Changi Airport is set to see more cargo capacity between Singapore and India as SpiceJet has launched two weekly services between the city state and three Indian cities, including Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai. A B737F, operated by its cargo arm SpiceXpress, flew in from Chennai on 20 February, and the new scheduled services is expected to add much needed capacity. This is a welcome development for Singapore’s air hub particularly as it has been in talks with the Indian carrier for several … [Read more...] about Changi welcomes SpiceJet’s scheduled cargo service
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SIA delivers more vaccine jabs to Singapore
Singapore is set to ramp up its vaccination programme as the first shipment of Moderna’s vaccine arrived in the city state on board Singapore Airlines’ B747-400 freighter. Flight SQ7137 flew in from Brussels with the vaccine doses on 17 February. The freighter made a short stop in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, Payload Asia learned, before making its way to Changi Airport. SIA said the Moderna vaccine shipment was prioritised for loading in Brussels and likewise for unloading in … [Read more...] about SIA delivers more vaccine jabs to Singapore
Joint article: Air cargo heroes go beyond the extra mile
Exceptional times call for exceptional measures. The past year has been a real challenge—and air cargo executives around the world have often asked us, the freight publications, to help express their gratitude to those who have kept the world moving. So nine air freight titles have suspended competitive concerns today to publish an article together: a representative sample of ‘thank yous’ from companies around the world. It acknowledges the work done in a momentous year, 12 months … [Read more...] about Joint article: Air cargo heroes go beyond the extra mile
Part 2: Are airports and ground handlers in APAC ready for a vaccine?
Are airports and ground handlers in APAC ready for a vaccine? That was the question we tried to answer when we published part 1 of this Q&A series with Changi Airport. The airport says it has 12 companies that are CEIV certified, with UPS SCS (Singapore) and DSV Air & Sea Singapore joining the others to form Pharma@Changi. dnata meanwhile introduced cool dolly services at the air cargo hub to provide cold storage capabilities. This would mitigate the risk of temperature excursion … [Read more...] about Part 2: Are airports and ground handlers in APAC ready for a vaccine?
Changi Airport welcomes YTO Cargo’s Hangzhou-Singapore service
Chinese express carrier YTO Cargo Airlines will operate thrice weekly services between Singapore and Hangzhou for Alibaba’s e-commerce shipments with Cainiao Network starting 2 November, with the first of many arriving at Changi Airport earlier today at 1600 hrs. The direct airfreight route between Hangzhou and Singapore is expected to improve Cainiao’s global delivery within 72 hours in Southeast Asia, amidst a surge in cross-border e-commerce orders and year-end online shopping … [Read more...] about Changi Airport welcomes YTO Cargo’s Hangzhou-Singapore service
Q&A series: Are Asia Pacific’s airports and ground handlers ready for a vaccine?
The race towards a vaccine is heating up. Several trials have already reached the third phase and some nations have already approved vaccines without waiting for the Phase 3 results. According to the New York Times, there are 49 vaccines in clinical trials on humans and at least 88 preclinical vaccines under active investigation in animals. The global air cargo supply chain is scrambling to prepare for the massive logistics this would entail, with IATA earlier estimating 8,000 747 … [Read more...] about Q&A series: Are Asia Pacific’s airports and ground handlers ready for a vaccine?
