Kansai Airports pharma community gains IATA CEIV

The KIX Pharma Community at Kansai Airports has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma, making it the first certified community in Japan. Partnering with international cargo handlers, Kansai Airports established the community in August 2017 with the aim of meeting industry international standards for transporting pharmaceutical products. The KIX Pharma Community participating companies were CKTS Co (Kansai […]

Pharma.Aero welcomes Kansai Airports as newest member

Pharma.Aero is continuing to welcome new members with Japanese airport operator Kansai Airports signing up to the organisation. Kansai Airports gained the operating rights of Kansai International Airport and Osaka International Airport from New Kansai International Airport Company on 1 April 2016 and has been working on upgrading infrastructure for pharmaceuticals. In August 2017 the […]

Silk Way West Airlines launches Baku – Kansai freighter route 

Japan will get its first regular freighter service to Azerbaijan after Silk Way West Airlines launched a weekly Boeing 747F route from Baku to Kansai International Airport (KIX). The service will start on 29 December and see the carrier operate flight number 7L608 from Baku direct to KIX on a Friday, arriving at 19.00h. Flight number 7L128/129 […]

Lufthansa Cargo to restart MD-11 freighter to Kansai

Lufthansa Cargo is to resume a direct 80-tonne MD-11 Freighter service from Frankfurt Airport to Osaka’s Kansai International Airport from 18 January next year. The German cargo carrier last flew the route in March 2014 and will service Kansai twice a week stopping in Osaka on a Thursday and Saturday. The MD-11 has a capacity of […]