China Southern Airlines has become the latest airline to join IAG Cargo’s Partner Plus Programme. From August 2015, IAG Cargo customers will benefit from confirmed space booked on China Southern Airlines aircraft to a range of new destinations including Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Urumqi. In total, six carriers now form the Partner Plus programme including Qatar Airways, Japan Airlines, the Avianca group, American Airlines and Finnair. Steve Gunning, CEO of IAG Cargo, … [Read more...] about China Southern joins IAG partner programme
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Cathay Pacific sees six-fold rise in 1H net profit
The Cathay Pacific Group has reported an attributable profit of HK$1,972 million (US$254.4 million) for the first six months of 2015. This compares to a profit of HK$347 million in the first half of 2014. Revenue for the period decreased by 0.9 per cent to HK$50,388 million. The Group’s performance in the first six months of 2015 was considerably better than in the same period in 2014, Cathay noted citing higher load factors in the Group’s passenger business as a key reason. There was an … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific sees six-fold rise in 1H net profit
Cecil, a catalyst for change
By now everyone has probably heard in one form or another of the fracas over the killing of a tagged lion in Africa by an American trophy hunter. The killing of Cecil the lion, who had been GPS-tagged for scientific study, awoke the ire of global netizens after the story went viral. It was all quite appalling, that in this day-and-age rich trophy hunters can travel half way around the world to a poorer country to ‘bag’ some exotic animal, returning home with the taxidermied head to mount on … [Read more...] about Cecil, a catalyst for change
Dumb, dumber and dumbest
The bottom line here is that this Facebook exchange simply proves, yet again, some wellknown truths. These being: 1. It’s never a good idea to try to be an expert in something you don’t even have an amateur ranking in, let alone the slightest inkling of; and 2. The Internet simply allows intellectuallychallenged (AKA dumb) people to falsely assume they are actually intelligent. So without further ado, a Facebook exchange featuring the Terrific Three of A, S and J (names blanked out to protect … [Read more...] about Dumb, dumber and dumbest
Alibaba’s Cainiao signs e-com MOU with USPS
Cainiao, the logistics information platform and affiliate of the Alibaba Group and the United States Postal Ser vi ce (USPS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop new international shipping solutions and enhance the logisticsservice experience for both sellers and buyers involved in cross-border e-commerce. Cainiao and the USPS are aiming to develop an integrated e-commerce solution that provides full access to the US domestic market and neighboring countries, according … [Read more...] about Alibaba’s Cainiao signs e-com MOU with USPS
Xiamen awards road feeder contract to Jan de Rijk
Xiamen Airlines has awarded a new three-year road feeder services contract to Jan de Rijk Logistics, extending its delivery network to over 100 airports across Europe. The new agreement enables the airline to offer a wide choice of destinations to customers, moving shipments on its flights between Europe and Asia. As of 26 July, Xiamen Airlines will start flying three times a week from Xiamen to Amsterdam Xiamen Airlines’ general manager of cargo, Gaorong Yang said: “Supported by Jan de Rijk … [Read more...] about Xiamen awards road feeder contract to Jan de Rijk
