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Hactl ground handling certification first in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has become the first handler in Hong Kong to be certified under the IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM), signifying its full compliance with the new standardised procedures.Through IGOM, IATA is driving the adoption of a single industry ground operations manual, to replace the ...
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China Air Cargo finally looks set to get the go-ahead for launch
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) looks set to approve a transport license for the start-up of China Air Cargo.The CAAC said China Air Cargo, which placed an order for two B757-200 conversions earlier this year, would use Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport as its base of operations for domestic ...
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SIA Cargo operating loss widens in the financial year's first half
Singapore’s SIA Cargo saw its operating loss widened by S$33m from S$12m to S$45m in the first half of the Asian carrier’s 2016-17 financial year.Freight carriage grew 7.3%, outpacing the capacity increase of 5.7%, resulting in an increase in cargo load factor by 0.9 percentage point to 61.6% for the ...
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SF Airlines takes delivery of latest B737 conversion from Pemco
Pemco World Air Services has redelivered another B737-300 passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft to fast growing China-based express operator SF Airlines.The latest redelivery marks the seventeenth B737-300/400 Pemco-converted aircraft to SF Airlines, which is owned by delivery firm SF Express.The aircraft modification was performed by partner STAECO in Jinan Shandong, who is ...
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MAB Kargo launches Guangzhou freighter
Malaysia’s MAB Kargo has launched a twice weekly Airbus A330 freighter service to Guangzhou from its Kuala Lumpur hub in order to strengthen its footprint in eastern China.The new service by the airfreight arm of Malaysia Airlines will call at Guangzhou every Tuesday and Thursday with 60 tonnes of cargo ...
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Investment fund buys ULD specialist CHEP
CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the Unit Load Device (ULD) management specialist, is being sold to EQT Infrastructure II of Sweden.Brambles, the Australian-based parent company of CHEP Aerospace Solutions, said that the transaction with the infrastructure fund will complete during November 2016.CHEP Aerospace Solutions offers pooling, management, maintenance and repair of ULDs ...
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Fast footwork speeds pumps to China
Taiwan-based freight-forwarder Dimerco Express moved quickly to fly 30 tons of petrochemical pumps from Los Angeles to Tianjin in China, just two weeks after being invited to bid.Dimerco split the shipment into two routes into China and arranged to have them cleared at Tianjin Customs within 24 hours. Customers and ...
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Hainan to launch Brussels-Shanghai service
China’s Hainan Airlines said it would launch direct flights between Brussels and Shanghai Pudong during 2017.It made the announcement during an official visit led by Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in which the carrier and airport signed a letter of intent.Hainan Airlines previously operated on the route from May 2010 ...
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Asia air cargo – so far so good
There was a continued uptick in air cargo during September, although the future is clouded, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). Provisional figures show a further improvement with 5.3% growth in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), despite prevailing weak trade conditions.The average international freight load factor increased marginally, by ...
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TAC airfreight rate index expands into Europe
TAC Index, the provider of air cargo price trend indices on major routes, is to start publishing airfreight data from Germany.After launching earlier this year in Hong Kong, the TAC Index is now expanding, with its first indices in Europe.The index providers will start publishing data from Monday October 31, ...
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Precision redelivers B757 converted freighter to China Postal
Precision Aircraft Solutions has redelivered its first Boeing 757-200 freighter conversion to China Postal Airlines.The aircraft, MSN 25598, was converted at HAECO Xiamen and marked Precision’s twelfth collaboration with the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider.“Being selected to help China Postal Airlines further the power of its express fleet ...
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Fashionable Rickenbacker picks up Etihad cargo flights for Trinity Logistics
Trinity Logistics USA has signed a "multimillion dollar" deal with Etihad Cargo, which will see the Middle East carrier operate a weekly wide-body freighter service from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Columbus, Ohio, and to East Midlands Airport in the UK.Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo, which will operate either Boeing 777F and ...
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Cathay Pacific launches group business review
Cathay Pacific has launched a “critical review” of its business, blaming “overcapacity and strong competition” in the passenger sector for a “deteriorated” outlook.In a trading statement, which did not mention cargo, the Hong Kong-based carrier said that its earlier 2016 interim report had indicated that "the operating environment in the ...
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Brisbane's Wellcamp wins Cathay B747-8 freighter call
Cathay Pacific Airways is expanding its freighter services in the South West Pacific with the addition of a weekly scheduled service to Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport in southern Queensland, Australia.It will become the first dedicated international freighter service to Wellcamp, and will operate on a Hong Kong–Sydney–Melbourne–Brisbane West Wellcamp–Hong Kong ...
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Gatwick welcomes new UK agreement to double flights with China
Gatwick Airport has welcomed a new agreement between the UK and Chinese governments to more than double the number of permitted flights between China and the UK.Under the new deal, passenger flights can now increase from the current maximum of 40 per week for each nation to up to 100, ...
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E-tailers told: not so fast but more control over where, when and how you deliver
Online customers are more concerned about where, when and how they receive their ordered goods rather than the speed of delivery, a new e-commerce survey has found.The study, conducted by DHL, suggests that e-tailers will remain competitive only if they give customers greater control over their deliveries.“Speed isn’t everything,” said ...
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Air cargo should see China-Europe rail services as added competition
The air cargo industry should see the proliferation of rail services between China and Europe as added competition.Speaking on the side lines of the Fiata World Congress in Dublin, Ivan Petrov, chief executive of forwarder TransXpress and Fiata senior vice president, said that the number of rail services between Asia ...
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Lufthansa moves in with Cathay in Hong Kong
Lufthansa Cargo has moved its Hong Kong freight handling operation to Cathay Pacific’s terminal as part of its joint business agreement with the Far Eastern carrier.The move would give customers of both carriers a single location for export drop-off and import delivery arrangements, it said.Both carriers are now working closely ...
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Qantas Freight wins Australia's biggest airfreight contract
Australia Post Group and Qantas Freight have signed the largest airfreight contract in Australia — a five-year deal worth A$500m.The deal is an extension of an existing contract that covers 12,000 tonnes of international mail and airfreight each year.As well as continuing to fly international letters, the international agreement includes ...
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NewsAsian Cargo Monthly: Southern sees demand slide while rivals grow
Air cargo demand at the leading Asia-based carriers continued to improve in August, although China Southern suffered a dip in form.Of the seven carriers included in the Air Cargo News monthly round-up, six managed to recorded an improvement in air cargo traffic during August as demand continued to pick up ...