Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for September 2016 that show an increase in both the amount of cargo and mail uplifted and number of passengers carried, compared to the same month last year. The two airlines carried 162,116 tonnes of cargo and mail in September, an increase of 7.1 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.6 percentage points to 65.0 per cent. Capacity, measured in … [Read more...] about Cathay sees Sept cargo pick up with 7.1 per cent growth y-o-y
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ST Aero secures $520 million in 3Q contracts
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its aerospace arm - ST Aero - has secured new contracts worth $520 million (US$373.4) in the third quarter (3Q) of 2016, for various projects ranging from line and airframe maintenance to component repair and overhaul. The total contract value above includes the P2F (passenger-to-freighter) conversion of four Airbus A330-300 for DHL Express, announced in July. The first aircraft has been inducted into EFW, ST … [Read more...] about ST Aero secures $520 million in 3Q contracts
Rawanda launches emergency drone delivery service with Zipline, UPS and others
Rwandan President Paul Kagame launched the world’s first national drone delivery service during a ceremony in the country’s centrally located Muhanga District. Starting today, the Rwandan government will begin using drones to make up to 150 on-demand, emergency deliveries per day of life-saving blood to 21 transfusing facilities located in the western half of the country. The drones and delivery service are built and operated by Zipline, a California-based robotics company. While Rwanda’s … [Read more...] about Rawanda launches emergency drone delivery service with Zipline, UPS and others
UPS expands its Worldwide Express Plus service
UPS today announced the expansion of its earliest morning package delivery service, UPS Worldwide Express Plus to include 28 new countries, including Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico and United Arab Emirates. The Express product will also see enhanced service to cover more postal codes in 25 existing countries including Singapore, China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, India, Canada and the UK. Shippers can reach the top 20 economies in the world earlier than ever before, according to UPS. Businesses in … [Read more...] about UPS expands its Worldwide Express Plus service
Belcorp and Kuehne + Nagel enter into supply chain management partnership
Belcorp, one of the global top 10 manufacturers of beauty and cosmetic products, has chosen Kuehne + Nagel as its preferred provider for intercontinental cargo flows and as its exclusive partner for end-to-end shipment order management. In scope of the contract, Kuehne + Nagel handles shipment order management, door-to-door visibility, monitoring, tracking and exception management for Belcorp through a team of integrated logistics experts in Bogotá, Colombia. The solution provided by … [Read more...] about Belcorp and Kuehne + Nagel enter into supply chain management partnership
Frankfurt Airport sees September 5.9% pickup in cargo volume
Frankfurt Airport reports cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) at FRA was positively impacted by the slight recovery of the global economy, resulting in a gain of 5.9 per cent in September 2016. FRA also reported a 1.2 per cent decline in passenger traffic during the first nine months of 2016, despite achieving a new September record. Despite the rise in passenger and cargo volumes, aircraft movements shrank by 0.6 per cent to 41,973 takeoffs and landings. Adjusted for the base effect … [Read more...] about Frankfurt Airport sees September 5.9% pickup in cargo volume
