Qatar Airways Cargo will be offering additional capacity to/from China on the belly space of Boeing widebody jets with a new tie-up with fellow Skyteam member Xiamen Airlines. Under the agreement, Xiamen Airlines will launch daily flights on 20 October between Beijing’s Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH). The Chinese carrier will also launch two weekly flights from Xiamen (XMN), one of China’s special economic zones, to Doha, starting 31 … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways Cargo links with Xiamen Airlines
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Cathay Cargo links to Kuehne+Nagel’s booking system
Cathay Cargo is widening its sales distribution by placing its rates and availability in Kuehne+Nagel’s own booking system through a two-phase application programming interface (API) pilot scheme. The service will be available in the Americas and later on in Europe and will allow users direct access to space, rates, and instant confirmation on Cathay Cargo’s inventory through the forwarder’s transport management system. This is the first time that the airline has enabled bookings to be … [Read more...] about Cathay Cargo links to Kuehne+Nagel’s booking system
Korean Air mandates e-AWBs for general cargo starting January
Korean Air will begin its full-scale digital transition to electronic air waybill (e-AWB) to replace conventional paper documents and will apply to general cargo departing from Korea bound for North America, Europe, Japan and other select markets. The airline said the paperless transition will streamline the entire process from reservations to final delivery and enhance data quality and accuracy. It will also enable the airline to practice its ESG initiatives. Korean Air held consultations … [Read more...] about Korean Air mandates e-AWBs for general cargo starting January
Cargo iQ’s busy summer greets new member
Cargo iQ has stayed busy during summer and recently welcomed Central Europe's LOT Polish Airlines (LOT) to its growing stakeholder community as it aims to continue developing quality standards and visibility in the supply chain. “LOT has a precise vision of innovation and continuous development, and we recognize Cargo iQ as a first league community which provides a gateway to achieving this,” said Michał Grochowski, cargo and mail director, LOT Polish Airlines. “Our goal … [Read more...] about Cargo iQ’s busy summer greets new member
Lufthansa Cargo adds TPE to international network for winter
Lufthansa Cargo is responding to high demand for its services in key international markets and has updated its winter flight schedule to add more capacity with 83 weekly connections to Asia, Africa and Mexico. Starting October, the carrier will increase its frequency to Hong Kong (HKG) with an added weekly service to HKG via Mumbai (BOM). Lufthansa will also introduce Taipei (TPE) to its international network starting November and will operate a twice weekly connect service from Frankfurt via … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo adds TPE to international network for winter
Royal Brunei taps Globe Air Cargo to turn up Chinese ops
Royal Brunei Airlines is looking to enhance its air cargo operations in China with added belly capacity on Chinese routes, as it got long-time partner Globe Air Cargo to represent as general sales agent. Globe Air Cargo China has been under contract since 1 July to sell capacity on flights coming in and out of China with a projection of around 100 tonnes by year-end. Royal Brunei Airlines operates three weekly flights from Beijing Airport (PKX) and one weekly flight from … [Read more...] about Royal Brunei taps Globe Air Cargo to turn up Chinese ops