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
ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ WFS seeks join ventures with Chinese carriers
WFS sees joint ventures with airlines as the way forward in the Chinese market, and says it has had interest fromsome carriers in the idea. The handler prefers to work with airlines rather than airport authorities in joint ventures in China so as not to compete with its carrier customers, pointing out that it is already a major handler of Chinese carriers in Europeand the US. The idea, explains Barry Nassberg, Hong Kong-based executive vice president and chief operating offi cer of WFS, … [Read more...] about ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ WFS seeks join ventures with Chinese carriers
ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ Steady progress for Menzies
Menzies Aviation is making steady progress with its various cargo handling interests in Asia, with Neil Bolton, the company's Perth, Australia-based commercial director for Asia, expressingoptimism about future prospects. "Although this is a very complex and highly regulated environment, we are confi dent that we will see an increasing number of locations within the region where the Menzies service will be available to airlines," he says. Perhaps the most exciting immediate prospect is … [Read more...] about ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ Steady progress for Menzies