Envirotainer, manufacturer of cold chain solutions for air transport of pharmaceuticals, opened a new container station in Beijing on 1 September as it looks to ramp up capacity to support the fast and secure delivery of Covid-19 vaccine once it becomes available. With China’s rapidly growing pharmaceutical export market, the Beijing network station, as the company puts it, will carry its RKN e1 and RAP e2 containers to increase the current capacity in Asia Pacific and to service its Beijing … [Read more...] about Swedish manufacturer Envirotainer opens container station in Beijing
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U-Freight charters Russian aircraft to deliver PPE to the Big Apple
The U-Freight Group chartered an Aeroflot passenger aircraft, which had been reconfigured to handle freight only, to airfreight over 2,000 cartons of urgently needed personal protective equipment (PPE) from Beijing to New York. This was the most recent in a number of full aircraft charters that the Hong Kong-based logistics company continues to arrange for a variety of customers across the globe, providing forwarding operations for epidemic prevention materials to fight the spread of the … [Read more...] about U-Freight charters Russian aircraft to deliver PPE to the Big Apple
Boeing raises forecast for airplane demand in China
Boeing projects a demand for 7,240 new airplanes in China over the next 20 years with a total value of nearly $1.1 trillion dollars, according to its annual China Current Market Outlook (CMO). Airplane demand had also rose 6.3% over last year’s forecast. On a global scale, Boeing projects the need for 41,030 new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years, that is valued at $6.1 trillion dollars. "China's continuous economic growth, significant investment in infrastructure, growing … [Read more...] about Boeing raises forecast for airplane demand in China
Air China to open two Africa routes
Air China will start Beijing-Johannesburg nonstop service using B777-300ER aircraft from 29 October 2015, which will be the first air link offered by a Chinese carrier between Mainland China and South Africa and also Air China's first route to Africa since the 1970s when it had one nonstop service to the continent. South Africa accounts for about one third of Africa's GDP and is also China's biggest trading partner in Africa. Currently, nearly 1.2 million Chinese live in South Africa and the … [Read more...] about Air China to open two Africa routes
Air China to launch Beijing-Budapest service
China's national carrier has unveiled plans to open Beijing - Minsk - Budapest services from 1 May 2015. Air China will operate the flights using Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The new route will bring the number of European destinations Air China serves up to 18 and the number of routes the carrier operates to 19. Air China says this will further promote the economic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe and expand Air China's … [Read more...] about Air China to launch Beijing-Budapest service
Transaero launches cargo service to Beijing
Transaero Airlines has launched cargo services between Russia and China. Transaero, being the designated scheduled carrier on the Beijing-Novosibirsk route, delivered 22.4 tonnes of mail while performing the first flight on this route using Tu-204C aircraft. The airline will serve this route on a regular basis. Olga Pleshakova, CEO of Transaero Airlines, said: “Transaero assigns a high priority to developing relations with the People’s Republic of China. Our airline operates … [Read more...] about Transaero launches cargo service to Beijing