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Five firms take space at Shanghai logistics park
Goodman Group says it has secured five new customers for its Pudong Airport Logistics Park in Shanghai.China Postal Express and Logistics, freight forwarder DSV, Chinese-owned NTS Logistics Management, Shi Hao Vehicle Logistics Solutions and automotive inspection company Success Master Consultancy have made commitments totalling 98,120 sq m.The international property group ...
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Call for logistics to play a key role in new Sydney airport
An Australian logistics group has called on the country’s government to ensure freight is a central component in the development of a second Sydney airport.Earlier today, the Australian government signed-off plans to develop Western Sydney Airport, which will open in the mid-2020s and will feature a single 3,700 m runway. ...
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China Eastern to offload loss making China Cargo Airlines
China Eastern Airlines will sell its shareholding in freighter operator China Cargo Airlines on the back of continuing losses and to allow it to concentrate on its passenger business.In a complicated deal, China Eastern will sell its shareholding in Eastern Logistics, which owns 83% of China Cargo Airlines, for RMB2.4bn ...
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Nippon Cargo signs up for Atlas B747
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) announced yesterday (December 1) that its Atlas Air business has agreed a deal to operate a Boeing 747-400 freighter on behalf of Japanese freight carrier Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA).From January next year, Atlas will fly the freighter for the Japanese carrier on transpacific routes linking ...
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Asiana Airlines opts for IBS’s cargo management system
Asiana Airlines Cargo, the freight operation of the South Korea-based carrier, has inked a 10-year, multi-million-dollar contract with logistics IT solutions specialist IBS Software for the its iCargo management system.According to the terms of the deal, IBS will integrate the complete range of Asiana Cargo’s business operations – incorporating sales, ...
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Blue Dart Aviation becomes wholly owned by parent express firm
Indian express firm Blue Dart Express has bought all remaining shares of its aircraft operating subsidiary Blue Dart Aviation.The express firm, which is 75% owned by DHL, said in a stock exchange announcement it would increase its stake in the airline from the current 74% to 100%.Blue Dart Aviation was ...
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Asian airlines on the up in October
Asian airlines saw cargo demand continue to strengthen in October, but the region’s airline association warns of weak trade conditions and the growth of protectionism.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that carriers in the region saw cargo demand increase by 7.1% in freight tonne km terms.AAPA ...
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Hactl to handle new SW Italia express freighter flight
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited won a contract to handle a new weekly Boeing 747-8F service for SW Italia.The new flight – which routes from Hong Kong to Prague – is for the exclusive use of Sto Express, one of the major Chinese express operators. The aircraft is operating ...
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Qantas freighter's milk run to China
Qantas Freight will use the belly of a Boeing 767-300 freighter to carry VAN Dairy’s fresh Tasmanian milk export to Ningbo in China.Subject to government and regulatory approvals, Qantas will carry more than 50,000 litres of fresh VAN milk in the first half of 2017.The B767-300 freighter will operate from ...
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Changi on five year cargo high led by pharma and perishables
The first nine months of 2016 have seen Singapore's Changi Airport register its best cargo performance in the last five years on the back of growth in perishables and pharmaceutical demand.Changi Airport Group assistant vice president, cargo and logistics development division Phau Hui Hoon said that between January and September ...
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Hactl expects full year improvement in demand despite flat start to 2016
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is expecting to beat last year’s tonnage throughput total in 2016 thanks to a late spike in demand.Hactl chief executive Mark Whitehead said that he expected the terminal operator to end the year with total cargo volumes of around 1.8m tonnes compared with ...
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Preliminary report released on tragic An-12 incident
A preliminary report has been released on the tragic incident that saw seven of nine crew members on board a Silk Way-owned An-12 lose their lives when the aircraft crashed on take-off.The incident occurred in May as the aircraft was leaving Dwyer Airport located in the Helmand province of Afghanistan ...
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DHL invests in Indian air hubs to cater for e-commerce growth
DHL and express airline Blue Dart Express are expanding their air hubs in Delhi and Mumbai as they look to capitalise on the country’s fast-growing e-commerce market.Through subsidiary Blue Dart Express, DHL’s eCommerce business has announced it will spend €70m on automating equipment at the Delhi and Mumbai hubs, which ...
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CHEP scoops SIA Cargo deal
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA) has awarded a five-year global maintenance and repair agreement to CHEP Aerospace Solutions for its fleet of ULDs.The deal will see CHEP will provide maintenance and repair services in Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Brussels, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas, with additional stations ...
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Silk Way to acquire An-124
Ilyushin Finance (IFC) says it has inked terms of delivery with Azerbaijan-based Silk Way Airlines for delivery of an An-124-100 freighter, previously operated by Russia’s Polet airline.The aircraft will join Silk Way’s fleet of Ilyushin IL-76 and An-12 freighters. IFC said in a statement, “it will be a sound milestone ...
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Pemco celebrates 100th B737 conversion
Pemco World Air Services has redelivered its 100th Boeing 737-300 converted aircraft, which was modified for SF Airlines.The 100th B737-300 conversion marks the 16th -300/-400 PEMCO-converted aircraft for SF Express-owned SF Airlines with three more planned in 2016.SF Airlines vice president Liang Xi said: “Since inducting the first B737 Classic ...
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Antonov signs deal with China to build giant An-225 freighters
Ukrainian plane maker Antonov has signed a cooperation agreement with Aerospace Industry Corporation of China (AICC) to build a second An-225 giant 'Mriya' freighter — and prepare the way for a series of the 250 tonne cargo capacity aircraft to be built in China.In a short statement on its website, ...
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Matheson wins Cathay handling at Portland
Matheson Flight Extenders has signed a freight consolidation agent agreement with Cathay Pacific to provide US import/export air cargo services at Portland International Airport in Oregon.Cathay Pacific Cargo this month (November) launched a twice-weekly scheduled Boeing 747-8 freighter service between its Hong Kong home hub and Portland, the Asian carrier’s ...
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Hong Kong joins Shanghai with bumper October cargo volumes
China’s top two cargo hubs, Hong Kong and Shanghai, both enjoyed bumper volume rises in October.Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 420,000 tonnes of cargo, up 7.1% from the same period last year, while year to date volumes grew 1.9% to 3.7m tonnes compared with previous year.A spokesperson for HKIA ...
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Shanghai's PACTL had a record breaking October for airfreight
Shanghai Pudong Int’l Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (PACTL) handled 153,607 tonnes in October, a volume growth of 8.9% year-on-year and the highest monthly tonnage in the ground handler’s history.The largest provider of air cargo handling services at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) recorded a 3.2% rise in tonnages year ...