Cargo on the rise at Jet Airways and an integral part of business
Jet Airways is carrying more cargo than ever and the belly carrier is set to see this rise further as the Indian market grows and it expands its network and capacity. Speaking on 15 November to Air Cargo Week in London when the carrier launched its third daily Boeing 777-300ER flight from Mumbai International Airport […]
Cargo sales soar in 2017 for Oman Air Cargo
Cargo sales are up 27 per cent at Muscat-based Oman Air Cargo this year compared to the same time in 2016. Senior vice president for commercial cargo, Mohammed Al Musafir (pictured below) says: “Provided this trend continues until the end of December, with all relevant indicators supporting this expectation, we should end up somewhere in […]
Chinese belly traffic boosts Brisbane’s cargo volumes
Belly traffic to and from China is driving cargo at Brisbane Airport (BNE) and more will follow as new services are operated, writes Justin Burns. In the first half of 2017, the gateway handled more than 54,000 tonnes, an 11 per cent uplift on the same period last year with 24 per cent growth in imports […]
Jet Airways adds third daily Heathrow – Mumbai flight
Jet Airways has added a third daily connection between Heathrow Airport and Mumbai, starting on 29 October. The airline is the first Indian carrier to operate three daily flights between London and Mumbai – India’s economic and financial capital, and the new service complements Jet’s daily operations to Mumbai and Delhi, boosting its capacity by […]
Lufthansa Cargo and va-Q-tec sign container agreement
Lufthansa Cargo and va-Q-tec are to cooperate in the passive temperature-controlled container market after signing an agreement. As part of the partnership, containers from va-Q-tec are now available worldwide at numerous stations of the German carrier. Customers shipping pharmaceutical goods will benefit from the partnership of Lufthansa Cargo and the advanced container rental service from va-Q-tec. […]
AF-KL-MP expands network for the winter
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is expanding its network for the winter including new services to locations including Mumbai and Port Louis. The winter schedule starts on Sunday 29 October, ending Sunday 25 March 2018 and will add new flights from both Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Air France will […]
Network growth set to continue at Turkish Cargo
Turkish Cargo has added new freighter routes this year, but is not finished yet and is eyeing more connections. In the last six months, it has started services to Sao Paulo, Paris, Johannesburg, Kano in Nigeria, Oslo and Antananarivo in Madagascar. Turkish Cargo sales vice president (Turkey), Omer Kilic (pictured) says all the new routes […]
Volga and ACS help keep Indian mining project on track
A Volga-Dnepr IL-76TD-90VD Freighter has helped Air Charter Service ensure the efficient transportation of a 27-tonne outsize drilling machine from Perth in Australia – to a mining project in India. Destined for Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat, the mining equipment measured over 15 metres in length and was more than three metres […]
AAPA: demand for manufacturing products drives 12.2% August surge
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) says the solid expansion in international air cargo markets continued unabated in August and it was propelled by demand for manufacturing goods. AAPA explains firm demand for manufactured products, particularly pharmaceutical goods and technological equipment, underpinned the month’s strong 12.2 per cent increase in air cargo demand as measured in freight […]
New GSA for Air India in Austria
Mondial Airline Services – the Austrian office of the Global GSA Group – has been appointed as the new general sales agent (GSA) of Air India in Austria. Air India currently flies three times a week utilising a Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Vienna to Delhi. Mondial Airline Services managing director, Aytekin Saray says: “Air India is […]
Ascent Air appointed GSA for Air Asia Cargo India
Ascent Air has been appointed as the general sales agent (GSA) for Air Asia Cargo India and the contract started on 10 August. The GSA will cover the carrier’s pan India domestic network, which it is looking to expand in the future. Air Asia Cargo India currently serves the likes of Delhi, Jaipur, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Goa, Pune, […]
New domestic cargo terminal opened at Chennai
A new 1,500 square metre domestic cargo terminal was opened on Friday at Chennai International Airport (pictured above) to meet growing demand, according to media reports in India. The development was part of a reported investment of Rs 3 crore ($500,000) and can handle about 100 tonnes of freight a day. Local publications the Times […]
DHL eCommerce opens new distribution centre in Delhi
DHL eCommerce has opened a new distribution centre in Delhi to create opportunities for cross border e-commerce, as part of Deutsche Post DHL Group’s plan to invest in €250 million in India by 2020. The Delhi distribution centre forms a vital component to enable end-to-end logistics for e-commerce, allowing e-tailers to reach out to customers […]
IAG Cargo to fly Constant Climate shipments under its Critical product
IAG Cargo has announced Constant Climate shipments are now able to fly under its Critical product, enabling emergency medical shipments to benefit from its highest priority service. The new enhancement means shippers sending urgent pharmaceuticals now have access to the non-off loadable status and performance guarantees offered under Critical. Less than a year since its […]
AISATS launches cargo app for real-time cargo tracking
Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS) has launched a mobile app ‘AISATS Cargo’ to improve cargo tracking at AISATS Air Freight Terminal and AISATS COOLPORT at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru. AISATS says it is the first and only air cargo operator at Bengaluru to develop a free on-the-go app to provide its customers […]
