ST Engineering is looking to establish its presence in Asia Pacific after it announced a joint venture with Chinese cargo carrier SF Airlines. The company’s commercial aerospace business and SF Airlines have agreed to set up a commercial airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture in China’s Hubei province. The two plan to operate a ‘greenfield’ airframe MRO facility at the Ezhou Huahu Airport which is designated as Hubei’s international logistics hub airport. The joint … [Read more...] about New JV to set up airframe MRO facility at Ezhou
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CSafe elects new sales director in Singapore
Chervee Ho has joined air freight container supplier CSafe as senior sales director for Asia Pacific. In her new role, Ms. Ho will be responsible for further developing CSafe’s active and passive cold chain packaging business in the Asia Pacific market and identifying opportunities to expand into new markets throughout the region. She will also lead the APAC commercial team with local representation in Singapore, South Korea, Japan and India. Chervee’s last post was with European drug … [Read more...] about CSafe elects new sales director in Singapore
inter-airport Southeast Asia starts next week
Asia’s premier airport exhibition and conference is returning to Singapore after a four-year hiatus with the 7th edition of inter-Airport Southeast Asia IASEA. The event, which has already sold out its exhibition space, will take place from 1 to 3 March at the Marina Bay Sands, featuring some of the world’s leading airport suppliers from 29 countries. It promises to showcase transformative airport equipment, technology, design, and services that are crucial in helping build, operate, and … [Read more...] about inter-airport Southeast Asia starts next week
CMA CGM extends air cargo service to Shanghai
CMA CGM AIR CARGO is stepping up its commercial development with the introduction of scheduled services to Shanghai using its Airbus A330-200F. The French cargo airline will fly the widebody freighter to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) from its hub at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) four times a week, equivalent to 240 tonnes of weekly capacity. Flights depart from CDG on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays starting 17 February. The addition of Shanghai brings … [Read more...] about CMA CGM extends air cargo service to Shanghai
Teleport sets eyes on Australian exports with Wexco
ECS Group’s Australian subsidiary Wexco Group has closed a contract with Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A, to sell the belly capacity originating from Australia and New Zealand for three airlines under the AirAsia Group. The airlines include AirAsia X, Thai AirAsia X, and Indonesia AirAsia. The contract puts Wexco in charge of filling a total of 43 flights per week out of Sydney (SYD), Perth (PER), and Melbourne (MEL), with an average weekly uplift of 120 … [Read more...] about Teleport sets eyes on Australian exports with Wexco
New series talks about air freight consolidation
Netherlands-based air freight consolidator Wholesale By Vels has launched a series of instructional videos covering basic airfreight processes, aiming to plug a so-called ‘information void’ In the series, founder Rinaldo Vels explains the basic steps in making an airfreight booking and arranging the pick-up of freight. The 90-second videos, which can be viewed free of charge, are backed up by explanatory notes which can be downloaded from the Wholesale By Vels website. Vels, an air freight … [Read more...] about New series talks about air freight consolidation
