PEMCO redelivers 15th conversion to SF Airlines
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has announced the redelivery of another Boeing 737-300 freighter aircraft to China-based SF Airlines. SF Airlines is one of the leading couriers in China providing delivery service to over 15 countries, including the US. Performed by partner STAECO in Jinan Shandong, China, the latest redelivery marks the fifteenth B737-300/400 PEMCO […]
YTO Express Airlines set to add freighters by 2018
YTO Express Airlines is set to add at least three widebody freighters to its fleet by 2018 to meet demand for its international expansion plans, according to media reports in China. The China Daily reports the carrier is preparing a bid to expand operations and quotes the airline’s chairman, Yu Weijiao, as saying there is high demand for international […]
Cathay Pacific grows in April but 2016 still a struggle
Cathay Pacific Cargo has seen cargo and mail volumes increase by 2.1 per cent to 147,643 tonnes though it is still down 1.8 per cent year-to-date. Between January and April volumes were down 1.8 per cent to 569,638 tonnes. Revenue tonne kilometres increased by 0.6 per cent to 853.9 million but were down 3.4 per […]
DHL Global Forwarding appoints Wu in Cambodia
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Oliver Wu as country manager for Cambodia, with effect. In his new role, Oliver will report directly to Clement Blanc, managing director of DHL Global Forwarding for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Based in Phnom Penh, Wu will lead and manage DHL Global Forwarding’s business activities in the country, and be responsible […]
Pelican BioThermal launches new Asia headquarters in Singapore
Pelican BioThermal has opened a new Asia headquarters in Singapore, which it says signals a significant development in its expanding presence and support network in Asia. The new facility will act as the headquarters for Pelican BioThermal’s Asia operation. The location will be the central base for the company’s Asia sales office, Credoon Demand rental fleet depot and […]
Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo enter joint business agreement
Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo have entered into a joint business agreement, which they say brings numerous benefits to customers from joint network between Hong Kong and Europe. Both carriers explain it means more direct connections, greater flexibility and time savings combined with service enhancements, which are just some of the benefits customers will enjoy thanks […]
Vietnam Airlines and Cambodia Angkor Air to up belly routes
Indochina carriers Vietnam Airlines and Cambodia Angkor Air are to increase the number of domestic and international bellyhold routes they operate. The airlines are to start new and additional connections between Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as further links to and from Laos and Myanmar during 2016. Vietnam Airlines holds a 49 per cent stake in Cambodia Angkor […]
Expanding Chinese e-commerce driving growth for Hacis
With the expansion of China’s middle class, Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis) has firmly focused on the country’s fast growing e-commerce business, managing director Vivien Lau tells Air Cargo Week. Though the Chinese economic growth has slowed to single digit figures, this has mainly hit general trade but e-commerce seems unaffected, due to […]
WorldACD: few bright spots in a slow market
WorldACD says March offered some “hope of a change for the better” in a few of the world’s air cargo markets, but year-on-year (YOY) yields in US dollars still dropped by 18 per cent. The industry market analyst says although YOY volumes dropped by 0.9 per cent worldwide, the flows from Asia Pacific to Europe and […]
PEMCO redelivers 14th freighter conversion to SF Airlines
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has redelivered a Boeing 737-300 freighter conversion aircraft to China-based SF Airlines – a courier in China providing delivery service to over 15 countries. The freighter, converted by PEMCO’s partner STAECO in Jinan Shandong, China, marks the 14 redelivery of a B737-300/400 to SF Airlines since 2013. SF Airlines plans to […]
Voting closes on 29 April for ACW World Air Cargo Awards 2016
Time is running out to vote in the prestigious Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2016 as voting will close this Friday (29 April). Awards are presented in nine categories ranging from Airfreight Forwarder of the Year to Cargo Airline of the Year and voted by members of the air cargo community. Visit here […]
PACTL posts new record in March and Q1
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) has continued its growth path achieving two new records in the first quarter of 2016. PACTL processed 142,297 tonnes of air cargo, which was an increase of 6.8 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in the month of March. In total, PACTL’s cargo volumes grew by 1.5 per cent to 367,791 […]
US carriers target bellyhold routes to Japan
American Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation proposing to operate a daily bellyhold service to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from Los Angeles International Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. American’s application follows the historic signing of a new aviation agreement between the US and Japan in February to improve US carriers’ access at Tokyo Haneda. American’s […]
Seven Malaysian carriers form association
Seven Malaysian air carriers have joined forces to form the Association of Malaysian Air Carriers (AMAC). Subject to the approvals from the respective boards and Registrar of Society, the founding airlines of this association are Malaysia Airlines Berhad, MASwings, Firefly, AirAsia Berhad, AirAsia X Berhad, Malindo Air and Berjaya Air. The association will be open to […]
IT products from China boost Cathay, despite March fall
Cathay Pacific Airways saw a marginal decrease in the volume of cargo and mail it uplifted in March – but it saw better demand in the month. Cathay Pacific and Dragonair combined carried 157,006 tonnes of cargo and mail in March, a drop of 0.4 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo […]
