IBS Software and Singapore Airlines Co-Develop Shipment Record Solution
Singapore Airlines is collaborating with IBS Software to co-develop a shipment record solution. This will make substantial strides in digitally transforming air cargo operations and advancing towards IATA’s ONE Record standards through the digitisation of shipment records and usage of technology. The initial phase of this ambitious project, conducted in collaboration with Cargo Community Network […]
WFS and Singapore Airlines extend cargo handling partnership for launch of new flights to London Gatwick Airport
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has been awarded three-year cargo handling contract extensions with Singapore Airlines in the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium. READ: WESTJET CARGO JOINS CARGO.ONE In the UK, in addition to renewing its cargo handling and UK domestic road feeder services with WFS at London Heathrow and […]
Singapore Airlines attains IATA CEIV fresh re-certification for three more years
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has attained the International Air Transport Association (IATA) global re-certification for its handling of perishable products via its Singapore hub. The re-certification is valid for three years, starting from 1 February 2024. This certification is based on IATA’s Perishable Cargo Regulations, which combine regulatory and operational inputs from government and industry experts. […]
Tata Communications partners with Singapore Airlines
Tata Communications, a global digital ecosystem enabler and Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA), the national carrier of Singapore, announced a multi-year agreement to transform the airlines communications and collaboration tools to enhance employee productivity and boost user experience. SIA and Tata Communications have a successful, long-standing association that has been strengthened over several years. This new […]
Celebrating 35 Years of Singapore Airlines’ Cargo Operations at Brussels Airport
Singapore Airlines (SIA) started its cargo operations at Brussels Airport on 4 September 1988. This year, SIA has been operating full freighter flights at Brussels Airport for 35 years, making them the longest operating cargo airline at the airport. Known for their “round the world” cargo flights, customer centricity and smooth operations, SIA is a […]
Singapore Airlines awards WFS domestic cargo trucking contract to connect 18 UK airports
Singapore Airlines has extended its cargo partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the United Kingdom with a new contract for domestic trucking services connecting 18 regional offline airports. WFS has provided cargo handling for the airline in the UK since 2015 in support of its passenger and freight services from London Heathrow and Manchester […]
Singapore Airlines ramps up East and Southeast Asia network
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will boost frequencies to destinations across East Asia and Southeast Asia, resume flights to Busan, and increase Airbus A380 services to Australia during the Northern Summer operating season (26 March to 29 October 2023), supporting the strong projected demand to these destinations. As a result, SIA’s flight frequencies will reach or exceed […]
Singapore Airlines deploys SITA OptiClimb to reduce up to 15,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year
SITA OptiClimb, a digital inflight prescriptive analytics tool for fuel optimisation, has been selected by Singapore Airlines to support the carrier’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. By deploying SITA OptiClimb, the airline is able to optimise fuel utilisation during the aircraft’s climb-out phase. The unique solution combines aircraft tail-specific machine-learning models with […]
Singapore Airlines Cargo selects cargo.one
Singapore Airlines Cargo and cargo.one today announced a global partnership to bring the airline’s cargo services to the real-time digital booking platform. By partnering with cargo.one, Singapore Airlines Cargo gains access to cargo.one’s large global user base of freight forwarders. Within a few clicks, freight forwarders using cargo.one can search, book, amend and track Singapore […]
WFS expands Singapore Airlines partnership
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has expanded its partnership with Singapore Airlines with the awarding of a new contract by the airline in Brussels and renewals of existing agreements in Paris, London and Manchester. The contract in Belgium is a major win for WFS’ new cargo terminal operation at Brussels Airport, which opened in January. The […]
Singapore Airlines chooses IBS Software’s iCargo
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has appointed IBS Software to bring its global cargo operations onto a single integrated digital cargo platform to improve operational insight across its entire network. This will be achieved through the deployment of IBS Software’s iCargo SaaS-based cargo management solution. The implementation will see SIA transitioning from its existing air cargo systems […]
IATA wants to reduce the complexity of audits
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) aims to reduce the complexity of audits through the Smart Facility Operational Capacity (SFOC) programme. The initiative has two components, standardising the global audit programme and the committed audit reduction. The SFOC Audit Certification provides airlines with the assurance that certified facilities are adhering to IATA’s Resolutions and Recommended […]
Changi Airport to pursue IATA CEIV Fresh certificate
Changi Airport Group will work with other parties in Singapore to earn the first IATA CEIV Fresh certificate in Southeast Asia by April 2020. The airport operator will work with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Enterprise Singapore and Workforce Singapore to support the air cargo community with dnata Singapore and Singapore Airlines as pioneer […]
Singapore Airlines renews Cargo iQ audit
Singapore Airlines Cargo has retained its certification as an accredited member of Cargo iQ following an audit by SGS. All members are audited every three years to ensure they are aligned to Cargo iQ standards, with external auditor SGS carrying out the audit. Ariaen Zimmerman, executive director of Cargo iQ says: “At Cargo iQ we […]
Singapore Airlines launches THRUCOOL for high-value pharma
