Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) continues to see declining freight traffic with an 8.1 per cent decline in volume for the month of February, year-on-year to 73.9 million kg from the 80.4 million kg it uplifted in February 2013. Expressed in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), the Singapore carrier saw a drop of 11.1 per cent to 414.7 million FTK. Although capacity contracted by four per cent it was not enough to offset the shrinking cargo volumes, leading to a cargo load factor of 58.1 per … [Read more...] about SIA Cargo traffic continues to slide in Feb
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Singapore Airlines cuts flights as load factors fall
Singapore Airlines (SIA) saw its cargo load factor for December drop 6.8 percentage points to 55.2 per cent from 62 per cent a year earlier while passenger load factor dropped 4.4 percentage points to 79.9 per cent from a year earlier. As a result of the falling demand the carrier is cancelling more than 200 flights from now until the end of March. In a circular to travel agents earlier this week, SIA said it would reduce the number of flights to Shanghai, Hong Kong and Guangzhou in China, as … [Read more...] about Singapore Airlines cuts flights as load factors fall
Singapore: SIA Cargo awards US$349 million contract
Singapore Airlines’ cargo unit said recently that it has awarded a US$349 million maintenance deal to Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. The 10- year maintenance and service agreement covers 13 Boeing 747-400F cargo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney engines and 6 spare engines, Singapore Airlines Cargosaid in a statement. … [Read more...] about Singapore: SIA Cargo awards US$349 million contract
