Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has announced the formation of NCA Americas, Inc. as it seeks to strengthen its position in the North America market. The new entity will have responsibility for the management of all NCA’s activities within North Americas, the Japanese cargo airline said in a statement. Shunichi Fujimura, a board member of NCA, has been appointed president of the new company which will be headquartered at New York JFK Airport. In addition, NCA has hired Shawn McWhorter … [Read more...] about JAPAN: Nippon Cargo sets up Americas arm

Japan Airlines (JAL) and Galaxy Airlines (GXY), a new Japanese domestic cargo airline, have expanded their code share agreement, which allows Galaxy Airlines to operate late night fl ights serving Osaka, Tokyo and Sapporo. With the introduction of its second Airbus A300-600R freighter, Galaxy Airlines started a six fl ights per week late night cargo service, serving Osaka (Kansai), Tokyo (Haneda) and Sapporo (Chitose). The current code share agreement between the JAL and Galaxy has been … [Read more...] about JAPAN: JAL, Galaxy expand cargo code-share pact

AAT last month celebrated the opening of its new Terminal 2 (T2) at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) at a ceremony offi ciated by the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour, Stephen Ip and the chief executive offi cer of Airport Authority Hong Kong, Stanley Hui. The HK$1.75 billion T2 features a four-storey warehouse area of 130,000 sqm., two airside levels and landside access to every warehouse level. T2 would increase the current handling capacity of AAT to 1.5 million tonnes … [Read more...] about HONG KONG: AAT opens new Terminal 2

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has reported a slow down in volume growth in the fi rst quarter, primarily a result of softening in demand in the US and other major export markets. Volume handled in the fi rst quarter was 576,877 tonnes, representing a mild increase of 0.1 percent against the same period last year. The slow down in tonnage growth in the fi rst quarter was primarily attributed to declines in export volume to the major markets : US (-1.1 percent), Europe (-1.4 … [Read more...] about HONG KONG: Slow volume growth in 1Q: HACTL

The US hopes to reach a new “open skies” agreement with China by the next round of top level talks between the two countries to be held in Washington in May, AFX-ASIA reported, citing US Secretary of TransportationMary Peters. Speaking in Beijing last month on her fi rst trip to China as Transport Secretary, Peters was quoted as saying that she was confi dent the groundwork for a new agreement will be in place by the time of the Strategic Economic Dialogue, and that the new plan … [Read more...] about CHINA: US, China aim for new open skies pact

The air cargo industry needs to come up with a credible security regime if it is to avoid more stringent screening legislation from the US Congress, Rob Bonner, the former commissioner of US Customs warned the TIACA Executive Conference in Cologne in mid-March. Bonner, held his post from 10 September 2001 until 2005, and was responsible for putting in place advanced cargo manifesting, the C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism) programme which now has some 8,000 companies as … [Read more...] about EUROPE: Congress doubts ¡®known shipper¡¯ programme