SF Express

Xiamen Air to carry SF Express’ goods

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Xiamen Airlines, a carrier based in Xiamen, Fujian province, signed a contract with SF Express Group to carry the logistics company's goods on the carrier's routes from Beijing starting Thursday. The airline will carry 6,000 tons goods for SF Express in 2015 and the volume will increase by 20 per cent annually during the contract term, according to their agreement. It runs nine routes from Beijing and will open eight new routes from the capital in the next three to five … [Read more...] about Xiamen Air to carry SF Express’ goods

SF Express to deliver goods for Costco

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Chinese delivery firm SF Express announced that it will be taking over the international delivery service of Costco, a US-based warehouse merchandise retailer. Costco said it can deliver overseas products in as short as five days. After Costco transfers the products to the Taiwan headquarters of SF Express, the China-based SF Express will be processing the products' customs clearance transactions, after which the goods will be delivered to consumers in China. Costco currently has around 120 … [Read more...] about SF Express to deliver goods for Costco

YTO Express gets ‘ok’ to launch cargo carrier

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Seeking to tap China’s 2015-estimated nine million tonne air freight market, YTO Express is the latest Chinese express provider to receive approval to launch a domestic cargo airline. The Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport-based carrier will initially operate either B737-300 or 737-400 freighters on domestic routes with plans to expand to 15 Boeing freighters in the next three years.  The company plans to invest CNY5.5 billion (US$890 million) in its … [Read more...] about YTO Express gets ‘ok’ to launch cargo carrier

YTO Express gets 'ok' to launch cargo carrier

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Seeking to tap China’s 2015-estimated nine million tonne air freight market, YTO Express is the latest Chinese express provider to receive approval to launch a domestic cargo airline. The Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport-based carrier will initially operate either B737-300 or 737-400 freighters on domestic routes with plans to expand to 15 Boeing freighters in the next three years.  The company plans to invest CNY5.5 billion (US$890 million) in its … [Read more...] about YTO Express gets 'ok' to launch cargo carrier

Amazon hopes to deliver packages using drones

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While more commonly associated with covert operations by military types, the drones could be delivering e-commerce packages as soon as 2015. Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon.com, announced recently that his company was working on a system to deliver small packages to customers within 30 minutes or less of ordering them. They will do this using tiny unmanned aircraft that can carry packages weighing around 2kg up to 16km. The only real barrier to the service – … [Read more...] about Amazon hopes to deliver packages using drones