ECS Group buys stake in AVS GSA

ECS Group has bought a majority stake in AVS GSA Group, a general sales agent with a strong presence in the Asian and South East Asian region. The deal was signed in Singapore on 21 June by AVS GSA group chairman, Monchai Jirakiertivadhana, ECS Group chief executive officer (CEO), Bertrand Schmoll, AVS GSA group CEO, […]

AirBridgeCargo adds Phnom Penh to South East Asian network

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is to increase its coverage in South East Asia with Boeing 747 Freighter services to Phnom Penh from 5 July. The weekly service to Cambodia’s capital will operate on a Moscow – Singapore – Phnom Penh route before returning to Sheremetyevo International Airport. The 747F will offer more than 100 tonnes of […]

Changi sees slight growth in May

Changi Airport has seen a small increase in cargo volumes in May, rising by 0.3 per cent following two strong months. Cargo volumes increased from 157,000 tonnes in May 2015 to 157,500 tonnes this year. The May figures follow two strong months, with March seeing a 5.2 per cent increase while April was up 7.2 […]

African handler Siginon Aviation renews SIA Cargo agreement

Kenyan cargo handler Siginon Aviation has renewed its ground handling agreement with Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi for three years. The new agreement follows a rigorous audit of Siginon’s processes, facilities and systems in the newly opened air cargo terminal on the airside of JKIA. Siginon Aviation has […]

AirBridgeCargo soars by 31% in May

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has continued strong growth with 31 per cent year-on-year growth in both May and the first five months of 2016. The Russian carrier carried 50,482 tonnes in May and 238,154 tonnes in the first five months, assisted by expanding its network through new and increased routes. ABC has started a Houston – […]

Changi Airport set to see express and e-commerce cargo grow

Australia, China and Hong Kong are the top three performing air cargo markets at Changi Airport in the first four months of 2016. Changi Airport Group (CAG) senior manager in the cargo and logistics development division, Phau Hui Hoon explains in the period, cargo shipments increased 4.3 per cent to reach 629,670 tonnes, compared to […]

Changi volumes continue upwards in April

Changi Airport has continued its strong growth in 2016 with April seeing volumes increase by 7.2 per cent year-on-year to 153,400 tonnes. The airport in Singapore has seen growth of at least four per cent in every month of 2016 so far, with exception of February, which increased by 0.1 per cent to 136,100 tonnes. […]

Pelican BioThermal launches new Asia headquarters in Singapore

Pelican BioThermal has opened a new Asia headquarters in Singapore, which it says signals a significant development in its expanding presence and support network in Asia. The new facility will act as the headquarters for Pelican BioThermal’s Asia operation. The location will be the central base for the company’s Asia sales office, Credoon Demand rental fleet depot and […]

DHL opens Advanced Regional Center in Singapore

DHL Supply Chain has launched its 160 million Singapore dollar ($119 million) Advanced Regional Center (ARC) in Singapore, which includes 130 robotic shuttles increasing picking efficiency by 20 per cent. The 90,000 square metre facility includes an S$18.8 million multi-customer automation system featuring advanced robotics with the ability to pick and store products from 72,000 […]

Volga-Dnepr engineers unique frame for oil rig compressor

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported a 59 tonne compressor from Zurich to Singapore for an oil rig, which required the Engineering & Logistics Centre (ELC) to design a unique transportation frame to move it. The engineers designed the frame to spread the weight of the compressor throughout the cargo cabin of the Antonov AN-124-100 and protect […]

Double-digit pharma growth drives Changi upwards

With global trade slowing, Changi Airport’s operator, Changi Airport Group is focusing on niche industry sectors such as pharmaceuticals to continue growing. Changi Airport Group senior manager, cargo and logistics development division, Phau Hui Hoon (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week that in 2015 the airport saw volumes increase by 0.5 per cent to 1.8 million […]

Cargolux increases Ho Chi Minh City services to thrice-weekly

Cargolux has increased services to Vietnam with a third weekly flight to Ho Chi Minh City as the country’s growing economy increases demand for airfreight. The extra Ho Chi Minh City service left on 14 April and will flight via Doha. It will leave Luxembourg at 08.05h on Tuesday and arrive in Ho Chi Minh […]

Changi to extend cargo rebate package

Changi Airport Group is to extend its package of support measures for cargo operators for another year as the worldwide airfreight industry continues to struggle. The measures, worth about 14 million Singapore dollars ($10 million) including a 30 per cent landing fee rebate for scheduled freighter operations and an incentive scheme rewarding agents on the […]

Qantas returns koalas from Singapore to Australia

Qantas has transported four koalas back to Brisbane after their 10 month stay at Singapore Zoo where they were on loan from the Australian government. The koalas, Paddle, Pellita, Chan and Idalia stayed in Singapore from April 2015 on loan from Australia to celebrate Singapore’s 50th anniversary of independence and 50 years of diplomatic relationships […]

Industry misses e-AWB penetration target

The airfreight industry has missed the 2015 electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration target of 45 per cent set by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), managing just 36.4 per cent. This is in contrast to 2014, when the industry beat the target of 22 per cent target, hitting 24.8 per cent. Penetration rose quickly from […]

ST Aerospace completes ownership of P2F firm

Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has completed its investment of the additional 20 per cent equity interest in Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW). The investment was completed following the receipt of regulatory approvals and fulfilment of customary conditions precedent. Following this completion, EFW becomes a subsidiary of ST Aerospace, with the latter owning 55 per cent of […]

All Nippon Airways to start Phnom Penh services

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to start daily Boeing 787-8 flights from Tokyo to Phnom Penh from 1 September. Flight number NH817 will leave Tokyo’s Narita International Airport at 10.50h and arrive at Phnom Penh International Airport in Cambodia’s capital at 15.10h. The return flight, NH818, will leave Phnom Penh at 22.50h and arrive in […]

Ken Lee appointed DHL Express Asia Pacific CEO

Ken Lee has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of DHL Express Asia Pacific, succeeding Jerry Hsu, who is retiring. Lee will be based in Hong Kong, and be responsible for the region covering Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Oceania, South Asia, South East Asia and Taiwan. He has worked at DHL for 18 years […]

Singapore looks to niche cargo as volumes stagnate

Changi Airport has seen volumes stay flat in 2015 up to October and is expecting this trend to continue into the start of next year, writes James Muir. Between January and October this year, Changi handled 1.5 million tonnes of cargo, the same as in 2014. Some months of the year were noticeably above 2014, […]

Changi sees 1.8% uplift in volumes

Singapore’s Changi Airport has seen volumes increase by 1.8 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in October to 162,500 tonnes, the second month in a row to see improvements after the mid-year slump. The year had started strongly for Changi, with a one per cent YOY increase in January to 151,800 tonnes and a 7.3 per cent […]

Changi appoints contractor to start third runway expansion

Changi Airport Group (CAG) has appointed a joint venture consisting of Samsung C&T and Koh Brothers for the first development work to build a third runway at Changi Airport. The contract, worth 1.1 billion Singapore dollars ($789 million), will cover work including pavements, drainage, security fencing and perimeter roads, mechanical and electrical work, as well […]