Singapore-based ground handler, SATS Ltd. and Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) have announced a commercial agreement for SATS to provide airmail consignment handling services to SingPost. The new automated facility, to be called SATS eCommerce AirHub, will improve efficiency and space utilisation, as well as enhance the consignment handling capabilities for both SATS and SingPost, the two said. To be located at SATS Airfreight Terminal 1 within the Changi Airfreight Centre, this … [Read more...] about SATS to set up e-commerce hub at Changi for SingPost
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China Southern joins IAG Cargo’s partner programme
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, along with China Southern. Steve … [Read more...] about China Southern joins IAG Cargo’s partner programme
Oman Air, Cargolux add second freighter to Chennai
Oman Air and Cargolux, who launched a strategic partnership in April 2015, will be introducing a second frequency to Chennai from 11 August 2015. The addition of Chennai to the Oman Air-Cargolux network is the cooperation’s latest step in expanding its air freight services from Oman to India. The cooperation was established to enable Oman Air and Cargolux to jointly access new freighter destinations and contribute to the development of Oman’s logistics hub. It will allow Cargolux to utilise … [Read more...] about Oman Air, Cargolux add second freighter to Chennai
Air China to open two Africa routes
Air China will start Beijing-Johannesburg nonstop service using B777-300ER aircraft from 29 October 2015, which will be the first air link offered by a Chinese carrier between Mainland China and South Africa and also Air China's first route to Africa since the 1970s when it had one nonstop service to the continent. South Africa accounts for about one third of Africa's GDP and is also China's biggest trading partner in Africa. Currently, nearly 1.2 million Chinese live in South Africa and the … [Read more...] about Air China to open two Africa routes
Virgin calls for industry-wide ethical cargo policy
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has welcomed the latest moves by other airlines to ban the carriage of hunting trophies and says it is now time for the airline cargo industry to adopt a strict ethical cargo policy to clearly identify shipments not acceptable for carriage. Virgin Atlantic Cargo adopted its own ethical policy over three years ago and says an industry-wide agreement that all airlines would be duty-bound to implement would eliminate shipments such as hunting trophies and endangered … [Read more...] about Virgin calls for industry-wide ethical cargo policy
China Southern kicks off Guangzhou-Nairobi service
China Southern Airlines on Wednesday made its maiden flight to Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, as it kicked off direct three-times weekly flights from Guangzhou-Nairobi using A330-200 aircraft. This will be the airline’s second direct route to Africa (after Mauritius), and will capitalise on the growing tourism and business travel volume between Asia and Africa, particularly to Nairobi. Cabinet Secretary for East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, Hon. Phyllis Kandie, said: … [Read more...] about China Southern kicks off Guangzhou-Nairobi service
