Satisfactory growth across important trade lanes for Cargolux
Perishables have seen “satisfactory” growth, with steady volumes across important trade lanes, Cargolux Airlines International manager global product management, Stavros Evangelakakis tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). He says: “Perishable shipments have traditionally formed a major part of our cool chain business and our long expertise in this field, combined with a superior, high-quality product offering, […]
DHL scoops airfreight mobile phone contract
DHL Global Forwarding has been awarded an airfreight contract by Transsion Holdings, a major mobile phone manufacturer. DHL will provide services from Transsion’s manufacturing base in South China to 28 countries around the world across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Transsion Holdings, which is based in Hong Kong, sold 59 million cell phone units in 2015 through its […]
FIA16: Donghai to buy 25 Boeing 737 MAX and five Dreamliners
Boeing and Donghai Airlines announced today the airline’s intent to purchase 25 737 MAX 8s and five 787-9 Dreamliners at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow. The agreement is valued at more than $4 billion and is part of Donghai’s plan to fulfill its strategic plan to convert its business model from cargo services to passenger services. […]
Heathrow urges expansion again, as cargo grows in June
Cargo volumes at the UK’s largest port Heathrow Airport grew 2.1 per cent in June, with strong growth to China which was up 11 per cent, India up 3.3 per cent and Turkey up three per cent. In June, the gateway handled 125,636 tonnes, and so far in 2016 after six months it has processed […]
Rhenus and Sankyo sign joint venture
The Rhenus Group and Sankyo Corporation have set up a joint venture known as Rhenus Sankyo Logistics K.K. Sankyo is part of the Fujiki Group, a network of firms with more than 20 companies in Japan and worldwide. Rhenus Asia and the American Sankyo subsidiary Clearfreight have already been working together for many years. The level […]
Luxair Cargo aiming to exceed 800,000t in 2016
Luxair Cargo is confident it will handle over 800,000 tonnes of cargo in 2016 helped by increased rotations from Qatar Airways and other customers expanding, business development and contract manager, Antoine Decker tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Describing the year so far, Decker says the Luxembourg Airport based handling agent has seen three per cent […]
Hactl sees Chinese and Asian e-commerce growth
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) is expecting 2016 to remain challenging but the growth in Chinese and Asian e-commerce will provide growth, executive director, Vivien Lau tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Hactl, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in May, has seen more bulk e-commerce shipments for fulfilment centres closer to consumers, something that will […]
Airports Authority of India plans subsidiary to handle cargo
Air cargo handling is set to become more efficient in India according to local media reports – as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to separate cargo operations by setting up a logistics subsidiary called Air Cargo Corporation. This move would apply to all AAI owned gateways including Chennai and the plan has reportedly got […]
Cargolux adds Ashgabat in Turkmenistan to its network
Cargolux Airlines has expanded its freighter route network by adding Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. The once-weekly service complements Cargolux’s existing flights to Turkmenbashi that were started exactly one year ago. Since then, Cargolux has expanded its Turkmenistan services to eight per week. In July, the carrier will further boost its frequencies to 11 per week. Ashgabat becomes Cargolux’s […]
Ethiopian becomes first African A350 operator
Ethiopian Airlines has become the first African operator to use an Airbus A350 XWB, having taken delivery of a -900 on 29 June. The aircraft, on lease from AerCap, is the first of 14 A350 XWBs on order, with 12 coming direct from Airbus and two from AerCap. Ethiopian plans to use the aircraft to […]
IAG Cargo enhances Shanghai bellyhold service
IAG Cargo has started its new Madrid to Shanghai service through Iberia – making it one of the only carriers to directly connect the two cities. IAG has also announced that the winter 2016 schedule will offer 10 flights per week from Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport on British Airways services; an increase of […]
Asia and China in particular key focuses for Munich
China and Asia as a whole remain the most vital trade lanes for Munich Airport for both bellyhold and freighter-only segments. One of the Bavarian gateways key carriers is HNA Group airline Yangtze River Express (pictured), which operates five-weekly flights to the Chinese cities of Tianjin and Shanghai operated by a Boeing 744 Freighter. Munich […]
Lufthansa Cargo and ANA extend joint venture
Lufthansa Cargo and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will extend their cooperation on 12 July – which they say will provide greater flexibility and speed for customers throughout all of Europe. As of that date, Lufthansa’s entire European feeder network will be combined with the direct flights of both partners. As a result, the carrier says customers from all […]
Celebi takes on new carrier handling contracts
Ground handler Celebi has won new contracts and has started handling cargo for a range of different carriers. Celebi Hungary processed freight for the first time for Air Canada on 11 June and will handled three bellyhold flights a week for the carrier in the summer season in Budapest. CelebiNas-Mumbai welcomed the inaugural service of Singapore […]
Kuala Lumpur service booming for IAG Cargo
A year since IAG Cargo’s Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur route launch on a British Airways bellyhold service – IAG says it has “exceeded expectations”, proving itself a “valuable gateway” for manufacturers and high-tech shippers. The carrier says demand from pharmaceutical customers has also been high and since the launch in May last year, IAG Cargo has seen […]
