Hactl handles new Western Global freighter operation
Florida-based freighter operator Western Global Airlines has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) to handle its first scheduled service into Hong Kong. The new twice-weekly 747-400F service between Hong Kong and Los Angeles is being operated in partnership with US forwarder Flexport. The airline plans to add a further weekly flight from September. […]
Western Global and Flexport to fly between Los Angeles and Hong Kong
Western Global Airlines has signed a three year agreement with Flexport to provide scheduled Boeing 747-400 Freighter services between Hong Kong and Los Angeles from 5 April. The initial service from April will be a round trip twice per week between Hong Kong and Los Angeles growing to three times a week in September. Western […]
In my opinion … with Flexport’s Neel Jones Shah
A change is coming to the airfreight industry. Airlines are on the brink of taking back control of their freight. How? By riding the wave of the technological revolution and dramatically changing the way they price their capacity, explains Flexport senior vice president and global head of airfreight, Neel Jones Shah This is good news […]
Flexport looking to grow its footprint
Flexport is evolving fast and the rapidly growing freight forwarder has no plans to slow down. 2017 has been quite a year and in August the US-based forwarder opened its first warehouses in Hong Kong (HK) and Los Angeles (LAX). Speaking at TIACA’s Executive Summit in Miami on 18 October, Flexport’s global head of airfreight, […]
