MAB Kargo and Silk Way West sign partnership
MAB Kargo and Azerbaijan cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines have signed a memorandum of cooperation that will see both airlines leveraging on each other’s aircraft fleet and network in different regions of the world. The stratergic partnership between the two air cargo players entails a block space Agreement (BSA) on a twice weekly route […]
Jet Airways expands network with flights to Schiphol
Jet Airways has enhanced connectivity between India, Europe and North America with launch of daily Amsterdam Airport Schiphol bellyhold flights. Effective from 27 March 2016, the Indian carrier will operate two daily non-stop flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, one each to its hubs in Mumbai and New Delhi. Jet says there are benefits for cargo […]
PACTL gains IATA CEIV pharma cetification
The new cool chain infrastructure at Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) has successfully the validation process to obtain the International Air Transport Association’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in Pharmaceutical Logistics. As a result, PACTL now operates the first Chinese air cargo terminal that has obtained the CEIV certification. PACTL vice […]
Domestic e-commerce offers great opportunities
The domestic e-commerce market in India is booming and offers great opportunities, Jet Airways senior vice president for cargo, Pradeep Kumar tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Jet, along with the wider industry, has seen flat conditions since 2014 but Kumar expects improvements in the second half of 2016. The weakness of the Indian rupee is […]
India a challenging market for Swiss
India is a challenging market, with a lot of competition, particularly from Middle Eastern carriers, Swiss WorldCargo’s head of cargo Africa, Middle East & India, Shankar Iyer tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Iyer tells ACW: “India is a highly price conscious market, which demands high service with low costs. One of the main challenges is […]
India pivotal for IAG Cargo
India plays a pivotal role in the IAG Cargo network, with the growing pharmaceutical business offering valuable business opportunities, regional commercial manager Asia Pacific, John Cheetham tells Air Cargo Week. As part of the government’s ‘Make in India’ programme, India hopes to be the third largest pharmaceutical market by 2020, making up 20 per cent […]
Chapman Freeborn and RUS Aviation start Asia cargo agreement
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and RUS Aviation have announced an exclusive cargo sales agreement to provide clients with seamless airfreight solutions from Hong Kong to the Middle East and surrounding markets. Effective 1 March 2016, the deal will see Chapman Freeborn sell per-kilo shipments from Hong Kong to the UAE, with onward connections via RUS Aviation’s […]
Profit rise in 2015 for Cathay Pacific but cargo revenue falls
The Cathay Pacific Group recorded a profit of $6 billion Hong Kong dollars ($772 million) in 2015 – up on the profit of $3.1 billion in 2014. The carrier says the group’s performance in 2015 was better than in 2014, with the business benefiting from low fuel prices. Cathay Pacific says air cargo demand, which came under […]
Air Cargo India: Saudia Cargo looking to extend Indian coverage
Saudia Cargo is looking to further increase freighter and bellyhold frequencies to India to tap into the growing opportunities in India. Speaking to Air Cargo Week at the Air Cargo India conference and exhibition in Mumbai, vice president for commercial, Rainer Muller says Saudia held meetings at the event and opportunities came to the fore, […]
Air Cargo India: Lufthansa Cargo eyeing Indian network development
Lufthansa Cargo is eyeing up adding a new freighter frequency into Delhi to reap the rewards of the growing market by adding to the once a week service it now operates. Speaking at a media briefing at Air Cargo India in Mumbai yesterday, the German carrier’s board member for product and sales Alexis von Hoensbroech, […]
Air Cargo India: MASkargo targeting Indian network expansion
MASkargo is targeting expanding its network into India this year, according to the carrier’s chief executive officer, Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi. Speaking to Air Cargo Week at the Air Cargo India conference and exhibition in Mumbai today, he says another freighter route into the booming Indian air cargo market, the second fastest growing market in […]
Air Cargo India: improvements needed to unlock potential of India
India needs to improve three areas if it wants to unlock the potential and opportunities that exist in its expanding air cargo market. Speaking at Air Cargo India in the session ‘India, a global air cargo force – potential and pitfalls’, Lufthansa Cargo’s executive board member, Alexis von Hoensbroech who was a panelist, says: “We […]
Air Cargo India: tonnage set to increase significantly
The Indian air cargo industry will see significant tonnage growth over the next decade and a half, according to a government advisor. Speaking at Air Cargo India at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai in a keynote address, government senior advisor for the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Renu Singh Parmar forecasts huge growth and says […]
Air Cargo India: more infrastructure needed to grow air cargo industry
Indian airports need better infrastructure in order to grow air cargo tonnage volumes and meet rising demand, delegates at the Air Cargo India conference and exhibition in Mumbai heard today. The need for facility upgrades was raised during the event’s first round table session ‘Delivering the ‘Make in India vision to the world the air cargo […]
Cargolux and Oman Air extend Indian partnership to Mumbai
After successful cooperation between Cargolux and Oman Air for cargo flights to Chennai as part of an agreement signed last year, the carriers have added an additional destination in India with two weekly flights to Mumbai, beginning on 8 March 2016. Flight CV6102 leaves Luxembourg on Tuesdays at 12.25h and is routed via Bahrain where it arrives […]
Subdued growth in emerging markets hit airfreight in 2015, ACI says
