Asia Pacific airline leaders are endeavouring to reverse recent declines in profitability, where fierce competition has resulted in reduced yields for all carriers, regardless of business model, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said its annual Assembly of Presidents meeting in Bali. While Asia Pacific airlines continued to experience strong passenger growth in the world's largest aviation market over the past 12 months, a modest growth in air cargo this year, was not enough to … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific airlines facing fierce competition
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Cargo on the up for Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for October 2015 showing growth in both the number of passengers carried and the amount of cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month in 2014. The two airlines carried 163,733 tonnes of cargo and mail in October, an increase of 4.6 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.4 percentage points to 66.5 per cent. Capacity, measured in available … [Read more...] about Cargo on the up for Cathay Pacific
SkyCargo inaugurates new terminal, targets 12M tonnes of cargo by 2050
Emirates SkyCargo officially opened the first phase of its state-of-the-art cargo terminal at Dubai’s new Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) yesterday. Located in the Logistics District in Dubai South, the new terminal dubbed Emirates SkyCentral, is the home of SkyCargo’s fleet of 15 freighters and was necessitated by the shift of SkyCargo’s maindeck fleet out of increasingly congested Dubai International Airport (DXB) in May of last year to the new DWC airport. The new facility, … [Read more...] about SkyCargo inaugurates new terminal, targets 12M tonnes of cargo by 2050
SDV Expands in Thailand with new logistics centre
SDV Thailand recently announced the start of operations for its new logistics centre strategically located in the Bangplee area, 10 km from Bangkok, Thailand, with quick access to expressways and the main ports and airports. The new 2,000 sqm state-of-the-art multi-user warehouse is fully equipped with temperature-control systems catering to all specialised retail industries such as: Cosmetics, Fashion and Luxury retails, as well as e-commerce customers, counting on the support of 25 staff … [Read more...] about SDV Expands in Thailand with new logistics centre
V-D moves precious horse cargo
Volga-Dnepr Group has supported a project to reintroduce endangered Przewalski horses in the Ural steppes of Russia. One of the Group’s B737-400SF freighters carried six of the rare horses from Montpellier in France to Orenburg, located on the Ural River some 1,500 kilometres southeast of Moscow. The horses were accompanied by three representatives of the Association for the Przewalski Horse to ensure their safety and wellbeing throughout the six-hour flight. The Przewalski horse is one of … [Read more...] about V-D moves precious horse cargo
SIA, Lufthansa form new JV
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Lufthansa have signed a wide-ranging partnership agreement that will see the two airline groups operating key routes between Singapore and Europe on a joint-venture basis, in addition to significantly expanding codeshare ties and deepening commercial co-operation. Flights between Singapore and both Frankfurt and Munich, as well as flights between Singapore and Zurich, are to be operated under revenue-sharing arrangements. New SIA-operated flights between Singapore … [Read more...] about SIA, Lufthansa form new JV
