Kansai International Airport forms CEIV Pharma community
A pharmaceutical community has been developed at Osaka’s Kansai International Airport in Japan as the gateway looks to increase pharma traffic. The operator Kansai Airports says the KIX Pharma Community will work towards acquiring IATA’s CEIV Pharma certificate and all six community members will train towards gaining the certification from spring through to summer next year. The […]
Atlas Air to operate a 2nd 747F for NCA
Atlas Air has entered into an agreement to operate a second Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), with an opportunity for additional aircraft in the future. This aircraft will be flown on key routes across the transpacific connecting Asia and the US Service is scheduled to begin in September 2017. Atlas Air Worldwide […]
Antonov seeing good demand for defence and aerospace payloads
Oversized cargo payloads are Antonov Airlines’ main expertise and focus and in 2017 business has been consistent since it went it alone. The decade-long Ruslan International joint venture between the Antonov Company and Volga-Dnepr Group came to a close on 31 December 2016 and since then Antonov’s sales and marketing has been handled by Dreamlifts […]
Market upswing boosting the land of the rising sun
Japan’s air cargo industry is well positioned for a good year with Japan Airlines (JAL) signaling the recent upswing in the market looks set to remain. There are some quirks in this. “It is expected more especially for international cargo due to high demand as far as with the result of first quarter of FY2017,” […]
Drinks are on UPS as it expands alcohol shipping services across Asia
UPS can ship wine, beer and spirits to businesses and consumers to 10 destinations across Asia Pacific using its Express shipping services. This broadens the number of alcohol shipment destinations across UPS’s global network that permit the import of the three types of alcohol, and UPS can now serve 24 of the top 35 wine […]
Nippon Express boosted by strong air cargo demand
Strong air cargo demand is boosting Nippon Express, which is set to post a 20 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to more than 16 billion yen ($142 million) in the April to June quarter, according to reports in Japan. The Nikkie Asian Review reports sales at the freight forwarder climbed five per cent to […]
Delta picks Anderson as director cargo sales for Asia Pacific
Delta Cargo has picked Eric Anderson as director – cargo sales for the Asia Pacific region, taking over from Eric Wilson on 1 August. Anderson will be based in Tokyo, and will lead the cargo sales team across Asia Pacific, continuing Delta Cargo’s transformation throughout the region with specific focus on the customer experience, operational […]
Incheon joins the Asian tonnage growth party
Incheon International Airport in South Korea saw international cargo grow year-on-year (YOY) by 7.7 per cent in May to 238,000 tonnes, continuing the strong growth trend it posted in the first quarter. The gateway says the gradual recovery in the country’s exports in core products such as semiconductors and display manufacturing equipment was one reason […]
WorldACD: fairy tale year for air cargo continues
The fairy tale continued in May for the air cargo industry, according to the latest figures monthly report by WorldACD Market Data. The analyst says in May showed a “formidable” year-over-year (YoY) increase in chargeable weight of 12.8 per cent (13.8 per cent in DTK’s), coupled with a YoY yield rise of five per cent in […]
Incheon posts strong growth and to build new facilities
Seoul’s Incheon International Airport posted a 9.9 per cent year-on-year (YOY) increase in volumes in April – handling 246,268 tonnes. In April, inbound cargo was up 12.2 per cent to 121,298 tonnes and outbound was up 7.4 per cent to 124,970 tonnes. The gateway says this was fuelled by the gradual recovery of Korean exports […]
AAPA: Cargo volumes up 9% in April
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of April released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed cargo volumes rose year-on-year (YOY) by nine per cent. AAPA says this performance was on the back of strong international demand, as business conditions continued to improve across Asian economies, in turn lending support to international trade […]
International cargo revenue falls 17.7% at All Nippon Airways
International cargo revenue at All Nippon Airways (ANA) slumped by 17.7 per cent in the 2016 financial year despite freight volumes seeing strong growth. Revenue was 93.3 billion yen ($838 million) compared to 113.3 billion yen the previous year, despite freight growing 17.7 per cent to 954,000 tonnes, and tonne kilometres were up 17.5 per […]
DHL eCommerce opens Narita distribution centre
DHL eCommerce has opened an outbound Distribution Centre in Narita, Japan to help Japanese online merchants connect with important e-commerce markets. The new centre introduces new international shipping products to Europe, US and UK to cater for different customer requirements. The Deutsche Post DHL Group company that was established in 2014 says the DHL eCommerce […]
Changes to board at ANA Cargo
ANA Cargo has made changes to its board and management team – which become effective from 1 April. These include Meiji Watanabe being made executive vice president (EVP) of cargo operations, and Sei Suehara EVP of domestic cargo. New roles have been created including EVP for global sales, Toshiya Tamada and EVP for global marketing, […]
IATA WCS 2017: ACL Airshop details ambitious expansion plans
ULD firm ACL Airshop has revealed plans to double its number of stations from 37 to 75 in the next five to seven years and upgrade facilities across the globe. The US-based firm is to build a new HQ in Greenville, South Carolina, upgrade its New York JFK Airport facility and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol facility. These […]
ACL Airshop targets more stations, contracts and growth
