Australia Post along with Qantas is set to launch a dedicated domestic freighter network for StarTrack, a subsidiary that provides e-commerce-driven, parcel delivery and supply chain solutions for local, international and online businesses. To be launched in July this year, Qantas will provide three B737Fs and three BAE146-300Fs as part of a A$500 million (US$366.8 million) contract signed last year with Australia Post to carry domestic mail, parcels and express post until mid-2020. "This … [Read more...] about Australia Post, Qantas set to launch StarTrack’s domestic freighter network
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ANA’s Myanmar joint venture Asian Blue Aviation gets green light
Myanmar’s Directorate of Investment and Company Administration has approved an investment of US$70.8 million by in Asian Blue Aviation Co Ltd, a joint venture between Japan’s ANA Holdings and Golden Sky World. The approval enables the company to operate for 50 years in the Myanmar air transport sector with the carrier focusing exclusively on international routes. ANA Holdings will hold a 49 per cent stake in the joint venture while the Shwe Than Lwin-owned media and banking entity will own … [Read more...] about ANA’s Myanmar joint venture Asian Blue Aviation gets green light
Indonesia’s new West Java Kertajati Int’l Airport to get cargo facilities
Indonesia’s state enterprise responsible for developing and managing airports in the country - PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) - is planning a cargo development for the new Kertajati International Airport in Majalengka, West Java. The proposal calls for cargo facilities with a 10,000 sqm warehouse with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year. This development, which follows the ongoing investment in the Cargo Village at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, will see AP II partner with PT … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s new West Java Kertajati Int’l Airport to get cargo facilities
Indonesia’s new West Java Kertajati Int'l Airport to get cargo facilities
Indonesia’s state enterprise responsible for developing and managing airports in the country - PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) - is planning a cargo development for the new Kertajati International Airport in Majalengka, West Java. The proposal calls for cargo facilities with a 10,000 sqm warehouse with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year. This development, which follows the ongoing investment in the Cargo Village at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, will see AP II partner with PT … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s new West Java Kertajati Int'l Airport to get cargo facilities
AirAsia Group said to be considering merging Thai, Indonesian units
Malaysia’s AirAsia Group is said to be considering merging its Thai and Indonesia AirAsia affiliates into one company which would then be listed on both the Thai and Malaysian stock exchanges. Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said the merger may also see AirAsia Group and Thai Airways International forming a strategic partnership that does not involve any exchange of equity, according to a report on the ch-aviation website. Earlier rumours posited that Thai Airways … [Read more...] about AirAsia Group said to be considering merging Thai, Indonesian units
SF Express gets CAAC approval on Wuhan air hub
SF Express, the largest private express logistics firm in China, is set to build cargo air hub in central China after an airport site-selection report was approved by Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). A freight airport is expected to be built at the town of Yanji, about 75 km east of Wuhan, the capital of central Hubei province, according to a China Daily report. The choice of the airport in Yanji enables it to cover most of the mainland within one-and-a-half hours of air … [Read more...] about SF Express gets CAAC approval on Wuhan air hub
