Emirates has announced its second daily service from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA).The new service which began on 7 July and is operated by a B777-200LR supplements the current B777-300ER flight. The additional service will allow Emirates SkyCargo to carry an additional 15 tonnes of cargo per trip including locally grown cherries, electrical equipment and machinery, as well as medical equipment and aircraft parts. Emirates … [Read more...] about Emirates launches second daily to Seattle
Air Freight Logistics
IAG Cargo returns to Kuala Lumpur after 14 years
IAG Cargo has seen sharply increased volumes both in and out of its just-opened Kuala Lumpur service, John Cheetham, regional commercial manager for Asia Pacific and India told reporters in Kuala Lumpur on 3 July. “Performance has exceeded expectations” Cheetham said. Since Kuala Lumpur came on line at the end of May exports to the UK and Ireland have risen by 57 per cent, nearly ten times more than the six per cent increase in outflow to Europe and two-thirds more than those to … [Read more...] about IAG Cargo returns to Kuala Lumpur after 14 years
Alibaba continues cross-border e-commerce push
Alibaba has announced an expansion of its cross-border e-commerce initiatives, including the launch of 11 official country pavilions on its Tmall Global platform, as well as cooperative partnerships between Juhuasuan, Alibaba’s group-buying platform and 26 foreign embassies in China. The countries that will be featured on Tmall Global, an extension of Tmall.com, China’s largest third-party B2C platform for brands and retailers, will include the US, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, France, … [Read more...] about Alibaba continues cross-border e-commerce push
AA Cargo appoints new Euro sales manager
Following the successful merger with US Airways, and the subsequent increase in the size of its operations in mainland Europe over the last year, American Airlines (AA) Cargo has appointed Gisela Schork to the position of regional sales manager – Cargo, Germany and Switzerland - with immediate effect. “Germany is the biggest export market in mainland Europe, so I am looking forward to selling an even greater range of both services and destinations to customers in my region,” … [Read more...] about AA Cargo appoints new Euro sales manager
Air Works, Acumen Aviation in partnership
Air Works, India's leading aviation services company, has announced a strategic partnership with Acumen Aviation Europe through a minority investment. With this partnership, Air Works enters the large and growing aircraft asset management business, building greater presence in Europe, Asia and the US. The partnership will focus on providing customers a single source for best-in-class aviation services. Acumen is an Aircraft Asset Management Services company with … [Read more...] about Air Works, Acumen Aviation in partnership
Cargo load factors down in May y-o-y
Cargo load factors fell further in May compared to April to an overall 44.3 per cent from 45.1 per cent a year earlier, with Asia Pacific registering the highest load factors at 53.3 per cent, followed by Europe (44.6 per cent), Middle East (43.2 per cent), Latin America (36.7 per cent) and North America (35.3 per cent). Although there was only a small increase in capacity (0.7 per cent) over the month, there was a sizeable fall in volumes, which pushed load factors down further. Air freight … [Read more...] about Cargo load factors down in May y-o-y
