Oman Air to fly national football team to Osaka
Oman Air and Oman’s Football Association have agreed to operate two special charter flights to fly Oman’s National Football Team to Japan for its upcoming World Cup 2022 Qualifying Match. The first flight will operate on August 27 to Belgrade, Serbia, where Oman’s national football team has been training for its upcoming World Cup 2022 […]
Swiss WorldCargo adds Asian flights for winter
Swiss WorldCargo will increase capacity to Japan as it operates extra flights to Asia for its winter timetable. From 1 February, a Boeing 777-300ER will be used on daily flights to Tokyo, and Osaka services will receive an Airbus A340-300 from 1 March. Other routes will return to the network, with A340-300 flights to Colombo, […]
Swiss WorldCargo to upgrade USA and Japan flights
Swiss WorldCargo will increase capacity to the USA and Japan with new flights to Osaka and Washington DC, and upgrades to Tokyo and Miami services. The freight division of Swiss International Air Lines will launch the Osaka and Washington flights in March 2020, using an Airbus A340-300 on the former and an Airbus A330-300 on […]
The land of rising air cargo volumes
An improving Japanese economy as well as rising global demand for electronics, automotive parts and even salmon is helping the airfreight market leap forward, writes David Craik. Lufthansa has recorded a 27 per cent increase in capacity to Japan in the last 12 to 18 months both in freighter and belly to destinations including Tokyo […]
Lufthansa Cargo launches two weekly freighter flights to Osaka
Lufthansa Cargo is increasing its presence in the Japanese market by adding two weekly freighter flights to Osaka. The Osaka services complement the existing daily freighter flights to and from Tokyo Narita as well as passenger flights to Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo Haneda and Nagoya. The new route is operated from Frankfurt via Novosibirsk to Osaka on […]
New domestic cargo routes on the horizon for All Nippon Airways
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will add new domestic cargo routes in Japan driven by rising demand for Japanese goods from other Asian countries. It says demand for Japanese goods from the Kyushu market led to the airline deciding to open routes from Osaka/Kansai to Kitakyushu and from Kitakyushu to Okinawa. The airline says regular freighter […]
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 […]
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 […]
ECS Group wins major Asian contract with Finnair
ECS Group has been chosen as Finnair’s general sales and service agent across six important air cargo markets in Asia. Under the contract, ECS Group will market, promote and sell cargo products on behalf of Finnair in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Cambodia, and extending the main deal in Singapore. ECS Group chief executive […]
Finnair Cargo to start Fukuoka services
Finnair Cargo is to increase Japanese services with three flights a week to Fukuoka from 7 May. Fukuoka will be Finnair Cargo’s fourth destination in Japan after Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya and will be served by an Airbus A330. A number of Japan’s famous companies including Sony, Toshiba, Matsushita, Toyota and Mitsubishi have a strong […]
