Menzies Aviation said it has been awarded a ramp handling contract by Yangtze River Express at Hong Kong International Airport. Terms were not disclosed.

Yangtze River Express will operate fi ve weekly fl ights on behalf of DHL, using B737-300F aircraft. The contract started in early April.

The airline serves a number of domestic and international destinations and recently received US permission to operate to Anchorage and Los Angeles.

In a separate development, Menzies Macau Airport Services has begun a new cargo trucking service from Guangzhou Airport directly to Macau and onto the aircraft.

The service will be offered from Monday to Saturday, and will enable the local forwarding community to take advantage of the cargo services offered in Macau.