On the passenger side, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has always been known for its strength in the Japanese domestic market, and until recently much the same could have been said of its cargo business. Unusually for a mainstream carrier, its cargo revenue was split about 50-50 between the domestic andinternational. Though the carrier obviously had some belly cargo on its long-haul 747- 400 passenger routes, it also regarded Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) – in which ANA had a 27.6 per cent … [Read more...] about ANA spreads its cargo wings
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What's holding India back?
Is the Indian market boom being held back by a lack of infrastructure? That was the fi rst topic to be considered by an expert round table panel in the fi nal session of Air FreightAsia 2007. Launching the discussion Jay Shelat, vice president cargo at Jet Airways, offered the gloomy view that infrastructure put India 25-30 years behind China, and said unions and the government were “working together toprevent progress”. But he said that the only solution for an airline … [Read more...] about What's holding India back?
China and India – tomorrow's logistics giants
India and China will “change the landscape” of the global logistics market in the coming years, said Essa Al-Saleh, president and CEO of Agility Global Logistics, opening a session entitled “LongLive Logistics”. “These two very important countries represent 40 per cent of global population but currently only 7 per cent of GDP,” he told delegates. “That status is bound to change, and they will demand sophisticated solutions for their supply chain … [Read more...] about China and India – tomorrow's logistics giants
Customs & Postal cooperation
The Heads of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the World Customs Organisation (WCO) agreed in Brussels this week to further strengthen co-operation between the two organisations aimed at facilitating free and secure global trade. With more than 43 million parcels crossing international borders each year, customs is a vital link in the international mail processing chain. Add to this the large number of domestic parcels sent through the postal network and the fi gure rises to 6 billion a … [Read more...] about Customs & Postal cooperation
Scot's get raw postal deal
Scotland has the worst postal service in the UK, according to the Royal Mail’s own fi gures. The six poorest performing postcode areas in Britain for delivering fi rst-class mail the next day are north of the border and had the lowest percentage of post delivered ontime in the fi rst quarter of 2007. In Scotland, only Glasgow managed to scrape into the top 20 best performing areas, in 18th place. Across Britain, Royal Mail achieved 93 per cent of fi rst-class post delivered the next … [Read more...] about Scot's get raw postal deal
Growth at Tibet's top airport
Lhasa recorded a million plus passenger throughput in the year 2006. Recently released statistics in the CAAC annual report, showed a 21 per cent increase in passenger fl ow over 2005, and a 45 per cent hike in cargo/mail tonnage. From various Chinese cities, six domestic airlines fly into Lhasa’s Gongga (LXA) airport, one of the highest in the world, at an altitude of 3657 meters. Air China also provides a connection from Kathmandu in neighbouring Nepal. … [Read more...] about Growth at Tibet's top airport
