Two and a half-year-old Kingfisher Airlines is looking for opportunities to deploy dedicated freighters but for the moment is content with the belly hold capacity from its combined fleet of 79 Airbus and ATR aircraft, according to Kingfisher's general manager for cargo, Vijay Nair. "We do have plans to look into dedicated freighters, whenever it looks viable and profitable,"he said. "With nearly 550 aircraft flying across India each day there is more than enough belly capacity … [Read more...] about INDIAN AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Kingfisher considering freighters
Air Cargo Asia
INDIAN AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ A mighty big task for the Airports Authority
"Infrastructure is the key challenge before us today."These words, starkly spoken, succinctly summed up the sentiments of delegates attending the Indian Air Cargo event. But they resonated ever more clearly because they were uttered by Airports Authority of India (AAI) executive director for infrastructure development, V. K. Kalra. The task of the AAI is hardly trivial: India has 449 airports, a number that continues to grow, including 16 international airports and seven customs … [Read more...] about INDIAN AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ A mighty big task for the Airports Authority
INDIAN AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Air India Cargo charts its own future
With only five converted freighters comprising its entire fleet at the moment, the expansion 40-plane plan is clearly an ambitious one. Although not new to the cargo business, the carrier had previously relied solely on the belly capacity of its passenger side. PK Gupta, executive director, sales and marketing (cargo) Air India told Payload in an interview that the cargo unit is currently carrying out market surveys to assess various markets for possible route expansion. Teams already gone … [Read more...] about INDIAN AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Air India Cargo charts its own future
INDIAN AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ The Indian infrastructure crunch
If there was a singularly clear message from from the delegates attending the recent Air Cargo India conference and exhibition in Mumbai, it was that planning and development of India's air cargo and overall logistics infrastructure must be based on long term growth forecasts and not current or near-term growth. "Too much of India's infrastructure has been planned around short-sighted growth forecasts,"noted one air cargo executive. "There's a saying that in India once … [Read more...] about INDIAN AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ The Indian infrastructure crunch
FAPAA
The Federation of Asia-Pacifi c Aircargo Associations comprises 17 organisations: Hongkong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics, Japan Aircargo Forwarders Association, Korea International Freight Forwarders Association, Aircargo Forwarders of the Philippines Inc, Taiwan Airfreight Forwarders Association, Singapore Aircargo Agents Association, Thailand Airfreight Forwarders Association, Indonesian Forwarders Association, Macau Air Freight Forwarding (Logistics) Association, Federation … [Read more...] about FAPAA
