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Cathay focuses on regional freighter flights as long-haul remains constrained
Cathay Pacific Cargo has ramped up its focus on regional services as its long-haul operations are still constrained by flight crew quarantine requirements.The Hong Kong-based airline in February saw its cargo traffic decline by 53.3% to 240.5m in cargo tonne kms as its long-haul freighter operations were limited.In January, the ...
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InsightsPutzger perspective: Outlook bright and tight
Copyright: Jaromir Chalabala/ ShutterstockStrong air cargo growth is expected to continue in the first half of 2022, but with continued pressure on capacity, writes Ian Putzger.Despite, and partly because of, ongoing turbulence, air cargo keeps going strong. The industry flew through 2021 with an 18.7% increase in traffic over 2020 ...
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NewsQuarantine hits Cathay Pacific volumes
Photo: Cathay PacificQuarantine measures imposed on Hong Kong-based aircrew saw Cathay Pacific suffer a 31.8% fall in January’s cargo volumes to 74,242 tonnes compared with the same month in 2021.The Hong Kong-based passenger and freighter aircraft operator advised that, due to ongoing strict crew quarantine requirements, it will continue to ...
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NewsCathay Pacific to be probed over Covid outbreak
Cathay Pacific is being investigated by the Hong Kong government. Photo: Cathay PacificCathay Pacific will face questions and possible legal action as part of the Government of Hong Kong's investigation into the latest Covid-19 outbreak.The airline is being investigated after a recent outbreak of the Omicron variant was traced back ...
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DSV responds to Asia Covid restrictions with extra freighters
DSV has responded to Covid restrictions and lockdowns in Asia by adding extra freighter capacity from Hong Kong and Singapore.The freight forwarder is adding two extra weekly flights - offering 100 tonnes of capacity each - to its Hong Kong-Liege-Hong Kong loop, bringing its weekly flights on the route to ...
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NewsCathay Pacific outlines "substantial" freighter flight cuts in Q1
Cathay Pacific today announced it will implement "substantial reductions" to its long-haul freighter capacity in the first quarter due to the latest crew quarantine measures imposed by authorities in Hong Kong.The new rules, announced on December 30, mean air cargo crew members will be required to undergo compulsory quarantine at ...
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Hong Kong suspends flights from eight countries
Hong Kong has announced that passengers from eight countries will be banned from entering the country for 14 days.The flight ban will impact passengers from Australia, the UK, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines and the US, including transferring passengers.The measure comes into force on January 8 and will last ...
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Cathay Pacific announces 7 day suspension of long-haul cargo operations
Cathay Pacific has suspended all long-haul freighter and cargo-only passenger flights to and from Hong Kong until January 6.The Hong Kong carrier said the move was in response to recently announced more stringent quarantine requirements for Hong Kong-based cargo crews.The suspension applies to all long-haul cargo flights covering the transpacific, ...
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NewsStrong November for Cathay Pacific, but down on 2019
Cathay Pacific recorded a 15.8% increase in cargo volumes in November. Copyright: Cathay PacificBeaujolais wine and cherries shipments helped Cathay Pacific record a 15.8% increase in cargo volumes in November due to “consistently robust” demand, but the airline still saw a 23.9% decrease compared with the same period in 2019.The ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo outlines transpacific ULD challenges
Cathay Pacific director of cargo Tom Owen has outlined the current challenges the airline faces in the cargo market.Owen explained that Cathay Pacific is currently battling a ULD shortage on the transpacific while it also continues to be effected by the recent positive Covid cases amongst its pilots.Earlier this month, ...
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Cathay Pacific considers stricter quarantine rules after freighter pilots test positive
Cathay Pacific is considering stricter quarantine rules for crew after three freighter pilots tested positive for Covid-19 following a layover at a Frankfurt Airport.The airline said that crews self-isolate in their rooms within designated hotels during any layover in places outside of Hong Kong and undergo regular testing.However, following the ...
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Cathay Pacific ramps up freighter network ahead of strong peak season
Cathay Pacific ramped up its freighter network to peak season levels in August, while two previously announced preighter aircraft have also joined its fleet.In its latest monthly traffic update, the Hong Kong-hubbed airline said that ahead of what is expected to be a busy peak season - and on the ...
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Crew quarantine measures hold back Cathay Pacific Cargo in H1
Hong Kong quarantine restrictions took their toll on Cathay Pacific's first-half performance with revenues and volumes all declining compared with a year earlier.The airline saw its first-half cargo revenues decline by 0.6% on last year to HK$11.1bn, while cargo revenue tonne kms (RFTK) were down 20.1% to 3.3bn and the ...
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Cathay Pacific caters for garment sector with Pittsburgh flights
Cathay Pacific Cargo has restarted operations to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) with twice-weekly pax-cargo flights.The Hong Kong-hubbed carrier re-launched flights on August 2 utilising Boeing 777-300ER passenger planes converted for cargo.The carrier plans to continue serving the US airport through to the end of the year. Cargo onboard the aircraft ...
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InsightsCathay Cargo: Developing and delivering the agenda
Airfreight digitalisation and customer-centric products are top of the long-term strategic agenda for Cathay Pacific Cargo as it navigates the pandemic with a focus on vaccine distribution and e-commerce.Air Cargo News spoke to Rajesh Menon, regional head of cargo for South Asia, the Middle East and Africa for the cargo ...
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Cathay Cargo enables real-time shipment tracking with Ultra Track solution
Cathay Pacific Cargo is rolling out its Ultra Track data-logging solution at 29 airports in its global network.The carrier said the solution is the first internet of things (IoT) application that enables remote connection to shipments.Ultra Track uses Descartes Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) network, tags and readers to enable ...
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Cathay Pacific cargo capacity continues to recover
Cathay Pacific's cargo capacity increased in May as it continued to recover from the introduction of stricter crew quarantine rules in Hong Kong.Hong Kong in February introduced rules requiring crew to quarantine after an international journey, which affected cargo flights, but these were relaxed in mid-April for vaccinated crew.The airline ...
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Cathay Cargo starts using Envirotainer Releye pharma solution
Cathay Pacific Cargo has started using Envirotainer's Releye RLP temperature-controlled container.The carrier said it is the first in Asia to use the pharma solution.According to Envirotainer, the LD11-size container's air flow technology enables temperature stability and it was designed to meet shippers’ requests for greater load flexibility.It fits three Euro ...
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Cathay Pacific cargo capacity gradually recovering
Cathay Pacific's cargo capacity was only gradually recovering in April after the relaxation of stricter crew quarantine rules in the middle of the month.The Hong Kong-based airline in April saw its cargo capacity in cargo tonne km terms drop by 36.6% compared with February levels as a result of stricter ...
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Cathay Pacific targets digital cargo with One Record trial in Hong Kong
A trial of IATA One Record initiative was carried out by companies at Hong Kong International, including Cathay Pacific, as part of efforts to move to paperless processes in air cargo.The pilot, which ran in Hong Kong in March, was a joint initiative between Cathay Pacific Cargo and the Airport ...