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Hactl speeds truck processing at SuperTerminal 1 facility
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals' (Hactl) new automated truck lanes at its SuperTerminal 1 facility have helped speed up vehicle processing times.The new automated lanes, which replaced manned booths, register trucks and obtain details of vehicle size and purpose of visit.“Together with the doubling of entry lanes, these have eliminated ...
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Moderate August rise for Asian air cargo
Preliminary traffic figures for August by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed a moderate rise in international air cargo markets although "persistent weakness" in global trade remains a concern.Asia Pacific airlines saw international air cargo demand in August grow by 2.5% in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms. The ...
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Dirk Reich planning to open consultancy offices next year
Former Cargolux chief executive Dirk Reich’s aviation consultancy is planning to open offices in Zhengzhou and Luxembourg at the start of next year.The company, R+R International Aviation, will provide senior advice and investments in the fields of aviation, logistics, e-commerce and China with its current core activity being the promotion ...
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Ashgabat airport increases cargo capacity with new terminal
New air cargo facilities have been introduced in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan after the opening of a brand new international airport terminal.Built on a 1,200 hectare site, the terminal incorporates 190 buildings with facilities for both passengers and cargo, as well as a new flight training centre and food preparation areas.Operated by ...
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China's Shenyang Taoxian aims to become regional cargo hub
Plans have been revealed to develop Shenyang Taoxian International Airport in north east China into a major regional cargo hub.To help develop the airport, the owner of Shenyang Taoxian, Liaoning Airport Management Group, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Hactl Development Holdings (HDHL).Although specific plans are yet to be ...
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Boeing forecasts China trillion dollar new plane order boom
Boeing is projecting a demand for 6,810 new airplanes in China over the next 20 years with a total value of just over $1trn, the US plane maker’s first trillion dollar aviation market.Driven by China's growing e-commerce business – already the largest in the world – air cargo is expected ...
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CH Robinson swoops on Australian forwarder
CH Robinson has expanded its presence in Australasia with the acquisition of forwarder and customs brokerage provider APC Logistics.The US forwarder and trucking giant said it would pay around $225m for APC, with which it has had a long standing exclusive agent relationship.The agreement is subject to certain customary closing ...
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K-Mile signs up FL Technics for freighter spare parts service
Cargo airline K-Mile Asia has signed a deal with FL Technics that will see the maintenance company provide spare parts for the Thai airline’s two Boeing 737 freighters.The deal will see FL Technics provide both routine and ad hoc spare parts delivery for K-Mile’s two B737-400SF at the carrier’s hub ...
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ANA to end scheduled charter operation with NCA
ANA Cargo has revealed it is ending its scheduled charter operation partnership with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) after just over three years.The Japanese airline recently revealed that it would cut the number of cargo and passenger flights it offers in the second half of the year because of a downturn ...
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American looks to fresh produce and high demand commodities to fill HK-LA flight
American Airlines Cargo is now offering customers belly cargo space on a new service between Los Angeles and Hong Kong.American said the daily nonstop service would be operated using a Boeing 777-300 aircraft that can carry 40 LD3 containers.The airline said that Los Angeles would offer Hong Kong customers direct ...
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NewsAsia cargo monthly: Asian airlines see another month of growth in July
Asia’s leading cargo airlines continued to report demand improvements in July, but yields continue to come under pressure.The latest monthly statistics show that six of seven of the region’s leading airlines saw airfreight demand compared with a year earlier.This reflects demand figures released by WorldACD last week, which suggest that ...
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GECAS signs purchase-and-leaseback deal with Korean Air for five B777Fs
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Korean Air Lines for five new Boeing 777 freighters as part of the Asian carrier’s fleet renewal programme.The commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE said that deliveries of the GE90-powered aircraft freighters are scheduled in late 2016 and 2017.Korean ...
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Cargo yields down at Air China Cargo
Air China Cargo saw yields decline in the first half of the year as the slowdown in the global economy and sluggish trade volumes took their toll.The Beijing-headquartered airline saw first-half cargo yields, excluding fuel surcharges, decline by 10.2% year on year to RMB1.04 per revenue freight tonne km (RFTK).“In ...
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Asian airlines see demand pickup in July
Asian airlines continued to record improvements in traffic in July, registering a “modest pickup” in demand for the second month in a row.The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that in July air cargo demand at airlines based in the region increased by 3.9% year ...
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Samsung SDS forms logistics partnership with ALS to capitalise on Vietnam's growth
Samsung SDS – the IT solutions and logistics arm of Samsung – hopes to expand its business in Southeast Asia through a new partnership with Vietnam-based airfreight terminal operator Aviation Logistics Service (ALS).Through the partnership, Samsung SDS, which provides logistics services to non-Samsung companies as well as the electronics giant, ...
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Air Charter Service adds onboard courier team in Asia
Air Charter Service (ACS) has expanded its onboard courier (OBC) operations through the creation of a new team in Asia in addition to its Frankfurt setup.The new team will be led by Hugo Liu and will be based in Air Charter Service's office in Hong Kong.ACS time critical manager Oliver ...
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Sofa so good as Chapman Freeborn OBC team expands
Chapman Freeborn OBC has announced a series of appointments as the on board courier (OBC) business specialist continues to expand its global hand-carry services.The Cologne-headquartered company said that it has gained “several experts from the aviation and express logistics industry” in order to satisfy the increased demand from the market.It ...
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Difficult cargo markets hit Qantas Freight
Qantas Freight, the cargo arm of the Australian flag carrier, reported a 44% fall in full year earnings before interest and tax to A$64m, reflecting “difficult global cargo markets and the end of favourable legacy agreements with Australian Air Express”.Commenting on the airline’s full year results ended June 30, group ...
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Record seven months for Shanghai cargo handler PACTL
Shanghai airport’s main cargo terminal operator continued its growth path in the first seven months of 2016, handling 919,461 tonnes of airfreight, a 2% year-on-year increase.Pudong Int’l Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (PACTL) said that the volume increase was “the strongest result for the first seven months of any year ...
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SATS enters Saudi cargo ground handling market
Singapore-based airport ground handler SATS has expanded its footprint in the Middle East by becoming the first international cargo handler to operate in Saudi Arabia.Its SATS Saudi Arabia subsidiary has won a tender for the cargo handling licence to operate at King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) in Dammam. The concession ...