Reinforcing Hong Kong’s air cargo leadership Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) recently invited tenders for the development and operation of the KLW premium warehouse with the objectives of reinforcing Hong Kong’s air cargo leadership, promoting trade and stimulating additional air cargo flow. “Ever since 2010, HKIA has been the world’s busiest cargo airport. With a strong year-on-year growth of 9.2%, HKIA handled 4.94 million tonnes of cargo in 2017. Counting the amount of airmail … [Read more...] about New Premium Warehouse Set to Boost Hong Kong Air Cargo Growth and Facilitate E-commerce
Air Freight Logistics
China Airlines: Good Risks lead to Good Growth
The airline signed a multi-year IMS contract with Airbus subsidiary, Satair Group for a long-term, fully-integrated end-to-end supply chain package covering expendable material for the airline’s Airbus fleet of A330-300s and A350- 900s. Meaning, Satair Group will fully manage its planning, sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and inventory management covering some 18,000 part numbers. Coverage includes all expendables materials needs of China Airlines and is extendable to affiliates as … [Read more...] about China Airlines: Good Risks lead to Good Growth
Smooth operators in the sky
"The year of the Dog is expected to usher in wealth in numerous ways but you cannot sit on your laurels – to stop putting in the effort, trying to innovate, or working to advance one’s career or status and instead rely on one’s past achievements or accolades to remain relevant or successful". Hmmm… sounds like any other zodiac year prediction to us. Anyway, you know the drill; we have to keep ourselves relevant to stay employable in any industry. That aside, we were … [Read more...] about Smooth operators in the sky
American Airlines Cargo modernizing technology for the future
American Airlines Cargo announced it will implement a next generation cargo management system. The new platform will transform the company’s technology across the entire American Airlines Cargo footprint. This is the Cargo organization’s largest investment to date—one that will position the company for future growth. The technology solution will significantly enhance the customer experience so American and its customers can grow faster together. Plus, it will bring exciting … [Read more...] about American Airlines Cargo modernizing technology for the future
Ground Handling Supplement
SATS Ltd A recap of 2017 In the first 11 months of 2017 (Jan to Nov), Changi Airport handled a total of 1.94M tonnes of cargo. This is an 8 per cent increase from the 1.79M tonnes of cargo handled in Jan to Nov 2016. Likewise, SATS has also seen a satisfactory increase in the volume of cargo handled in the air freight terminals in Singapore, and in its associate companies/subsidiaries across Asia and the Middle East. There have been a few notable achievements for SATS’ … [Read more...] about Ground Handling Supplement
SINO International 2017 Association
The 14th annual Sino International conference attracted some 900 freight forwarders to Shanghai. This was the second consecutive year in which the conference was held in Shanghai, at the JW Marriott Changfeng Park, where significant logistics networking took place, promoting business growth in the Far East. Each year, WCA and the China International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFA) co-organise the Sino International conference as a global, open event for … [Read more...] about SINO International 2017 Association
