Cathay Pacific resumes Dubai Route
Hong Kong’s home airline will resume direct flights from Dubai to Hong Kong on 2 October. The airline will operate three flights per week on Monday, Friday and Saturday, providing cargo customers with direct access to Hong Kong in addition to seamless connections to onward destinations including the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea. Cathay […]
EMO Trans opens EMO Trans Philippines
EMO Trans, a provider of international logistics and supply chain solutions, opened EMO Trans Philippines yesterday (January 2, 2020). “We are very pleased to form this joint venture with our long-standing partner, Sky Freight,” says Jo Frigger, chairman. “The new office complements our Asia footprint in response to the demands of our clients for innovative […]
First ATR 72-500 Freighter joins Cebu Pacific fleet
Filipino airline Cebu Pacific has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-500 Freighter, having converted the aircraft from passenger form. The freighter is the first of its type in the Philippines, and will let Cebu Pacific carry cargo to destinations served by airports with short runways only suitable for turboprop aircraft. The ATR is equipped […]
Cebu Pacific to convert ATR 72-500s into freighters
Cebu Pacific is to enter the cargo market by having two of its ATR 72-500 passenger aircraft converted into freighters by IPR Conversions. The first aircraft will be modified and return to Cebu’s fleet in the fourth quarter of 2018 and will continue to operate through Cebu’s subsidiary, CebGo. Lausanne, Switzerland-based IPR is a major […]
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 […]
Cebu Pacific to increase cargo capacity into Sydney
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific will start daily flights between Manila and Sydney from 1 December this year boosting its cargo capacity on the route. Currently, Cebu Pacific operates an Airbus A330 five times a week and in the first quarter of 2017 flew 1,131 tonnes of cargo between the two cities. Cebu Pacific has the largest […]
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 […]
Emirates expands routes around the world
Emirates Airline is to continue expanding around the world in 2016 with extra flights and upgrading aircraft throughout the year. Since the start of January, it has announced new routes to the Philippines, increased and upgraded services to the US, more flights to Switzerland and Greece, and different aircraft for Africa and Australia. From 30 […]