Singapore Airlines has launched THRUCOOL, a service to transport high-value, time-sensitive and temperature controlled pharmaceutical cargo with speed and reliability. THRUCOOL offers dedicated cold chain services to safeguard the integrity of pharmaceuticals and healthcare shipments, including priority uplift and handling, quick ramp transfer at airports, cold room facilities, as well as thermal blankets and covers […]
Singapore Airlines renews cargo handling contracts with WFS
Singapore Airlines has renewed its cargo handling contracts with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Paris and London. In France, where the companies have worked together since 1986, WFS provides handling services for the airline’s daily Airbus A380 flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle as well as offline cargo reception points, handling and domestic trucking at […]
Changi cargo volumes dip 0.6% in March
Cargo volumes at Changi Airport have dipped by 0.6 per cent year-on-year in March, handling 187,550 tonnes. In the first quarter, cargo increased by 3.6 per cent to 512,100 tonnes, having seen 10.7 per cent year-on-year growth in January to 175,600 tonnes, followed by growth of 1.4 per cent in February to 148,900 tonnes. Japan […]
Singapore Airlines welcomes the world’s first 787-10 to its fleet
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of the world’s first Boeing 787-10, the newest and largest member of the Dreamliner family. The new aircraft is designed with strong, lightweight composites, advanced systems and a longer fuselage than other 787 Dreamliners. The airlines, through its subsidiary Scoot already flies 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliners and the group is […]
Cargo growth slows at Changi but still up five per cent
The growth in cargo volumes at Changi Airport has slowed in October but was still up five per cent year-on-year. The airport in Singapore handled 185,800 tonnes of cargo in October 2017 compared to 177,000 tonnes in the same month of 2016. Year-on-year growth in October was lower than the previous three months; July had […]
Advisory group and validation among projects for Pharma.Aero
Pharma.Aero is to focus on projects amongst its members to improve services including a shippers advisory group and a validation programme. The organisation was founded by Miami International Airport and Brussels Airport as a platform to foster strong collaboration amongst members including airport communities, pharma shippers and other pharma logistics stakeholders. Five projects are being […]
Network expansion helps Arlanda rise at double digit rates
Cargo volumes have increased 10.6 per cent in the first half of 2017 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport with intercontinental contributing to the growth, Swedavia cargo director, Ylva Arvidsson tells Air Cargo Week. She says the cargo business is “doing great” and cargo capacity continues to expand with Singapore Airlines launching direct Stockholm – Singapore flights […]
Double digit cargo growth for Changi in July
Changi Airport has shot back into double-digit year-on-year growth with an 11.2 per cent increase in cargo volumes in July. The Singapore airport handled 179,550 tonnes in July, compared to 161,400 tonnes in the same month last year, with all months of 2017 registering year-on-year growth. July saw the second strongest year-on-year increase after May, […]
Changi Airport continues to grow with 5.5% increase in June
Cargo volumes at Changi Airport continue to grow with a 5.5 per cent year-on-year increase in June to 172,040 tonnes. The airport has seen year-on-year growth in every month of 2017, varying from 0.5 per cent in January to 12.6 per cent in May. It has handled 1.02 million tonnes in the first six months […]
Airlines appeal European Commission price fixing cartel fine
The airlines who were fined a total of €776 million ($904 million) by the European Commission (EC) for operating a price fixing cartel are appealing the decision. In March 2017, the EC re-adopted the cartel decision against 11 carriers after the original decision was annulled by the General Court on procedural grounds. Singapore Airlines, LATAM […]
WFS signs cargo handling contract with Singapore Airlines in Stockholm
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a three-year contract to handle cargo for Singapore Airlines’ new services from Stockholm. The airline launched five Airbus A350-900 flights a week connecting Singapore Changi Airport and Stockholm Arlanda Airport via Moscow, operating every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. WFS in Stockholm expects to handle 3-4,000 tonnes a […]
Cargo at Changi keeps flying with 12.6% growth in May
Singapore Changi Airport cargo volumes grew by 12.6 per cent in May with improvements for imports, exports and transhipments. It handled 177,340 tonnes in May, with stable recovery of industrial activity in the USA, Germany and Japan increasing airfreight demand to and from these markets. May was also the second month of 2017 to see […]
Singapore Airlines CEO picked as IATA Board of Governors chairman
Singapore Airlines chief executive officer (CEO), Goh Choon Phong has assumed the position of chairman of the IATA Board of Governors for a one-year term. He assumed the duties at the end of the 73rd International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Cancun, Mexico, succeeding International Airlines Group CEO, Willie Walsh. Goh […]
Standardised pharma trade lanes becoming a reality
The air cargo pharmaceuticals sector continues to grow strongly at double-digit rates while the global pharma industry is also expanding strongly. Industry players are meeting demand by investing heavily and putting plenty of resources, whether that be through gaining International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) CEIV Pharma certification, building specialist pharma facilities, or cool dollies to […]
Another strong month for Changi with 10.2% cargo growth
Changi Airport has had another strong month with 10.2 per cent year-on-year growth in March to 188,600 tonnes. Volumes have grown 6.2 per cent in the first three months to 494,200 tonnes, with a small 0.5 per cent increase in January to 158,700 tonnes, while February was up 7.9 per cent year-on-year to 146,900 tonnes. […]
Singapore Airlines commits to 777-9 and 787-10 orders
Singapore Airlines has committed to purchase 20 Boeing 777-9s and 19 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, and has recommitted to its previous order of 30 787-10s. Boeing says the 777-9 will be the largest and most efficient twin-engine commercial aircraft and advanced technology will include a new composite wing, all-new engines and superior aerodynamics to improve fuel […]
