All Singapore Airlines articles – Page 2

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    UK retailer to launch air cargo operation in response to capacity crunch

    2020-05-01T09:43:00Z

    UK-headquartered online retailer The Hut Group (THG) will charter two cargo aircraft and launch a partnership with Singapore Airlines in order to secure scarce air cargo capacity.THG said that since the start of 2020, it had been running successful trials, using dedicated cargo flights to service its global operations, especially ...

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    Scoot to fly cargo-only PAX flights to China

    2020-03-11T12:37:53Z

    Scoot B787-9Singapore-based low-cost airline Scoot will operate cargo-only passenger flights to China over the coming weeks as demand outstrips supply.The airline told Air Cargo News that it would operate "belly-hold freight charters" flights on behalf of parent Singapore Airlines' cargo arm in March.The flights will operate from Singapore to Guangzhou ...

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    Singapore Airlines Cargo receives CEIV Pharma renewal

    2020-03-06T11:15:12Z

    Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo, the first airline in the Asia Pacific region to be gain CEIV Pharma certification in 2017, has received renewed certification from IATA.The renewed certification comes after SIA expanded its cool chain corridor with the addition of pharma-handling hubs in Copenhagen, Osaka and Stockholm.The new cool chain ...

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    SIA to link Brussels with Singapore

    2019-12-24T11:51:12Z

    Singapore Airlines (SIA) has confirmed that it will inaugurate a non-stop, A350 service linking its home hub of Singapore Changi International Airport with the Belgian capital of Brussels on October 25, 2020.The route will be flown four times a week.“As a key gateway to Asia, Singapore is an important new ...

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    SIA Cargo 747 freighter involved in engine pod strike

    2019-12-03T13:30:06Z

    The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating an engine pod strike involving a Singapore Airlines Cargo freighter that occurred on the evening of November 28.The Boeing 747-400F, registered 9V-SFO, was performing a missed approach procedure at Sydney Airport, when the number 1 engine pod struck the ground during the ...

  • AAPA director general, stepping down March 2020
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    Subhas Menon to lead AAPA from March 2020

    2019-11-25T11:40:32Z

    Andrew Herdman. director general, AAPASubhas Menon will be the new director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) from March 2020, when Andrew Herdman steps down after 15 years in the role.Menon has over 35 years of experience in international aviation with the Singapore Airlines Group, having served ...

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    Singapore Airlines retains Cargo iQ certification

    2019-10-28T15:02:03Z

    Singapore Airlines has completed its most recent Cargo iQ audit by Geneva-based inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS, and retains its certification as an accredited member.All members are audited every three years to ensure they are aligned with Cargo iQ standards and specifications. SGS audited the cargo division of ...

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    SIA volumes fall amid global economic uncertainty

    2019-08-01T09:41:59Z

    Following a disappointing performance in June, Singapore Airlines (SIA) saw its freight traffic decline during the first quarter of its 2019/20 financial year against a backdrop of weakening global demand.Cargo and mail carried during April–June amounted to 307,700 tonnes, down 3.3% on the same period of 2018. Traffic as measured ...

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    SIA's full year cargo revenues up 2.1% in "softening" trade environment

    2019-05-16T13:40:16Z

    Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group saw flown cargo revenue increase by 2.1% in the 2018/19 financial year despite a “softening trade environment” and a lower fourth quarter.The S$45m increase in overall revenues for the year came as stronger yields (+5.7%) was "more than sufficient” to offset a 3.5% fall in loads ...

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    Bahrain finds the cargo formula for Grand Prix racing

    2019-04-09T08:32:49Z

    A Cathay Pacific B747 freighter at BahrainBahrain International Airport (BIA) saw a 23% surge in Formula One (F1) related cargo volumes in the build up to the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.More than 1,564 tonnes carried on 19 cargo flights arrived at the Middle East hub in the run up ...

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    Dnata expands into Belgium with Brussels Airport cargo hub

    2019-03-28T09:29:08Z

    Dnata has launched operations in Belgium by opening a cargo centre at Brussels Airport that represents an investment of €8m and creates up to 100 local jobs with the company.The Dubai-based global cargo handler’s first customer in Brussels is Singapore Airlines, which operates eight weekly flights with an annual capacity ...

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    Singapore Airlines to add fifth US destination in 2019

    2018-11-01T15:53:22Z

    Singapore Airlines will begin non-stop flights to Seattle in September 2019, bringing the total number of US destinations in its network to five, including the Los Angeles service that will commence this week.The Seattle service will operate three times a week at first, increasing to four times weekly in October ...

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    Singapore Airlines sees cargo revenues rise in Q1 despite traffic decline

    2018-07-26T13:36:43Z

    Singapore Airlines saw its cargo revenues jump during its financial first quarter, despite a drop in demand.Between April and June, the Asian airline saw cargo revenues increase by S$30m, or 6%, on the back of a yield increase of 9%, a reflection of the overall market trend.The improvement in yields ...

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    Singapore Airlines extends WFS cargo contracts

    2018-06-14T10:59:00Z

    Singapore Airlines has extended its cargo handling contracts with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in France and the UK.In France, the Paris-headquartered handler looks after the airline’s daily A380 flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle as well as providing offline cargo reception points, handling and domestic trucking at all WFS stations across ...

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    Singapore Airlines enjoys cargo upswing in third quarter

    2017-02-08T12:36:32Z

    Singapore Airlines has released traffic and financial performance details for the third quarter of its 2016-17 financial year – the period between October 1 and December 31 2016.Its cargo division enjoyed a rise in freight volumes of 6.6%, boosted by stronger than expected peak season demand. SIA Cargo carried a ...

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    Singapore Airlines Cargo most on-time Cargo iQ airline in June

    2016-07-27T14:23:47Z

    Singapore Airlines Cargo was the most reliable Cargo iQ member airline in June with an on-time availability rate of 96%.The latest monthly statistics from Cargo iQ revealed that in June its members achieved an average on-time airport-to-airport rate of 80%, based on notification of freight and data availability at destination.This ...

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    Singapore Airlines to fly direct to Manchester

    2016-07-22T08:20:24Z

    Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to offer a non-stop passenger aircraft connection between Singapore and the UK’s Manchester Airport from late October 2016.The non-stop Singapore–Manchester service will be operated five times a week from October 30. The aircraft will then continue on to Houston, which is currently served by SIA via ...

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    Singapore Airlines Cargo extends handling contract with Frankfurt Cargo Services

    2016-01-27T11:30:14Z

    Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) and Singapore Cargo Airlines have renewed the carrier’s handling contract at the German airport, Europe's largest airfreight hub by volumes.Hans-Georg Emmert, managing director of FCS, said: “We are very pleased that Singapore Airlines, one of Asia’s leading airlines, has decided to extend its contract with FCS ...

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    Singapore Airlines has no plans to scrap freighter fleet

    2015-05-27T15:24:16Z

    Singapore Airlines has no plans to increase or decrease its freighter fleet this year as it sees a future for both bellyhold and maindeck capacity.Speaking following the publication of its 2014 results, the southeast Asian airline said that it currently had a fleet of eight freighter aircraft, all of which ...

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    WFS lands Singapore Airlines contract in the UK

    2015-02-25T11:52:04Z

    Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a three-year contract to provide full cargo handling services for Singapore Airlines Cargo at London Heathrow and at all of its UK regional locations from January 2015.WFS is set to handle some 46,000 tonnes of cargo a year for the airline via two B747F ...