Tianjin Airlines connects Heathrow with Chongqing

Heathrow Airport is continuing to gain links to China with services to Chongqing, the airport’s 10th direct connection to the country. The thrice-weekly service is operated by Tianjin Airlines on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays using an Airbus A330-200 offering 3,744 tonnes of cargo capacity for imports and exports per year. Chongqing is the most populous […]

Heathrow gains Chinese links to Changsha, Xi’an and Qingdao

Heathrow Airport will gain new connections to China with direct services to Changsha and Xi’an, providing an additional 6,700 tonnes of cargo capacity for British exports. Hainan Airlines will fly to Changsha on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays using a Boeing 787-800 from 23 March, before being upgraded to a larger 787-900 on 1 September. Tianjin […]

NCA gets maintenance warning on B747F

Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has been issued with a serious warning for inappropriate maintenance work on the engine of a Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism issued the warning regarding a repair procedure carried out by a group  of mechanics on the engine of the 747-8F, JA18KZ. The airline says […]

Strong growth at Heathrow, Gatwick plans more Chinese services

Heathrow Airport’s cargo volumes have continued strong growth in October while Gatwick Airport’s double-digit recovery continues as it plans more Chinese routes. Heathrow’s volumes shot up 6.7 per cent to 141,444 tonnes with particularly strong growth from markets in Latin America and East Asia. It says Mexico was up 28 per cent, followed by China […]

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 […]

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 […]