All Asia articles – Page 79
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Twelfth flight for China Southern
China Southern has taken delivery of its twelfth Boeing 777 freighter, making it the number one China-based operator of the aircraft type and the third globally.The new aircraft made its maiden flight out of Guangzhou to Paris, Vienna and then back to Guangzhou.So far in 2015, China Southern has introduced ...
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Qatar Airways receives Nepalese forwarders' award
Qatar Airways Cargo has received an award from the Nepal Freight Forwarders Association (NEFFA) for its cargo performance in the country during 2014.The Middle East passenger and cargo airline received the accolade for lifting the highest tonnage of cargo from the Asian country last year.In April this year, the carrier's ...
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Thailand's Trans Air Cargo pushes ahead with e-AWBs
Thailand’s second largest air forwarder, Trans Air Cargo (TAC), has continued to increase its use of e air waybills.TAC began its digital transition in the spring of 2015 and is now sending 400 to 500 electronic-air waybills (e-AWB) per month.“Continuous engagement with airlines on a local level is an important ...
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ANA endures tough quarter for cargo
ANA Cargo has endured a difficult second quarter as revenues, volumes and load factors all declined as typhoons, softening export demand and a weakening yen took their toll.The Japanese carrier saw cargo revenues decline by 2.4% during the April-June period to Y36bn.Cargo traffic slid by the larger amount of 7% ...
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JAL Cargo revenues up on international growth
JAL Cargo has recorded an increase in cargo revenues during the first quarter of its fiscal financial year.The Japanese carrier saw international and domestic cargo revenues during the April-June period increase to Y20.5bn from Y19.8bn a year earlier.International volumes increased by 9.4% during the period in cargo ton km terms, ...
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Ground handling shake-up continues as HNA swoops on Swissport in Sfr2.7bn deal
The fast-changing ground handling industry today saw a second major takeover take place within a week when China’s HNA Group swooped on Swissport in a Sfr2.73bn deal.HNA, owner of China’s fourth-largest airline, Hainan Airlines, said Zurich-based Swissport would remain a standalone business within the group and added that it would ...
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Australia and US agree mutual recognition strategy for air cargo screening
The US and Australian governments have agreed a policy to phase-in arrangements to screen all US-bound air cargo at piece-level.The strategy will allow the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to continue recognition of Australia’s National Cargo Security Program (NCSP) for US-bound air cargo until mid-2017.The move was welcomed by TIACA, ...
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SIA sees 7.2% air cargo revenue decline in Q1
Singapore Airlines Group saw cargo revenue decline 7.2% in the first quarter of the current financial year (April-June 2015), despite a slight increase in freight carried, due to a 7.6% fall in yield.SIA Cargo recorded a first quarter loss of S$9m, compared with a S$18m deficit in the like three-month ...
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Delta takes 3.5% stake in China Eastern
US passenger carrier Delta Airlines is taking a 3.5% stake worth $450m in China Eastern Airlines to “solidify” their strategic partnership.News of the shareholding came as the two carriers signed an agreement to expand their partnership and” better connect” Delta's global network with China Eastern, one of the leading airlines ...
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DHL's quality centre in Singapore
DHL Express has a new facility in Singapore that will combine a range of global operations activities in the South Asian trade hub and will also host a global Quality Control Center."Quality is one of the main sources of differentiation in our highly competitive industry, and our Quality Control Centers ...
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Asian airlines see cargo volumes decline for the first time this year
Asian airlines saw air cargo volumes decline for the first time this year as weakening demand took its toll on performance.The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that Asian airline cargo demand declined in June, slipping by 0.5% compared with a year ago to 5.3bn ...
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Hong Kong government to look at local concerns over third runway
Hong Kong’s government has announced the creation of the Aviation Development and Three-runway System Advisory Committee (ADTAC), which will address – among other aviation policy issues - local concerns over the approved project for a third runway at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).Expected to open by 2023, Hong Kong’s third ...
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DHL backs Hong Kong's third runway
DHL has called for work to start on Hong Kong airport's third runway "no later than next year" if the world's top airfreight hub is to “stay ahead in Greater China's vibrant air cargo market, fuelled particularly by the surging demand of e-commerce and high-value perishables”.The express giant expressed its ...
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Shanghai surge: PACTL sees half year tonnages up 10.9%
Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) saw a 7.2% rise in airfreight volumes to nearly 130,000 tonnes in June versus same month 2014, resulting in a 10.9% year-on-year growth for the first six months of 2015 to 762,000 tonnes.The 2015 half-year cargo throughput, the highest in the company’s history, ...
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Software guardian for Australian cargo compliance
Cargo Guardian, a compliance management software for the Australian air cargo industry, is set to launch before the end of July.It has been developed by industry specialists to integrate with airfreight operational processes and existing data exchange practices.A statement from the Cargo Guardian developer said: “Ground handlers, airlines and freight ...
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Coyne appoints KIWI as Singapore GSA
Coyne Airways has appointed KIWI Logistics Cargo GSA as its general sales agent (GSA) in Singapore.The charter airline's chief executive Larry Coyne said: "Singapore is at the forefront of our push to increase sales in the Asia Pacific region and I am confident that, together with KIWI Logistics, we can ...
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AMI responds to ex-works purchasing in India
AMI has responded to India’s ex-works purchasing demand with a new service that enables forwarders to “optimise the arrival time of their customers’ imports”.The trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler’s ex-works service provides door to airport transportation from any non-restricted origin point in the world, to any airport in India.The service ...
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EVA confirms order for five B777Fs
US planemaker Boeing and Taiwan’s EVA Air have finalised an order for five Boeing 777 freighters.The order, with a list price value of more than $1.5bn, represents the first 777Fs to join EVA Air's fleet, and the first to be delivered to a Taiwanese airline.Boeing first announced EVA Air's intent ...
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Hactl passes GDP audit
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has passed its World Health Organisation (WHO) Good Distribution Practices (GDP) annual surveillance audit.The audit is required in order to maintain GDP accreditation. Hong Kong’s largest cargo handler achieved GDP accreditation – covering the provision of handling, logistics and storage services for pharmaceuticals ...
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Asia Pacific airport volumes affected by European economy and Asia export slowdown
Air cargo volumes at airports based in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions edged up in May but were impacted be export and economic slowdowns.The latest figures from Airports Council International Asia Pacific show that throughput at Asia Pacific airports increased by 1.6% in May compared with last year. ...