Compared with the previous show in Shanghai, the used floor space of the 13th Air Freight Asia Exhibition has expanded by more than 20 percent, refl ecting continued interest from the international air cargo industry in displaying their products and services in Asia, the world's fastest growingeconomic region. Seventy exhibitors from Asia (including China), the Middle East, Europe (including Russia) and the US have confi rmed their participation in this year's event. The latest additions to … [Read more...] about AFA 2007 exhibition offers broad spectrum of today's leading cargo players
Air Freight Asia 2007 Conference~ All speakers & panel members confirmed
Close to 30 international senior executives from various areas of the air cargo industry, have confi rmed their participation in the 13th Air Freight Asia 2007 Conference in Hong Kong, which will take place in the ballroom of the Regal Airport Hotel on September4 and September 5. The 13th edition of this biennial trade event will be offi cially opened by Stanley Hui, chief executive offi cer of Hong Kong International Airport and former CEO of Dragonair. The latest to confi rm his … [Read more...] about Air Freight Asia 2007 Conference~ All speakers & panel members confirmed
UPS launches "Express Critical"
UPS has announced the launch of UPS Express Critical, which it describes as "a service that meshes all of UPS' same-day and urgent capabilities into a single suite, allowing customers to more effectively manage package and heavy freight shipmentstogether." "For the fi rst time in the industry, customers have a single point of contact regardless of whether they're shipping a small package or a 1,000 pound machine part - air or ground, domestic or international. Customers now … [Read more...] about UPS launches "Express Critical"
KOREA: Korean Air's Chinese venture
Seoul-based Korean Air Lines Co. has won preliminary approval to set up an US$65m venture with three other partners in China. The airline will spend US$16.25m on a 25 percent stake in the venture, named Galaxy International. Sinotrans Air Tranportation Development Co. will invest US$33.15m for a 51 percent stake, while the rest will be shared by investment fi rms Hana Capital and Shilan Capital. … [Read more...] about KOREA: Korean Air's Chinese venture
ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ MacroAsia to set up new cargo handling facilities
Ground handler company MacroAsia Corp. plans to establish cargo handling facilities within the new Ninoy AquinoInternational Airport Terminal 3. MacroAsia president Mr. Joseph Chua said once the modern airport terminal opens, they will invest 1 billion pesos for cargo handling to support the operations of Philippine Airlines (PAL), the Business Mirror reported. Mr. Chua also said MacroAsia, together with Lufthansa Technik Philippines Inc. and PAL, will put up a second hangar at the Clark … [Read more...] about ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ MacroAsia to set up new cargo handling facilities
ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ Slow but steady progress for Swissport
Swissport is not expecting any rapid breakthroughs in its attempts to penetrate the Asian handling market, but it is making steady progress, insists StephanBeerli, its corporate spokesman. The group started operations in Singapore in February 2006 as the third cargo handler with a 250,000 tonne capacity facility that was built by the Singapore CAA, but which cost Swissport $10m to equip. However, Beerli admits that it is still only handling a few airlines there, and has yet to win the big … [Read more...] about ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ Slow but steady progress for Swissport