IAG Cargo has commenced services on its first commercial B787-9 Dreamliner on its busy London – Delhi route, adding to its existing stations of Hyderabad and Chennai. Businesses trading on this route will now benefit from up to 22 tonnes of capacity on each daily B787-9 flight with IAG aiming to tap the booming Indian pharma industry, which is expected to reach US$27 billion in sales by 2016. With the larger holds afforded by the B787 aircraft; IAG Cargo now offers customers a weekly lift of … [Read more...] about IAG’s first B787-9 offers 22 tonnes of belly to Delhi
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Hong Kong warns “extra vigilance” over lithium batteries
Following four recent incidents of dangerous goods occurrences involving undeclared and/or mis-declared lithium batteries in air cargo that were exported from Hong Kong, the Special Administrative Region’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD) recently told forwarders, handlers and airlines to exercise "extra vigilance”. Among the four cases, three of them involved lithium batteries which were found emitting smoke during cargo disassembling in the warehouse of the destination or transit stop. In … [Read more...] about Hong Kong warns “extra vigilance” over lithium batteries
Hong Kong warns "extra vigilance" over lithium batteries
Following four recent incidents of dangerous goods occurrences involving undeclared and/or mis-declared lithium batteries in air cargo that were exported from Hong Kong, the Special Administrative Region’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD) recently told forwarders, handlers and airlines to exercise "extra vigilance”. Among the four cases, three of them involved lithium batteries which were found emitting smoke during cargo disassembling in the warehouse of the destination or transit stop. In each … [Read more...] about Hong Kong warns "extra vigilance" over lithium batteries
AirAsia moves to Unisys cloud for cargo management
Unisys Corporation has announced that low cost carrier AirAsia has cut over to the cloud-based Unisys Logistics Management System (LMS) to manage its domestic and international cargo services across its network of affiliates. Kuala Lumpur-based AirAsia Cargo has a flight network covering more than 100 destinations across 20 countries in Asia and Australia. The contract will run for a minimum term of three-and-a-half-years after cutover, with Unisys replacing the legacy system with the … [Read more...] about AirAsia moves to Unisys cloud for cargo management
Cargolux Italia steps up Zhengzhou flights
Cargolux Italia has introduced a second weekly flight between Milan and Cargolux’s Chinese hub Zhengzhou via Novosibirsk, in October. When Cargolux Italia introduced the first Zhengzhou flight in June, it also marked the first commercial Cargolux service to Russia. Cargolux Italia’s two weekend flights offer shippers a fast and convenient possibility to move their weekday production overseas. From Zhengzhou, shippers take advantage of Cargolux’s extensive trucking system to forward goods to … [Read more...] about Cargolux Italia steps up Zhengzhou flights
Lufthansa Cargo adds Vietnam full-time to freighter network
Vietnam is to become a permanent fixture of the Lufthansa Cargo route network as part of the new winter schedule. Following a successful test phase over the summer months, the cargo airline will be flying a B777F weekly to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN). The freighter will be departing every Thursday from Frankfurt (FRA), heading for Ho Chi Minh City via Mumbai (BOM), and will finally terminate at Hong Kong (HKG). Frank Naeve, Vice President Asia-Pacific at Lufthansa Cargo since 1 August, is pleased … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo adds Vietnam full-time to freighter network