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Tigers adds to its e-commerce stripes in China and Malaysia
Global e-commerce fulfilment expert Tigers has opened an office in Suzhou, China, and a fulfilment centre in Selangor, Malaysia, to serve the region’s booming e-tail market.The new e-Fulfilment Logistics Centre is Tigers’ second Malaysian operation, after the automotive fulfilment centre in Kota Kinabalu, East Malaysia.The Suzhou office is located 30 ...
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SF Express adds B747 freighter flight through Atlas Air deal
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings will operate a Boeing 747-400 freighter for fast-growing Chinese parcel airline SF Express on the transpacific.The aircraft lessor said that it would fly the B747F - through an ACMI deal - between China and the US, although it did not provide details on an exact route.The ...
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SIA launches Thrucool pharma product
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has launched a Thrucool product to transport high-value, time-sensitive and temperature-controlled pharma and healthcare shipments.Thrucool offers dedicated cold chain services, said SIA in a statement, including "priority uplift and handling, quick ramp transfers at airports, cold room facilities, thermal blankets and covers for crucial insulation".SIA has partnered ...
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Silk Way West boosts its Zhengzhou link
Silk Way West Airlines, the Azerbaijan-based B747 freighter operator, is increasing the number of flights between its home hub Baku and Zhengzhou in China to six per week.Agreement on the change in frequency was reached at the ICAO Cargo Conference held in Zhengzhou in early September.Silk Way West president and ...
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Egyptair Cargo's Bangkok celebration as A330-200P2F prepares to launch
Egyptair Cargo held a celebration party for its customers in Thailand, citing “the framework of increasing strength and relationships between Egyptair Cargo and valued customers around the world”.Representatives of Bangkok-based The Cargo Flights Co, Egyptair’s cargo general sales agent (GSA) in Thailand, were at the party, along with Egyptair Cargo’s ...
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SpiceJet signs MoU for freighter services to Afghanistan
SpiceJet will launch freighter services to Afghanistan in October after taking delivery of its first all-cargo aircraft.The flights, which will be operated by its SpiceExpress cargo division, will begin on October 15 flying between Delhi and Kabul with volumes expected to reach around 1,500 tons per month.The flights come after ...
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Luxembourg, Cargolux and Bank of China sign finance MoU
Luxembourg’s finance ministry, freighter operator Cargolux and Bank of China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a $155m global credit line, with a first phase of around $45m implemented immediately.The agreement, signed in Beijing, foresees “several realms for cooperation in order to strengthen bilateral ties which include mid-term credit ...
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China Northwest International Cargo Airlines gets the green light
China’s Northwest Regional Administration of Civil Aviation Administration has approved the establishment of China Northwest International Cargo Airlines, a cross-border venture supported by a mix of public and private investment.The lion’s share of the total RMB1bn registered capital comes from Shaanxi Provincial Communication Construction Group, which is investing 50%. YTO ...
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YTO expands international cargo operations with Tokyo flight
YTO Airlines has launched a new international freighter flight between Zhengzhou and Tokyo to cater for e-commerce demand.The first flight of the weekly service, which will operate using a Boeing 757-200 freighter, landed at Xinzheng International Airport on September 11 from Tokyo Narita. It is the third international route launched ...
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Kerry Logistics expands in Pakistan with new office
Kerry Logistics has formed a new Pakistan subsidiary to tap into the increasing trade in South Asia as well as the new business opportunities along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (‘CPEC’), a major pilot scheme of the Belt and Road initiative.The new subsidiary provides air and ocean freight, cross-border road freight ...
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SpiceJet takes delivery of first freighter as it prepares for cargo flights
Low-cost Indian airline SpiceJet has received its first freighter aircraft as it prepares to launch operations on September 18, according to local reports.According to The Hindu Business Line, the carrier will launch with two Boeing 737-700 freighters, eventually adding two B737-800Fs.Services will operate between Delhi and Bengaluru, with the carrier ...
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Chinese carrier Uni-top adds Liege freighter service
Uni-top Airlines has added a new all-cargo route from Liege to Wuhan utilising a Boeing 747-400F.This is the latest European cargo route opened by the airline after the introduction of its route from Luxembourg to Wuhan on January 26, 2018.The new route has three flights per week, every Monday, Wednesday, ...
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Kansai Airport set to re-open to domestic flights after devastating typhoon
Osaka Kansai International Airport is expected to reopen to domestic flights on Friday (September 7) despite the severe damage caused by Typhoon Jebi earlier in the week , according to Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.At the height of the storm, the most severe to hit the region in a quarter ...
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IATA calls for action in Indian aviation
IATA director general and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has highlighted several areas that could maximise the potential contribution of India’s aviation industry to the country’s development.Speaking at the International Aviation Summit in Delhi, co-hosted by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Airports Authority India (AAI) and IATA, de ...
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Typhoon Jebi brings Osaka to a standstill
Osaka Kansai International Airport remains closed as a result of Typhoon Jebi that made landfall in Japan on September 4, causing significant damage to the gateway’s Terminal 1 as well as other destruction and several deaths across the country.The gateway, which was flooded on Tuesday, said all flights are currently ...
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China Airlines adds Rickenbacker freighter operation
Taiwan’s China Airlines has launched three times a week Boeing 747-400 Freighter services between Taipei and Columbus, Ohio.Rickenbacker Airport is the carrier’s 11th US destination. The airline provides onward connections to Chicago, Seattle and Anchorage.China Airlines noted that Rickenbacker’s airfreight volumes “jumped” by 70% in 2017 compared to 2016, as ...
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Jeju Air domestic cargo flights take off
Local press reports indicate that South Korean budget carrier Jeju Air will begin domestic airfreight services linking Jeju International Airport and Gimpo International Airport on September 17.According to Pulse, the English news service of the Maeil Business News, the airline expects to carry around 15 tons of freight per day ...
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Air China to offload majority stake in cargo arm in face of uncertain market
On 30 August, Air China announced its intention to sell its 51% stake in Air China Cargo to sister unit Capital Holding in light of uncertainties in international trade.Once the RMB2.4bn ($357m) transaction is completed, Air China Cargo will no longer be a subsidiary of the Beijing-headquartered airline. Capital Holding ...
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Jet Airways commits to further restructuring
Earlier this week, the board of directors of Indian airline Jet Airways met to announce the company's financial results for the first quarter of its 2019 financial year (which coincides with the calendar year).The board also discussed various cost-cutting measures, debt reduction and funding options, and tasked the airline’s management ...
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Kerry reports on successful first half to 2018
Kerry Logistics has announced its interim results for the first half of 2018, the six months up to the end of June.The Hong Kong-based logistics specialist’s turnover rose by 27% year on year to reach HK$17,461m, while core net profit increased by 22% to reach HK$700m.Its International Freight Forwarding (IFF) ...