Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried 138,448 tonnes of cargo and mail in May, an increase of 13.9 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.9 percentage points to 63 per cent. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, rose by 14 per cent while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) flown were up by 17.5 per cent. For the year to the end of May, tonnage rose by 7.3 per cent while capacity was up … [Read more...] about Cathay sees May cargo jump 14% y-o-y
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Jack So tipped as HK’s next airport chief
Hong Kong Trade Development Council chairman Jack So Chak-kwong is expected to be appointed to the board of the Airport Authority. The move is seen as a step for So to eventually take over as the authority chairman, succeeding Marvin Cheung Kin-tung, who had feuded with board member Vincent Lo Hong-sui over the use of a site in the northern part of Chek Lap Kok airport. Their dispute was whether the land should be used for commercial activities or reserved as the future depot for a … [Read more...] about Jack So tipped as HK’s next airport chief
MASkargo transports pair of giant pandas to KL
MASkargo has successfully transported a pair of giant pandas from China to Kuala Lumpur on 21 May. Fu Wa and Feng Yi were onboard MASkargo’s own A330-200 freighter which recently was repainted with a special livery for the occasion. Flight MH 6462 made a special ferry flight to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) before heading to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) with the precious cargo. The Chinese … [Read more...] about MASkargo transports pair of giant pandas to KL
Jack So tipped as HK’s next airport chief
Hong Kong Trade Development Council chairman Jack So Chak-kwong is expected to be appointed to the board of the Airport Authority. The move is seen as a step for So to eventually take over as the authority chairman, succeeding Marvin Cheung Kin-tung, who had feuded with board member Vincent Lo Hong-sui over the use of a site in the northern part of Chek Lap Kok airport. Their dispute was whether the land should be used for commercial activities or reserved as the future depot for a … [Read more...] about Jack So tipped as HK’s next airport chief
National brings DWC’s first horse charter
Intradco Cargo Services and operator National Air Cargo have successfully managed a high-profile project to fly 47 horses from Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) as part of the world-famous Cavalia equestrian tour. The charter on a B747-428(BCF) aircraft was the inaugural flight to make use of the newly-constructed horse loading ramp at DWC, a unique facility designed to allow for the increased import and export of live animal cargo. Livestock and bloodstock … [Read more...] about National brings DWC’s first horse charter
ABC adds third German station at MUC
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has added Munich to its growing network with the weekly service starting from 9 May between MUC and Moscow Sheremetyevo. Munich is the third destination in Germany served by the airline, after Frankfurt and Leipzig/Halle, with the latter being commenced only one week prior to the first MUC flight. “Parallel to strengthen our presence at our hubs Frankfurt and Amsterdam it is our strategy to increasingly offer the market point-point services between Moscow and places … [Read more...] about ABC adds third German station at MUC
