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Covid restrictions continue to impact Cathay Pacific's cargo volumes
Pandemic containment measures in China have continued to impact Cathay Pacific's cargo volumes while European network expansion has softened the blow.Although travel restrictions and quarantine requirements have now eased in Hong Kong, it is still impacted by China's Covid policy.Chief customer and commercial officer Ronald Lam said: “In terms of ...
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NewsCathay Pacific and Unilode extend ULD management partnership
Babak Yazdani, Chief Operating Officer, Unilode; Tom Owen, Director Cargo, Cathay Pacific; Ross Marino, Chief Executive Officer, Unilode; Frosti Lau, General Manager Cargo Service Delivery, Cathay Pacific (from left to right)Cathay Pacific and Unilode Aviation Solutions have renewed their full-service unit load device (ULD) management agreement until 2027.Hong Kong based ...
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Cathay Pacific remains positive on cargo despite latest decline
Cathay Pacific remains positive about the upcoming cargo peak season despite registering another downturn in volumes in September and a reduction in cargo-only flights.The Hong Kong-hubbed airline reported a 20.6% year-on-year decline in cargo carried to 104,055 tonnes during September while the cargo load factor stood at 66.4% - a ...
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Cathay Pacific claws back capacity amid flat demand
Cathay Pacific has continued to benefit from the easing of quarantine restrictions in Hong Kong and the return of its full freighter schedule but suffered from flat demand during the summer.Overall figures reflected a challenging market, but the airline operated 59% of its pre-pandemic cargo flight capacity in August, said ...
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Cathay Pacific prepares for muted cargo peak season
Cathay Pacific has added cargo capacity and has been in close dialogue with suppliers as it prepares for what is expected to be a muted peak season.The Hong Kong-based airline said it has been adding extra passenger flights, cargo-only capacity and has ramped up freighter operations ahead of the peak.General ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo introduces carbon-offset programme
Cathay Pacific has extended its carbon-offset programme to Cathay Pacific Cargo to help it achieve its ambition of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.The Fly Greener carbon-offset programme is powered by an integrated carbon emissions calculator.The carbon emissions calculator works out the carbon emissions of shipments and the cost to offset ...
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New cargo terminal opens for business at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International
A new cargo terminal at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport has begun to receive shipments as it prepares for full opening.Freight forwarder Dimerco Express said that it had worked with Cathay Pacific on its first flight for the new Zhengzhou North Cargo Terminal at the Henan Province hub.The 160,000 sq m ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo predicts muted peak season
Cathay Pacific Cargo is expecting a muted peak season while it continues to add passenger flights and faces cross-border trucking issues.Updating on current market conditions, Cathay Pacific head of cargo sales for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area (GBA) Frank Yau said that demand out of Shanghai was expected ...
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Brighter outlook for Cathay Pacific as June air cargo results shows upturn
Air cargo business is looking up for Cathay Pacific following the return of its full freighter schedule and more belly capacity with the easing of pandemic restrictions in Hong Kong and China.The airline carried 104,559 tonnes of cargo in June, a decrease of 4.4% compared to June 2021, and a ...
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NewsCathay Pacific freighter completes first comercial flight on new Hong Kong runway
Source: Cathay PacificA Cathay Pacific freighter has completed the first commercial flight to land at Hong Kong International Airport's (HKIA) new third runway.The landing of flight CX3251 from Shanghai Pudong operated by a Boeing 747-400F freighter at 08:27am on July 8 was conducted as part of the operation familiarisation on ...
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Cathay tackles capacity challenges as tonnage holds steady in May
Covid-19 restrictions in Hong Kong have reduced Cathay Pacific's passenger services to a fraction of pre-pandemic capacity and severely limited its cargo capacity into the bargain as it claws back capacity.Cathay Pacific carried 92,426 tonnes of cargo in May – very similar to the same month of 2021, but 45.1% ...
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NewsCathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo expand joint venture
Photo: Lufthansa CargoCathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo have added Swiss WorldCargo to their joint venture to expand the number of destination they can offer.Lufthansa Group-owned Swiss WorldCargo's entry builds on the joint business agreement signed in 2016 between Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo, which allows collaboration on distribution, pricing, contracts ...
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Cathay Pacific to add freighter flights to Schiphol, Paris CDG and Heathrow
Cathay Pacific is continuing to restore its freighter network with the addition of flights to Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris CDG, London Heathrow, Dubai, Riyadh and Phnom Penh.Starting June 17, the carrier will fly from its home hub Hong Kong to Heathrow once a week with a B747 freighter. Flights to Paris ...
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Cargo capacity cuts continue to impact Hong Kong Airport in April
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) reported a year-on-year drop in cargo throughput for April as a result of reduced capacity.Cargo throughput and flight movements recorded 375,000 tonnes and 10,320, respectively, representing decreases of 2.8% and 0.6% compared to the same month in 2021.The decline in cargo throughput was mainly attributed ...
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Cathay Pacific flight capacity begins to recover in April with mixed demand
Cathay Pacific’s cargo throughput increased by double-digit figures in April as the airline plans to add more cargo flights following the Hong Kong government’s easing of crew quarantine rules.The airline carried 92,361 tonnes of cargo last month, an increase of 26.3% compared to April 2021, but a 43.6% decrease compared ...
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Cathay Pacific to add more cargo flights as restrictions ease
Cathay Pacific has welcomed the Hong Kong government's easing of crew quarantine rules and said the adjustments will allow it to expand its cargo operations.The new rules mean that vaccinated cargo crew will no longer be required to quarantine on returning flights but will be subject to a 14 day ...
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Capacity drop hits Cathay Pacific throughput in March
Cathay Pacific said its cargo throughput in March dropped nearly 50% compared to 2019 levels due to capacity reductions in response to Covid quarantine requirements.The airline has released its traffic figures for March 2022, reporting that it carried 97,166 tonnes of cargo last month, an increase of 16.6% compared to ...
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NewsMixed outcome for airlines in battle against air cargo cartel fines
Source: ShutterstockThere was mixed outcome for airlines in their battle against air cargo cartel fines issued by the European Commission.On March 30, the European Union (EU) General Court dismissed the actions brought by Martinair Holland, KLM, Cargolux Airlines, Air France-KLM, Air France, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Singapore Airlines Cargo and ...
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Cathay Pacific freighters to return to Europe in April
Cathay Pacific Cargo will restart freighter flights to Europe after an absence from the trade lane of more than three months.The carrier will add a twice-per-week B747 freighter flight from Hong Kong to Frankfurt - operating on Wednesdays and Saturdays - starting on April 13.From Frankfurt the airline will offer ...
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Shenzhen-Hong Kong freighter added as overland restrictions hit supply chains
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has launched a freighter service to Hong Kong to meet a lack of trucking capacity as a result of Covid-19 outbreaks.According to the Xinhua news agency, the service will operate six times per week utilising a B767 freighter operated by SF Airlines.The first flight ...