Air Cargo Global flies seafood from Oslo to Tianjin
Air Cargo Global has launched flights between Oslo and Tianjin, supporting demand for Norwegian seafood with twice-weekly services. Initially the route will depart twice-weekly on Thursdays and Saturdays, leaving Avinor Oslo Airport at 7.15am local time, with the Boeing 747-400F travelling to Tianjin Binhai International Airport. Peter Scholten, chief commercial officer of Air Cargo Global […]
JD.com launches cargo flights with Tianjin Air Cargo
Chinese retailer JD.com has partnered with Tianjin Air Cargo to ship goods on cargo aircraft as the e-commerce giant ramps up its logistics business. The service will fly six round trips a week between Tianjin and Guangzhou using a Boeing 737 branded with the JD Logistics logo. JD.com says the dedicated capacity will fulfil same-day […]
Silk Way adds connection to Tianjin
Silk Way West Airlines will start twice-weekly services to Tianjin, connecting the Chinese city with its hub in Baku, Azerbaijan. The service will operate on Fridays and Sundays, offering transit options the industrial centre in Northern China to global markets via Baku. Silk Way West president, Wolfgang Meyer says: “With this service we will close […]
ATSG to convert and lease 737-400s to Okay Airways
Air Transport Services Group has acquired two Boeing 737-400s and will convert them to freighters to lease to China-based Okay Airways. Ireland-based aircraft leasing company ATSG West Leasing has acquired the aircraft and will lease them to Okay in late 2017 for seven years and PEMCO World Air Services, another ATSG subsidiary will convert them […]
Dimerco ships petrochemical pumps to China
Dimerco Express Group has shipped 30 tonnes of oversized petrochemical pumps from Los Angeles to Tianjin for one of China’s largest national oil companies. It split the shipment into two routes into China and collaborated with the selected carriers and contacts at Tianjin Customs, clearing the shipments within 24 hours, while maintaining real-time communication with […]
Cathay Pacific adds Dusseldorf and Gatwick to A350 network
Cathay Pacific has expanded its Airbus A350 network with flights to Dusseldorf and its new service to London’s Gatwick Airport. The Gatwick flight is Cathay Pacific’s first UK long-haul route served by the A350-900, and the airport says it will encourage growth of trading links with China and the Far East. The Gatwick – Hong […]
First Lithuania – China freighter service to start on 15 September
Lithuania is to benefit from its first freighter flight to China when Belarusian carrier, TransAviaExpress launches Tianjin – Kaunas services on 15 September. The twice-weekly scheduled charter service will be operated with a Boeing 747-300 Freighter on Sundays and Wednesdays, and has been driven by Chinese e-trade exports. The twice-weekly flights will serve as a […]
Tianjin Airlines chooses Jan de Rijk as Gatwick RFS partner
Tianjin Airlines has appointed Jan de Rijk Logistics as its road feeder service contractor for its Gatwick Airport services, which started on 26 June. The airline started twice weekly Airbus A330 Tianjin – Chongqing – Gatwick services on 26 June, leaving Tianjin on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 09.35h and landing in London at 20.25h. Tianjin […]
Tianjin Airlines to connect Gatwick with Chongqing and Tianjin
Gatwick Airport is to receive its first Chinese services with flights to Chongqing then onto Tianjin, served by Tianjin Airlines. Tianjin Airlines will use an Airbus A330 on the twice weekly service departing Gatwick at 22.25h on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 25 June. The Gatwick-Chongqing-Tianjin service will be Tianjin Airlines’ first long-haul flight out of […]
Hong Kong Airlines increases Tianjin services
Hong Kong Airlines has increased its Airbus A320 service to Tianjin to twice daily as it looks to expand further into Northern China. The increased Tianjin service was announced at a press conference held at the St Regis Hotel in the city, with guests from organisations including Tianjin Binhai International Airport, Tianjin Customs and Post […]
