Air Logistics Asia

Ethiopian begins non-stop direct flights to Sao Paulo

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Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline in Africa, announced that it will begin nonstop direct services to Sao Paulo, which are currently operated via Lome, Togo,  effective as of mid-September, 2017.   Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam, said; “We are delighted to offer our customers a faster and reliable connectivity between Africa, Middle East, Asia and Brazil with one of the shortest total Travel Time, operated with our state of the art fleet, Boeing 787. … [Read more...] about Ethiopian begins non-stop direct flights to Sao Paulo

Cainiao opens China’s biggest ‘smart’ warehouse

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Alibaba Group's logistics arm Cainiao launched operations for its new intelligent warehouse in Huiyang, Guongdong -- home to the most mobile robots in China. While a usual smart warehouse may contain only a few dozen mobile robots, which are also known as AGVs or automatic guided vehicles, this warehouse sees a fleet of over a hundred.   The WiFi-equipped, self-charging machines are responsible for moving goods in the warehouse. Activated once a shopper places an order on Alibaba's … [Read more...] about Cainiao opens China’s biggest ‘smart’ warehouse

Suparna Airlines opens Xi’an-Hahn Cargo Airline

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The B747 Cargo Aircraft of Suparna Airlines,  subsidiary of HNA Modern Logistics slowly came out on to the runway of Xi'an Xianyang International Airport - marking the official opening of Xi'an-Hahn cargo airline, as the second European cargo airline of Suparna Airlines after Xi'an-Amsterdam.   That cargo airline utilizes the B747 Cargo Aircraft, which is scheduled to run one flight per week, with major transportation of electronic and mechanical products. The first flight has … [Read more...] about Suparna Airlines opens Xi’an-Hahn Cargo Airline

Rosie celebrates Chinese Valentines Day and Onam

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Shanghai’s Pudong International airport had a special visitor on the day of the Qixi festival. Rosie Emirates SkyCargo’s rose-liveried Boeing 777 freighter aircraft arrived at the Chinese city during the early hours of 28th August to mark the day known as Chinese Valentine’s Day.   Shanghai is one of Emirates SkyCargo’s scheduled freighter destinations. Emirates SkyCargo operates a daily freighter service to Shanghai and also offers customers freight capacity on its twice a day … [Read more...] about Rosie celebrates Chinese Valentines Day and Onam

Cargolux grows market presence in Africa

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Cargolux Airlines is set to introduce two new destinations in Africa – Douala in Cameroon and Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Services to Lubumbashi will begin in September while Douala is served as of the beginning of October.   Lubumbashi is the DRC’s second largest city after the capital Kinshasa and acts as a hub for the country’s mining industry. The city is an important commercial and industrial center and produces textiles, food and beverages and copper … [Read more...] about Cargolux grows market presence in Africa

Atlas Air Inc secures deal with Nippon Cargo Airlines

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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. recently announced that its Atlas Air, Inc. unit had entered into an agreement to operate a second Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), with an opportunity for additional aircraft in the future. The 747-400F will be flown on key routes across the transpacific that connects Asia and the US Service is scheduled to begin in September 2017.   “We are very pleased that NCA has chosen to expand its partnership with Atlas Air,” said … [Read more...] about Atlas Air Inc secures deal with Nippon Cargo Airlines