Indian carriers could get fines scrapped
The Indian Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) yesterday set aside fines handed out to Jet Airways, SpiceJet and IndiGo by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for an alleged air cargo cartel. This paves the way for the three carriers to have fines proposed in November by CCI last year as reported in Air Cargo Week, scrapped. On […]
Double-digit pharma growth drives Changi upwards
With global trade slowing, Changi Airport’s operator, Changi Airport Group is focusing on niche industry sectors such as pharmaceuticals to continue growing. Changi Airport Group senior manager, cargo and logistics development division, Phau Hui Hoon (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week that in 2015 the airport saw volumes increase by 0.5 per cent to 1.8 million […]
Network feeder partners targeted by United
United Cargo is looking at finding a feeder partner with a carrier into Vietnam and may also seek to find one to the Middle East from Europe. This comes after the carrier enhanced its cooperation with Lufthansa in December last year to include cargo operations on routes between the US and Europe. United Cargo president, […]
PACTL is all cool in Shanghai
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) has officially inaugurated its new eco-friendly cool centre. The facility which has successfully completed its trial operations most recently obtained the International Air Transport Association (IATA) CEIV Pharma certification as the first Chinese air cargo terminal. In full operation, it now provides an annual handling capacity of 100,000 […]
Kerry Logistics raises stake in Indev Logistics
Kerry Logistics has entered into memorandum of understanding to increase its stake in Indev Logistics (INDEV) – an Indian logistics company headquartered in Chennai. Kerry has upped its interest from 30 per cent to 50 per cent, and it says it has an increasingly positive view of India’s economic prospects. The announcement was made at the re-branding […]
dnata’s new Heathrow facility to be just for Cathay Pacific
dnata says its new Heathrow Airport cargo facility will be dedicated to Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific. The company says the move to Building 521a builds on its long-term partnership with Heathrow’s largest independent handler. dnata UK says the new state-of-the-art on-airport cargo facility at Heathrow will open its doors in April. This ends speculation as to […]
Vietnam set to build three more airports
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has reportedly submitted plans to the Ministry of Transport to build three airports in the northwestern provinces. Media reports in Vietnam say the total investment shed out will be 9.813 trillion Vietnamese Dong ($440 million), according to reports. The move is likely to boost air cargo capacity and operations […]
Acquisitions in Asia top priority for Air Logistics Group
Air Logistics Group sees further consolidation in the general sales agents (GSA) market in Europe and is looking to invest in Asia this year. Chief operating officer, Stephen Dawkins (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week: “We foresee consolidation in Europe and continued investment in IT to better service our airline clients. We are planning further acquisitions […]
New contract and more offices for ECS
The ECS Group continues to win new airline contracts, open more offices and is now heavily focusing on South East Asia. The general sales agent’s (GSA) chief operating officer, Adrian Thominet tells Air Cargo Week the marketplace is generally good for ECS, despite some markets being flat, but it is not complaining. He explains: “In […]
ACSV picks Hermes management system for Hanoi
Air Cargo Services of Vietnam (ACSV) has chosen the Hermes air cargo management system to run their warehouse in Hanoi. ACSV chairman, Pham Duc Long says: “The installation of the Hermes cargo management system is evidence of ACSV’s ambitious development plan in the coming year. “The system, with various modern functions, will really revolutionise our cargo […]
WorldACD: difficult start to the year continues for air cargo
Air cargo’s difficult start to 2016 was extended into February, according to industry data analyst WorldACD. Worldwide volumes dropped by 3.8 per cent year-over-year (YoY), which is the largest YoY volume drop in three years, the market analyst says. The regions of Asia Pacific and North America were the big losers in January and February as […]
AirBridgeCargo increases Singapore freighter services
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is increasing its support of the Singapore market with the addition of a third weekly Boeing 747 Freighter service, commencing 1 April 2016. The new Friday frequency is to satisfy growing customer demand and will offer onward connections to Hong Kong and to points across ABC’s global route network. The airline launched […]
Tickets still available for ACW awards dinner in China
Tickets for the prestigious Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2016 Gala Dinner at the Kerry Hotel in Shanghai, China on 15 June 2016 can still be picked up. To get your tickets for the glittering night visit www.worldaircargoawards.com/tables.cfm – to buy a single ticket for £115 or 10 tickets can be bought for £1,000. […]
AirBridgeCargo blooms in February thanks to flowers
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has reported a 15 per cent growth in its airfreight volumes in February, transporting over 37,000 tonnes across its global route network in Asia, Europe, North America and Russia. The airline’s freight tonne kilometres rose three per cent over the same month last year when the airline saw an extraordinary demand for […]
Istanbul New Airport’s cargo plans revealed
Istanbul New Airport will eventually have capacity to handle 5.5 million tonnes of cargo a year and significant dedicated freight facilities. Details of the plans have been revealed to Air Cargo Week and explain that in the first two phases of the annual cargo capacity will be planned for around 4.5 million tons per year. But […]