Jan de Rijk the right feeder service for China Eastern
Jan de Rijk Logistics has expanded its European cooperation with China Eastern Airlines. China Eastern Airlines has granted a road feeder service contract for Prague and Amsterdam to the transportation provider. China Eastern Airlines starts services from Shanghai on Prague on 23 June with three flights a week and on 26 June the carrier will also start […]
HKIA volumes fall despite transhipment growth
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has seen cargo volumes fall by one per cent in May despite transhipments growing strongly. Total volumes in May were down from 366,000 tonnes in 2015 to 362,000 tonnes this year. Transhipments were up by six per cent but volumes were hit by imports falling four per cent and exports […]
DHL Express launches new express facility in Myanmar
DHL Express has launched the largest express facility in Myanmar – to support the nation’s fast-growing economy which is forecast to rise by 8.5 per cent in 2016. Located in Yangon and occupying over 50,000 square feet of space with a built-up area of 32,500 square feet, the facility’s expansive handling capacity is set to […]
African handler Siginon Aviation renews SIA Cargo agreement
Kenyan cargo handler Siginon Aviation has renewed its ground handling agreement with Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi for three years. The new agreement follows a rigorous audit of Siginon’s processes, facilities and systems in the newly opened air cargo terminal on the airside of JKIA. Siginon Aviation has […]
ABC adds 6th freighter destination in China
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has introduced another new freighter destination to its expanding international network with the launch of flights to Chongqing, one of the leading commercial centres in China. The new service operates from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport two times per week, every Wednesday and Friday, and will be linked with ABC’s Shanghai flights returning to […]
Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards announced in Shanghai
Ecstatic winners raising their trophies aloft brought the glittering Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards to a successful end last night, which celebrated excellence in the airfreight industry. The luxurious Kerry Hotel’s Shanghai Ballroom was the venue, seeing nine rounds of a crescendo of cheering and applause for the prestigious accolades up for grabs. […]
Cargolux China on track for 2017 kick-off
Cargolux Airlines International’s joint venture to create a Chinese airline, ‘Cargolux China’ is progressing well and is on track to be operational by late 2017, chief executive officer, Dirk Reich told delegates at Air Cargo China this week. The airline, which will be based in Zhengzhou in Henan province, is being set up with its […]
May tonnage fall for Cathay
Cathay Pacific Airways has seen a fall in cargo and mail tonnage in May, while it says yields remain under “intense pressure”. The carrier and its low-cost arm Dragonair combined, carried 145,102 tonnes of cargo and mail in the month, which was a decrease of 1.3 per cent compared to the same month last year. […]
ECS wins contracts and targets Asia
ECS Group has won two new general sales agent (GSSA) contracts in Germany with DHL and Malaysian Airlines, starting from 1 July. Speaking to Air Cargo Week at Air Cargo China on 14 June, the Group’s chief executive officer, Adrien Thominet says it sees a room to increase DHL’s revenue in Germany and will operate […]
Changi Airport set to see express and e-commerce cargo grow
Australia, China and Hong Kong are the top three performing air cargo markets at Changi Airport in the first four months of 2016. Changi Airport Group (CAG) senior manager in the cargo and logistics development division, Phau Hui Hoon explains in the period, cargo shipments increased 4.3 per cent to reach 629,670 tonnes, compared to […]
DHL Global Forwarding appoints Lawson in India
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed George Lawson as chief executive officer (CEO) and country manager for India, effective 1 June, 2016. Relocated from Bonn, Germany, he is now based in Mumbai. In his new role as a member of the Asia Pacific Management Board, and reports to Kelvin Leung, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific. Leung says: […]
Chinese investor to buy majority stake in Frankfurt-Hahn
Chinese investor Shanghai Yiqian Trading Company says it is to buy a majority stake in Germany’s Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. The Chinese company has agreed to pay a low double-digit million-euro amount for the 82.5 per cent stake in the gateway sold by the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, a statement by the state’s interior ministry explains. Frankfurt-Hahn handled […]
Geodis moves to new office in Mumbai
Geodis has increased its presence in Mumbai, India after relocating its premises to The Qube in Andheri. The freight management and logistics firm says it is driven by the continuous growth of its India business and the expansion of the Mumbai team. Geodis’ cluster managing director for South Asia, Leif Voelcker says: “The relocation will foster a higher level of […]
Qatar targets sustainable growth through network expansion
Despite now being the world’s third largest air cargo carrier, Qatar Airways Cargo shows no signs of slowing down with Asia and the Americas its top target markets. The carrier’s chief cargo officer, Ulrich Ogiermann says in the first quarter of 2016 tonnage is up 23 per cent compared to the same time last year. […]
Air India settles and brings price-fixing lawsuit to an end
Air India is the latest and last air cargo carrier to settle as part of an antitrust lawsuit over price-fixing after agreeing to payout $12 million. The settlement is subject to court approval by United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and it is the 28th to be made in the last decade. The total settled by […]