Extra capacity fuels growth at Jet Airways
Extra capacity has fuelled growth at Jet Airways, particularly for premium products, senior vice president – cargo, Pradeep Kumar tells Air Cargo Week. He says demand for worldwide airfreight continues to be “robust”, and Jet Airways has been feeling the affects in the first half with strong demand for capacity. The momentum from the first […]
Government reforms helping the Indian market grow
The Indian airfreight market will continue to see strong growth, general sales agent (GSA) M&C Aviation India chief executive officer, Harish Shah (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week. Shah says 2017 has started well in India with 18.5 per cent year-on-year growth from January to May, and the whole company has also performed well, gaining an […]
Opportunities ready for exploiting
Using Sri Lanka as a transit hub for cargo into India is an opportunity to be exploited, Fits Aviation believes. The company says using Sri Lanka in this way capitalising on e-commerce movements requiring rapid delivery is particularly important, but this opportunity has yet to be completely exploited. Sri Lanka also has capacity issues, Fits […]
India’s middle class drive demand for high end goods
The growing middle class in India is driving demand for high end goods such as electronics, IAG Cargo regional commercial manager APAC, India & Middle East, Pravin Singh tells Air Cargo Week. He says demand for consumer electronics, comprising mainly of smart phones, is being driven by the vast millennial population and growing middle class, […]
Antonov Airlines appoints Flywell Aviation as GSA for India
Antonov Airlines has appointed Flywell Aviation as its general sales agent (GSA) in India. New Delhi-headquartered Flywell Aviation has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and provides services to the defence, aerospace, oil and gas, rail and construction sectors as well as other businesses. Four senior members of staff with 55 years of logistics industry experience […]
Celebi Delhi Cargo terminal goes live with Kale’s IT system
Celebi Delhi Cargo terminal has gone live with Kale Logistics Solutions’ Galaxy (domestic module) Cargo Management system. This is part of the phase wise implementation of the entire suite of the Galaxy Air Cargo management software system comprising of EXIM operations, warehouse management, UD, invoice and accounts and domestic operations. The domestic module incorporates next […]
Strong start to 2017 for Brussels Airlines Cargo
The first five months of 2017 have yielded volumes growth of 36 per cent for Brussels Airlines Cargo with African trade lanes driving the performance. Last month alone, in May, it saw a 46 per cent uplift and the strong performance is being put down to three factors. Vice president of cargo, Alban Francois (pictured […]
Air cargo service set to run between India and Afghanistan
India and Afghanistan are set to start a dedicated air cargo service over Pakistan in the next couple of days, according to reports in the Indian media. Reports claim it will help increase bilateral trade hampered by their troubled ties with Pakistan, which disallows Indian goods along the road route. The Hindu’s online edition quotes […]
Airbus: nearly 35,000 aircraft required in the next 20 years
The latest Airbus’ Global Market Forecast 2017-2036 has found 34,170 passenger and 730 freighter aircraft worth a combined total of $5.3 trillion will be needed in the next 20 years. Over 70 per cent of new units are single aisle with 60 per cent for growth and 40 per cent for replacement of less fuel efficient […]
Hyderabad International Airport starts mango exporting initiative to Korea
GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) – the operator of Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) – has started exporting mangoes to South Korea as it looks to boost perishables traffic through the indian airport. The gateway says it is part of envisioning Indian PM Narendra Modi’s vision to increase the income of Indian farmers. It has exported an initial […]
Jet Airways expands cargo capacity on Heathrow belly route
Jet Airways is to add a third daily flight between Mumbai International Airport and London Heathrow Airport using a Boeing 777-300ER. The Indian carrier says the new service will boost cargo capacity between the UK and India by almost 33 per cent, allowing the airline to capitalise on the growing round-the-year demand being witnessed between the UK […]
KLM to fly to India’s economic heart with Amsterdam – Mumbai flights
KLM is to launch Amsterdam – Mumbai flights on 29 October as part of its 2017-18 winter schedule, providing up to 20 tonnes of cargo capacity. The three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights a week will depart on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays from Amsterdam at 13.00h, arriving in Mumbai at 01.55h, and the return will leave […]
E-commerce and key Asian markets fuel Cathay surge in April
Cathay Pacific Airways and Cathay Dragon carried 163,473 tonnes of cargo and mail in April between them – an increase of 10.7 per cent on the same month in 2016 with e-commerce and key Asian markets driving the surge. In April, the cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.2 percentage points to 65.7 per cent […]
Emerging markets drive biggest cargo growth in 5 years at Heathrow
Long-haul emerging markets drove the nearly 13 per cent growth in March at Heathrow Airport – the biggest monthly surge in more than five years. Heathrow handled 148,269 tonnes in March, a 12.6 per cent rise on the same month in 2016. In the first three months of the year it has handled 399,481 tonnes, […]
Ethiopian adds Ahmedabad to Indian network
Ethiopian Cargo is to add a freighter service to Ahmedabad in India with flights starting from 28 March. Ahmedabad is home to more than six million people, India’s second oldest stock exchange and is a large producer of cotton, and will be Ethiopian’s fifth Indian cargo gateway. Ethiopian started cargo flights to India in the […]