In the closely fought, highly coveted category of Overall Carrier of the Year at the 5th annual Payload Asia Awards 2016 held on 29 Oct, it was the Gulf carriers who walked away with top honours for both the Customer Choice Award which went to Qatar Airways Cargo and the Industry Choice Award which was awarded to Emirates SkyCargo. For Emirates this is a repeat performance in this category while Qatar Cargo took home the award for the first time at the Gala Awards Dinner held in Hong Kong for … [Read more...] about Payload Asia honours excellence in the air cargo supply chain
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Global air freight markets remain subdued: AAPA
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of August released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed a moderation in both air cargo and international air passenger markets. Asia Pacific airlines saw international air cargo demand in August grow by 2.5 per cent in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms. The average international freight load factor edged marginally higher by 0.1 percentage points to 60.5 per cent in August, on a 2.3 per cent increase in offered freight … [Read more...] about Global air freight markets remain subdued: AAPA
Qantas, Australia Post sign int’l mail deal
Qantas Freight and the Australia Post Group today announced a five-year extension of their international mail air freight agreement. This agreement sees Qantas Freight handle 12,000 tonnes of mail and parcels out of Australia each year. The Australia Post Group is the nation’s largest user of air freight services, and the international contract builds on the five-year domestic air freight agreement the two companies signed in June last year. This included the establishment of a dedicated … [Read more...] about Qantas, Australia Post sign int’l mail deal
China Airlines becomes latest operator of the A350 XWB
Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the ninth airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient twin engine widebody airliner. Altogether CAL has ordered 14 A350-900s. After an initial period flying on regional services between Taipei and Hong-Kong, the aircraft will be deployed on long haul flights, starting with Amsterdam, followed by Vienna and Rome. To date, Airbus has recorded a total of 810 firm orders for the A350 XWB from 43 customers … [Read more...] about China Airlines becomes latest operator of the A350 XWB
Varied growth across global freight markets: ACI
A 3.9 per cent growth in international freight during the month of July inspired some optimism, the Airports Council International (ACI) said in its latest traffic update, even though the year-to-date figure for both international and total freight was below 1.0 per cent. International freight in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America—the three largest international air freight markets—grew 5.3 per cent, 1.0 and 6.7 per cent respectively. Domestic air freight traffic was much weaker during … [Read more...] about Varied growth across global freight markets: ACI
ABC adds twice weekly Seattle maindeck
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched twice-weekly B747 freighter services from Moscow to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, its sixth online gateway in North America. Seattle is not only one of the biggest cities in the Pacific Northwest region, but also a major gateway for trade with Asia. The new flight from Seattle will continue on to Chicago before returning to Europe and Moscow, providing ABC’s customers with direct connections to all of the points in AirBridgeCargo’s … [Read more...] about ABC adds twice weekly Seattle maindeck