All Nippon Airways (ANA) is set to operate scheduled freighter flights connecting Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) and Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) this month as it aims to capture the growth in e-commerce. The airline will draft its B767 freighter for the route, with maximum load capacity of 50 tonnes, on two round trip flights in June. ANA says the move comes from increased demand for cargo transport given the growth in cross-border e-commerce. The airline is … [Read more...] about ANA to draft B767 freighters for Hangzhou-Tokyo
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ANA Cargo to draft B777F on NRT-LAX
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) will employ its B777 freighter (777F) on cargo flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) to accommodate customers needs across its network. The LAX-NRT operation announced today is a temporary additional flight, an ANA spokesperson told Payload Asia. It is scheduled to start operating on 23 April. The carrier expects to carry automobile parts from Japan and perishables from North America, which are driving the demand for cargo … [Read more...] about ANA Cargo to draft B777F on NRT-LAX
ANA Cargo introduces CSafe active containers
ANA Cargo has partnered with CSafe Global to introduce the CSafe RKN and RAP to its air cargo container fleet, which would add more capacity as the vaccine drive slowly picks up in Japan. ANA Cargo followed a rigorous testing process before announcing the approval for use on aircraft and will manage RKN and RAP container leases through its pharma handling service Prio Pharma. The carrier is confident these active container options will offer shippers and freight forwarders ‘continued … [Read more...] about ANA Cargo introduces CSafe active containers
All Nippon Airways returns to Brussels Airport with cargo-only flights
After temporary suspension of flights due to the current crisis, the direct connection between Belgium and Japan will now restart, according to Brussels Airport. From 13 October onwards Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) resumes cargo flights between Tokyo (NRT) and Brussels Airport (BRU). ANA will operate cargo-only services every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with a 35-tonne belly cargo capacity. Joining ANA at Brussels is European Air … [Read more...] about All Nippon Airways returns to Brussels Airport with cargo-only flights
ANA Cargo to operate scheduled Tokyo-Frankfurt cargo flights
ANA Cargo’s Boeing 777F freighter will service regularly scheduled cargo flights between Narita (NRT) and Frankfurt (FRA) starting 28 October, a press release confirmed. ANA Cargo expects to operate a record 499 cargo-only flights for the month of October using passenger aircraft throughout its network. This is the highest number of cargo flights since June when it carried 33,640.6 tonnes of international cargo. With demand for air cargo transportation surging given … [Read more...] about ANA Cargo to operate scheduled Tokyo-Frankfurt cargo flights
Airline partnerships extended as Lufthansa enhance network
Lufthansa Cargo flies freight to around 300 target destinations in 100 countries and therefore offers one of the best networks in the field of air cargo. The carrier from Frankfurt is once again making further improvements to this strong network, consisting of cargo connections and the freight capacity of Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and Eurowings long-haul passenger flights. Further destinations will be added in the coming months via Eurowings belly capacity on longhaul flights. … [Read more...] about Airline partnerships extended as Lufthansa enhance network