Air cargo markets were “substantially weaker” in 2015 compared to passenger figures with a modest 2.3 per cent growth in total freight, according to the Airports Council International (ACI). The association says this was largely due to subdued growth in emerging markets and developing economies, along with a more modest recovery in advanced economies. ACI […]
Quikjet Airlines launches Indian freighter service
Quikjet Airlines, which is majority owned by the Dublin-based ASL Aviation Group launched its freighter services today. The inaugural flight took-off at 01.20h from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bengaluru. Quikjet will operate a 21.2 tonne (11 pallets) capacity Boeing 737-400SF on the route. Quikjet will initially offer four daily flights by operating overnight to link Delhi […]
Third runway at Heathrow essential to clear export limiting bottleneck
Heathrow Airport is full and freight cannot be transported directly on a number of services to destinations including China, head of cargo, Nick Platts tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Heathrow Airport handled just under 1.5 million tonnes of cargo in 2015, a 0.2 per cent dip from 2014, though Platts says the results were skewed […]
India set to showcase its expanding air cargo market
India is emerging as one of the fastest growing air cargo markets across the globe and presents abundant opportunities for industry operators investing in one of Asia’s economic powerhouses. The 6th Air Cargo India International Biennial Networking Conference and Exhibition at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai from Tuesday, 23 February to Thursday, 25 February, will […]
Air India set to begin another domestic air cargo service
Media reports in india claim Air India is set to begin an air cargo service to Surat in the next two months, as part of an upgrade of its fleet. The Times of India says the carrier will replace its CRJ flight between Surat and Delhi and the Mumbai-Surat flight with Airbus A320 and Airbus A319, […]
Ethiopian Airlines launches bellyhold route to Delhi
Ethiopian Airlines is to start a twice daily bellyhold service to Delhi International Airport in India. The African carrier will operate a Boeing 737-800 on the route, which starts on 26 March this year. Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive officer, Tewolde GebreMariam says: “India being one of the strongest economic muscles zooming into the global economic picture, availing […]
Air China Cargo to partner with Envirotainer for pharma cargo
Air China Cargo has signed a global master lease agreement (MLA) with Envirotainer to meet demand for temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical cargo. The new partnership will benefit bio-pharma firms importing and exporting active pharma ingredients, intermediates and other bulk and semi-finished products. Air China Cargo also plans to roll out a cold chain product this spring with […]
Hactl and CKS partner up to support air cargo sector
HACTL Development Holdings Ltd – the business development arm of the Hactl Group – has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (CKS). The objective of the MoU is to explore the joint development of logistics links and infrastructure in and around Hong Kong International Airport and the Pearl River […]
WFS wins cargo handling contract with Japan Airlines
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won its first-ever contract with Japan Airlines. WFS, which provides ground handling services to more than 300 airlines across its global network, has been awarded a cargo handling contract by the airline at New York’s JFK International Airport. The handler will manage Japan Airlines’ twice-daily Boeing 777 and 787 services […]
ST Aerospace completes ownership of P2F firm
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has completed its investment of the additional 20 per cent equity interest in Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW). The investment was completed following the receipt of regulatory approvals and fulfilment of customary conditions precedent. Following this completion, EFW becomes a subsidiary of ST Aerospace, with the latter owning 55 per cent of […]
Garuda Indonesia to operate bellyhold route to Heathrow
Garuda Indonesia is to begin a daily bellyhold service from London to Jakarta, operating from their new UK base of Heathrow Airport. The new service will be the first and only non-stop flight to connect the UK and Indonesia, beginning Thursday 31 March 2016. The move is part of Garuda’s strategy to strengthen its presence in […]
Inaugural Air Cargo Summit to take place in Shanghai
A new air cargo industry event Air Cargo Summit has been formed, and will take place at the Hyatt on the Bund in Shanghai from 12-15 June. The event is jointly organised by TFS and AirCargoPlus and will see three days of networking and organisers say there is a heavy focus on social activities and […]
Finnair expects slight improvement in China
Finnair Cargo maintained 2014 volumes into 2015 in China, and is expecting a slight improvement for the start of this year, its sales director Asia, Tomi Asikainen tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Asikainen says: “To and from China the overall demand levels have maintained at 2014 levels but we have not been strangers to the […]
Armenia among routes launched by Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways will start a four-times weekly bellyhold service between Doha and Yerevan, the capital of Armenia from 15 May. The airline says its expanding global reach, including its newest US destinations in 2016 of Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta, and significant growth of its modern fleet has enabled it to offer this new service to […]
Cathay Pacific’s new livery makes freighter debut
Cathay Pacific Airways has welcomed its first freighter showcasing the airline’s brand new livery. The freshly painted freighter, a Boeing 747-400 Extended Range Freighter arrived in Hong Kong from the HAECO facility in Xiamen (China) on 19 January. The new Cathay Pacific livery was first unveiled on one of the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at Hong […]