Air Freight Asia

Etihad Cargo starts Dar es Salaam maindeck service

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Etihad Cargo commenced a weekly freighter service to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 13 June 2014.  On the return sector to Abu Dhabi, the freighter will also stop in Nairobi, Kenya. Dar es Salaam - Tanzania’s biggest city - is a major industrial and economic centre in East Africa, and following the first Etihad Cargo flight today, all subsequent weekly freighter services will operate every Monday to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR). Etihad Cargo will deploy one of its … [Read more...] about Etihad Cargo starts Dar es Salaam maindeck service

Novosibirsk joins World Cargo Airports Alliance

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Joining founders, Zhengzhou (China) and Frankfurt-Hahn (Germany) airports, Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport has become a member of the World Cargo Airports Alliance (WCAA). The organisation was founded in May 2014 at the initiative of Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport and Frankfurt-Hahn Airport in order to create a cargo airports alliance that is cost effective, efficient and top class in customer services. The members anticipate that the WCAA will allow them to attract more airlines … [Read more...] about Novosibirsk joins World Cargo Airports Alliance

PACTL obtains TAPA certification

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Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd (PACTL) has successfully gained certification according to the Freight Security Requirements (FSR) of the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA). The type “A” classified certificate recently issued to PACTL indicates that the company meets the highest TAPA requirements for activities related to the security of freight in transit. The certification is valid for three years.   A TAPA-approved authority … [Read more...] about PACTL obtains TAPA certification

Cathay sees May cargo jump 14% y-o-y

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Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried 138,448 tonnes of cargo and mail in May, an increase of 13.9 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.9 percentage points to 63 per cent. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, rose by 14 per cent while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) flown were up by 17.5 per cent. For the year to the end of May, tonnage rose by 7.3 per cent while capacity was up … [Read more...] about Cathay sees May cargo jump 14% y-o-y

Mile-high harassment.

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Now here’s a curious item that had the Belly Achers locked in an vociferous debate. The proverbial spark to this chaos was a news report on how Cathay Pacific air hostesses feel exposed by their uniform and would like the Hong Kong airline to redesign it. The cabin crew believe that the uniform increases their chances of being sexually harassed and to make matters worse, a worrying study by Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission in February revealed that 27 per cent of Hong … [Read more...] about Mile-high harassment.

Leipzig/Halle flourishes with mix of niche clients

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To say Leipzig/Halle Airport occupies a unique niche in the realm of global airports is no exaggeration. As a relatively ‘young’ airport – one of many that emerged in Eastern Europe in the years after the fall the ‘Iron Curtain’ in the early 1990’s – it offers many things that traditional air cargo hubs in Europe cannot. Most notably: Vast land space for expansion and 24/7 operations – no small feat in otherwise congested airport situations around … [Read more...] about Leipzig/Halle flourishes with mix of niche clients