Last year was a significant 12 months for ACL Airshop as it significantly grew its global presence. The US-based firm added six new unit load device (ULD) stations at Tokyo Narita, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Bogota, Mexico City and Sao Paulo, and is now located at 37 locations on six continents. ACL also won an […]
Profits rise at All Nippon Airways despite sliding cargo revenue
All Nippon Airways profits rose 18 per cent in nine months despite cargo revenue falling 23.6 per cent on international routes. The airline made a profit of 86.5 billion yen ($759 million) in the nine months up to 31 December 2016 and revenue was down 2.7 per cent to 1.3 trillion yen. Cargo revenue on […]
Lufthansa Cargo looking to China and India in the Far East
China and India are the targets for Lufthansa Cargo as it sees these being the strongest Far East markets for cargo in 2017. The carrier says it expects the strongest relative growth of export and import to come from both these countries. Aside from the Far East it will focus its attentions on the North […]
DHL Global Forwarding makes key appointments in Asia
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Mark Slade (pictured above) as managing director for Hong Kong and Macau. The forwarding arm of Deutsche Post DHL has also named Charles Kaufmann as managing director of its Japan operations. He will do this in addition to his roles as chief executive officer of North Asia and head of value added services […]
Qantas Melbourne – Tokyo Narita services take off
Qantas’ first Melbourne – Tokyo Narita service has taken off, with daily flights catering for strong demand for capacity between Australia and Japan. The Airbus A330-300 route adds to other recently launched services to Japan such as Sydney – Tokyo Haneda and Brisbane – Tokyo Narita. Flight number QF79 departs Melbourne at 09.15h and QF80 […]
ACI: strong volumes growth of 6.6% in October
The Airports Council International (ACI) says freight volumes grew by 6.6 per cent October at the globe’s gateways – well above the 2.1 per cent 12 month average growth rate. ACI says it was driven by the 9.9 per cent growth rate in international freight, which was accompanied by a 0.5 per cent decline in […]
Atlas Air to operate B747F service for NCA
Atlas Air Worldwide has entered into an agreement to operate its first Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Japanese carrier Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA). As part of the deal, NCA has the opportunity for additional aircraft in the future. The contract is initially for one aircraft to be flown in key global routes across the transpacific connecting […]
DHL to build e-commerce centre in Narita
DHL eCommerce is to build an Outbound Cross-Border eCommerce Distribution Center located in Narita, Japan to cater for the country’s booming cross-border e-commerce market. The new facility is expected to be built by April 2017 and will be co-located with the Japan Global Distribution Center in Narita. DHL says it will give Japanese e-tailers access […]
NCA gets maintenance warning on B747F
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has been issued with a serious warning for inappropriate maintenance work on the engine of a Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism issued the warning regarding a repair procedure carried out by a group of mechanics on the engine of the 747-8F, JA18KZ. The airline says […]
Volga-Dnepr delivers component for Boeing 767
A large aircraft production component for a Boeing 767 has been delivered to Paine Field Airport in the US on a Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 under the logistics support agreement between Boeing and Volga-Dnepr Group. The oversized component, was transported inside a specialized ocean container to ensure its secured and timely delivery from the production plant […]
New bellyhold cargo routes for Air Canada
Air Canada has added six new destinations to its international bellyhold network – including new routes to Europe, Asia and Africa. These include services from Toronto to Mumbai and Berlin; Montreal to Algiers and Marseille; and Vancouver to Taipei and Nagoya. The new services will launch for summer 2017, with the Montreal-Algiers and the Vancouver-Taipei routes subject […]
New temperature controlled service at All Nippon Airways
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Innovation thru Energy have launched PRIO IB Fixed Temp services, allowing temperature-controlled shipments to retain necessary temperatures for up to 100 hours. Using the PRIO IB Fixed Temp’s IceBattery, temperature ranges can be maintained for up to 100 hours if the range is between 2C and 8C. The other temperature […]
Transhipments, Europe and Taiwan give HKIA a boost in August
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) had a strong month in August with transhipments and trade with Europe and Taiwan giving it a significant boost. Cargo rose by 3.6 per cent to 374,000 tonnes in August with transhipments increasing 11 per cent year-on-year. Year-to-date volumes are up 0.5 per cent to 2.84 million tonnes and on […]
Finnair’s network expansion helps it grow in August
Finnair’s cargo capacity in scheduled traffic measured in available tonne kilometres (ATK) grew by 4.9 per cent, and revenue tonne kilometres (RTK) increased by 8.7 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in August. ATK was 121.8 million, while RTK was 69.4 million and for the year so far ATK is 923.4 million, a YOY rise of 7.1 […]
Daytime USA – Tokyo Haneda flights cleared for take-off
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has finalised the decision to allow daytime services from the US to Tokyo Haneda Airport. Under the agreement, American Airlines has been given permission to connect Los Angeles with Tokyo Haneda, Delta Air Lines from Los Angeles and Minneapolis St. Paul, Hawaiian Airlines from Honolulu and United Airlines from […]
