Following the customs facilitation initiated by the Shenzhen Customs, Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry ServicesLimited (Hacis) has formally implemented the “Airport Express Lane”,expediting logistics flows, reducingoverall trucking cost and improvingoperational effi ciency across the HongKong-Shenzhen boundary for freightforwarding agents and airlines. Incorporating electronic seal (e- Seal) and global positioning (GPS) technologies, the “Airport Express Lane” enhances … [Read more...] about HONG KONG: Hacis implements ‘Airport Express Lane’

Yangtze River Express Airlines (YRE) last month started a new freighter service between Shanghai and Luxembourg, in a move to explore the overseas freight market and secure a fi nancial turnaround, Xinhua News Agency reported. The company received a new Boeing 747-400 aircraft last month, which will operate four times a week on the Shanghai-Luxembourg route. Yangtze River Express was the fi rst cargo airline to service the China-US routes, and already fl ies to Los Angeles and New York. With … [Read more...] about CHINA: YRE starts Shanghai- Luxembourg service

Four Chinese carriers have applied to CAAC for the right to operate transpacifi c services in a market traditionally dominated by the country’s big three and their US counterparts. The four carriers - Shanghai Airlines Cargo, Hainan Airlines, Jade Cargo International and Great Wall Airlines - plan to operate transpacifi c services and each has received approval from CAAC, according to a CAAC statement. Shanghai Airlines plans to fl y from Pudong to Los Angeles via Anchorage … [Read more...] about CHINA: Carriers to start transpacific flights

Despite the fact that one Chinese airline after another has forecast a fi rst-half profi t, signifi cant operational challenges still face the industry asit continues to grow, ATW Online reported. Last month, China Southern Airlines said it expected to reverse a CNY835 million ($110.2 million) loss in the fi rst half of 2006, while Air China forecasted net earnings more than 20 times greater than the CNY45.8 millionposted in the year-ago semester. China Eastern Airlines expected to … [Read more...] about CHINA: Chinese carriers face hurdles

The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) said it has taken away one scheduled fl ight each from Air China and China Eastern Airlines out of Beijing Capital International Airport due to repeated delays. The CAAC had issued two warnings previously due to the delays. Three fl ights of Air China and one of China Eastern suffered delays of over 10 hours last month, according to the regulator. It did not give a reason behind the delays, the administration said in a statement on its … [Read more...] about CHINA: Chinese airlines lose flights due to delays