is the largest and fastest growing Russian airport and this decision will also facilitate Vietnam Airlines’ partnership with Russia’s major carrier Aeroflot.The two airlines are looking to codeshare on domestic routes in Vietnam and ...
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NewsAlibaba increases investment in China’s express sector
ShutterstockAlibaba Group Holding Ltd will take a 14% stake in STO Express Co Ltd, one of the largest express delivery companies in China.Reuters reported that STO Express said that its controlling shareholder planned to set up a new subsidiary that will own a 29.9% stake in the courier firm.Alibaba will ...
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NewsMASkargo signs up for new tracking solution
MASkargo has announced it will work with TWC, CORE Transport Technologies and Nordisk Aviation Products to implement a tracking solution for its containers and pallets.Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh, MAS Kargo chief executive officer, said: “MASkargo is happy to be part of this cooperation with leaders of the industry implementing the latest ...
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NewsUnisys calls for real time data to increase visibility and security
The air cargo industry needs to make three fundamental changes to modernise cargo management while increasing security of data and shipments, says Niranjan Navaratnarajah, cargo industry director for Unisys Asia Pacific.He will be presenting his case as a member of the panel in the Cargo Transformation Track at the IATA ...
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NewsAll the latest news from IATA's World Cargo Symposium 2019
As the global airfreight industry gathers in Singapore for IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019 (WCS19), the Air Cargo News editorial team of Damian Brett and Roger Hailey will be there to report from the must-attend event.Our refreshed, more user-friendly website, will have the latest news and analysis over the three ...
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Air Partner: Houston, we have a new office
Global aviation services group Air Partner has opened new offices in Houston and Singapore, further extending its global reach.The company currently has US offices located in Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, with the latter opened in 2018.A spokesperson for Air Partner said that the Port ...
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NewsJettainer celebrates 15th anniversary and 60 years of the ULD with a specially designed container
Howdy cupcake: This Jettainer ULD will travel the world to celebrate 60 years of airfreight containersOutsourced ULD management company Jettainer is sending a brightly illustrated container around the world for the 60th anniversary of the airfreight container.Standardized pallets and containers were introduced in 1959 to optimize the loading and unloading ...
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China Southern to add two new freighters
China Southern looks set to expand its freighter fleet with an additional two Boeing 777F aircraft.The fast-growing airline announced in late February that it would convert an order for two passenger B777-300ERs into freighter aircraft, with the aircraft due to be delivered in 2020.In an investor announcement, the airline said: ...
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Cathay Pacific confirms takeover talks for Hong Kong Express from HNA Group
Cathay Pacific Airways has confirmed that it is "in active discussions" about an acquisition involving the low cost carrier Hong Kong Express Airways (HKE) from HNA Group, the Chinese conglomerate.The Hong Kong-base passenger and freighter airline issued a short statement after media reports suggested that Cathay Pacific was in discussions ...
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NewsEmerging markets enthusiasm tempered by ‘crisis’ concern
Logistics industry executives worry about trade tensions, geopolitical threats Logistics industry executives see emerging markets growing at 5% in 2019, but a high number are bracing for a crisis amid US-China trade friction, interest rate and currency volatility, and Brexit uncertainty.The annual survey of more than 500 supply chain industry ...
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Perishables, pharma and high-tech mitigate January drop in total air cargo volume
January 2019 another volume drop in total chargeable air cargo weight, this time of 2% year on year (YoY), coupled with a dollar yield drop of 2.5%, confirming a trend seen over a number of months said market analyst WorldACD in its latest report.The smaller regions of Africa and Central ...
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Here comes summer: Lufthansa Cargo boosts freighter network and capacity
Lufthansa Cargo will add freighter connections and increase the cargo capacity on its global network by 10% when the 2019 summer schedule comes into effect on March 31.The new schedule incorporates the capacity of two recently delivered Boeing 777Fs to Lufthansa Cargo and AeroLogic, the joint venture with DHL. Said ...
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Pohl heads Dachser Malaysia
German logistics company Dachser has appointed Daniel Pohl as managing director of Dachser Malaysia.Pohl, who comes from a German-Indonesian family and lived in China for 23 years, brings international expertise to the Dachser country organisation.He reports to Christophe Vincent, managing director air and sea logistics Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia ...
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CargoLogicAir to boost UK flights as no-deal Brexit looms
UK registered freighter airline CargoLogicAir (CLA) is escalating its flight schedule from March 15 as the Stansted-based carrier prepares for a no-deal Brexit when the UK leaves the European Union.CLA chief executive David Kerr confirmed that the B747F operator would increase its current twice weekly flight schedule ex-Stansted to 12 ...