Cathay Pacific has passed the milestone of shipping 15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses around the world with the delivery of a new batch of shots today, 13 April. The landmark figure includes those have been imported for use in Hong Kong, as well as supply for distribution to Mexico, Malaysia and Indonesia. “The 15-million-dose landmark was achieved today upon delivery of a new batch of Fosun Pharma/BioNTech vaccines into Hong Kong,” said John Cheng, Cathay Pacific head of cargo markets and … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific reaches milestone in vaccine delivery
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cargo.one steps into North America with Air Canada
Air freight booking platform cargo.one is making strides in its global expansion strategy as it signed a letter of intent with Air Canada’s cargo division to offer freight capacity on its cargo booking platform, and to make the airline a blueprint for its regional operations. The agreement will be finalised by the end of April, and both companies have kicked off the integration phase, with available capacity on flights between Europe to North America expected to go live in the second … [Read more...] about cargo.one steps into North America with Air Canada
Eva Air’s cargo revenue up in January
EVA Air’s cargo revenue continued the uptrend in the first month of 2021, sustaining its growth momentum despite weak passenger traffic. Cargo revenue soared 150 percent year on year to US$171 million (TW$480.2 million) in January, with cargo yield up 86.2 percent to TW$13.21. Also read: EVA Air inks cargo handling deal with WFS in Seattle On the passenger side, revenue plummeted 91.9 percent to US$31.1 million (TW$870.2 million) for the first month of the year as restrictive travel … [Read more...] about Eva Air’s cargo revenue up in January
B&H Worldwide names new head of global sales
Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide last week announced the appointment of Michael Haskins as new head of global sales. Haskins joins B&H Worldwide with over 20 years of experience in leading multinational operations in aerospace time-critical logistics. He was most recently with TALA (The Aerospace Logistics Alliance), where he served as managing director. Prior to TALA, Haskins held senior leadership roles within Kuehne+Nagel’s aerospace division, including vice president … [Read more...] about B&H Worldwide names new head of global sales
All Nippon Airways returns to Brussels Airport with cargo-only flights
After temporary suspension of flights due to the current crisis, the direct connection between Belgium and Japan will now restart, according to Brussels Airport. From 13 October onwards Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) resumes cargo flights between Tokyo (NRT) and Brussels Airport (BRU). ANA will operate cargo-only services every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with a 35-tonne belly cargo capacity. Joining ANA at Brussels is European Air … [Read more...] about All Nippon Airways returns to Brussels Airport with cargo-only flights
Lufthansa Cargo banks on CHAMP’s digital cargo solutions
Lufthansa Cargo extended its partnership with IT solutions provider CHAMP Cargosystems after renewing the use of CHAMP’s cargoHUB network and data management portal, announced a press release. The carrier, whose 2019 results saw €2.5 billion in turnover and €8.9 billion in revenue tonne-kilometers, will continue to benefit from the synergies and cargo insights of CHAMP’s TRAXON CDMP, a tool that measures over 40% of the worldwide Cargo iQ airline shipments. It will also be able … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo banks on CHAMP’s digital cargo solutions
