Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for November 2015 showing a fall in the volume of cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month in 2014, whilethe number of passengers carried increased substantially. The two airlines carried 160,120 tonnes of cargo and mail in November, a 3.0 per cent decrease compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor fell by 1.4 percentage points to 67 per cent. Capacity, measured in … [Read more...] about Cathay’s cargo volume down 3% for Nov
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Emirates launches two new China services
Emirates has announced that it will expand its services in mainland China with four weekly flights to Yinchuan (INC) and Zhengzhou (CGO) utilising a B777-200LR aircraft, starting from 3 May 2016. These services expand Emirates’ destination offering on the mainland to five, including: Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, lies to the West of the Yellow River and to the East of Helan Mountain. With a large Muslim population, it serves as a gateway connecting China … [Read more...] about Emirates launches two new China services
New Emirates Turkey service offers additional 24 tonnes daily
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, will expand its presence in Turkey when it begins daily, non-stop service to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport from 15 December 2015, increasing cargo capacity to and from the country by an additional 168 tonnes per week. The flight, which will be operated by an A330-200 aircraft with 24 tonnes of cargo capacity, will be the only daily wide-body passenger aircraft with bellyhold capacity to serve Sabiha Gökçen. “Our cargo customers … [Read more...] about New Emirates Turkey service offers additional 24 tonnes daily
Turkish Cargo expands its land network in Iraq
Turkish Cargo continues to expand its land-based distribution network in the Middle East with the recent addition of Iraq. With the land transport network built throughout Iraq, Turkish Cargo said it can offer a more efficient distribution to a larger area. Through this network the carrier can offer home-delivery distribution to 18 regions including Zakho, Dohuk, Kirkuk, Sulaymaniyah, Mosul, Baghdad, Al Anbar, Tikrit, Diyala, Ramadi, Najaf, Karbala, Maysan, Hillah, Diwaniyah, Samawah, … [Read more...] about Turkish Cargo expands its land network in Iraq
Air China adds Havana to Beijing-Montreal
Air China will start its new three-times weekly Beijing-Montreal-Havana service using B777-300ER aircraft on 27 December which adds a southward extension to Havana on the carrier's Beijing-Montreal service already started on 29 September. In recent years, the economic and trade ties between China and Cuba have become increasingly close and the Air China's new service marks the first between Cuba and China. The Beijing-Montreal-Havana service represents a tangible move by Air China to expand … [Read more...] about Air China adds Havana to Beijing-Montreal
LCGB does surprise about-face on labour agreement with Cargolux
The union representing employees at Cargolux have done an about-face on the principle agreement that had been reached on 1 December. Collective work agreement (CWA) talks between Cargolux management and the unions yesterday were cut short after LCGB (Confédération Luxembourgeoise des Syndicats Chrétiens) unexpectantly backtracked on the principle agreement, declaring that they considered the negotiations had failed as management was not prepared to accept their demands, Cargolux said in a … [Read more...] about LCGB does surprise about-face on labour agreement with Cargolux