Even as global air freight volumes continue to rise and the express and retail market balloons, freighter operators have been zooming in on converted narrowbody aircraft. Sharang G reports on the booming P2F market. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showed that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased by 11.4 per cent in July 2017 compared to the same period a year ago: Fourth time in five months … [Read more...] about Lean is in
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Thai Air cargo
The strategy to upgrade its operations and capabilities across the board is a bid to improve revenues and positioning, with any expansion of business coming later, Sawangcharoen explained. Among the improvements planned is getting the Good Distribution Practices (GDP) Certification for pharmaceuticals, which it expects to have by the end of 2018, Sawangcharoen said. THAI believes this will strengthen its position as a carrier of value-added products and in turn also … [Read more...] about Thai Air cargo
Singapore Airlines Cargo embraces change
Along with other stakeholders of the air cargo industry and its supply chain, Singapore Airlines Cargo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, started the year off on a positive note. Achieving important milestones, the carrier has seen healthy growth, despite the unexpected loss from 2016 fourth-quarter. Payload Asia has the story. The beginning of 2017 saw Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo reaching important milestones, as well as making moves planned to improve efficiency … [Read more...] about Singapore Airlines Cargo embraces change
Ready to bloom
Two years ago, at a roundtable session on intra-Asia trade at the Payload Asia Conference, Mark Whitehead, chief executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) said the 4.4 billion people in Asia would drive the market in the next few years. His calculation was simple: 1.4 billion from China, 1.3 billion from India and 600,000 from the ASEAN nations (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). Since then, the figures have changed and the numbers have grown. The … [Read more...] about Ready to bloom
MAB Kargo flew third relief mission for Rohingya refugees
MAB Kargo flew its third relief mission for the Rohingya refugees on 21 November, with close to 50 tonnes of goods on board MH6446, an A330-200 freighter. Goods delivered will set up the Malaysian Field Hospital at the Cox's Bazaar district of Bangladesh. On top of medical supplies for three months, medical equipment were too carried for emergencies and resuscitation, surgery and Intensive Care Unit treatments, orthopedic procedures, labor room, basic neonatal care, pediatrics and … [Read more...] about MAB Kargo flew third relief mission for Rohingya refugees
FedEx helps businesses tap peak season prospects
FedEx is again expecting to see a record number of packages, between 380-400 million packages over the season, shipped through its global network over the upcoming peak holiday shopping season. The growth of cross-border e-commerce, where consumers shop and ship from e-tailors outside their home country, is turning the peak shipping season into a truly global phenomenon. For instance, 37% of purchases made on Singles Day in China on November 11 – which itself sits very close to peak … [Read more...] about FedEx helps businesses tap peak season prospects
