Atran Airlines connects Xi’an with Moscow
Volga-Dnepr Group’s express carrier Atran Airlines has linked Xi’an, China with Moscow, Russia, connecting Chinese retailers with Russian consumers. The first flight was operated by a Boeing 737-400SF with further plans to deploy a Boeing 737-800BCF with up to 23 tonnes of cargo capacity per flight on the route. The flight was operated with the […]
Finnair Cargo picks Air Logistics Group as GSSA for China
Finnair Cargo has appointed Air Logistics China as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) in Mainland China. The Air Logistics Group company started working with Finnair Cargo in Nanjing on 1 August, and the agreement in Guangzhou, Xi’an and Chongqing will be effective from 1 September. Finnair Cargo sales director for Asia, Tomi Asikainen […]
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 […]
Suparna Airlines starts Xi’an – Frankfurt Hahn flights
Frankfurt Hahn Airport has welcomed its first service operated by Suparna Airlines operating a Boeing 747-400 Freighter on a Xi’an – Hahn – Erdos route. The route will operate once a week carrying 100 tonnes of goods including electronic and mechanical products to and from Xi’an Xianyang International Airport. On 9 August 2017, HNA Group […]
HNA Modern Logistics Group established with flights from Xi’an
HNA Modern Logistics Group has been officially established in Xi’an with European and American routes to support China’s ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’. Two intercontinental freight flights have been established on Shanghai – Xi’an – Amsterdam and Xi’an – Shanghai – Anchorage – Chicago routes following one month trials. The flights have been transporting imports and […]
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 […]
1.8% tonnage rise in 2016 at Frankfurt Airport
In 2016 cargo throughput at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) increased by 1.8 per cent to 2.15 million tonnes, while aircraft movements declined by 1.1 per cent to 462,885 takeoffs and landings. Last year, FRA was affected by pilot strikes and the hub’s operator Fraport says without the effects resulting from strikes and weather-related flight cancellations, the number of […]
AVIC reportedly set to launch new cargo carrier
Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) is set to launch a cargo carrier as it looks to gain sales of the MA600 turboprop freighter made by its subsidiary Xi’an, according to reports in China. The new cargo venture has reportedly been granted an air operator certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The airline is […]
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 […]
Strong June boosts Frankfurt’s first half results
Frankfurt Airport has seen cargo and mail volumes increase by 3.3 per cent to 179,808 tonnes in June, helping to boost first half results. June is only the second month of 2016 to see a year-on-year increase apart from April, when volumes soared by five per cent due to strong growth in China, Japan and […]
United launches San Francisco – Xi’an services
United Airlines has increased services to China with the first trans-Pacific service to Xi’an from San Francisco, launched on 8 May. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner service will operate three times a week between 8 May and 27 October. The outbound flight will depart San Francisco International Airport at 13.25h on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving […]
Frankfurt sees small dip in January
Frankfurt Airport has seen cargo volumes dip by 0.1 per cent to 159,650 tonnes in January, while other Fraport operated airports have generally seen positive results during the month. At its other airports, Ljubljana Joze Pucnik International Airport saw a 6.4 per cent rise in January to 751 tonnes, with Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport […]