Singapore Airlines posted cargo growth of 4.3 year-on-year in December on the back of stronger e-commerce demand with load factors down 1.7 percentage points to 52.6 percent no thanks to higher capacity due to higher belly-hold capacity. The airline posted passenger traffic growing 15.8 percent in Deccember as capacity increased 16.1 percent. Robust load factors across all route regions during the year-end peak travel season, SIA said, as it closed the year with a group passenger load … [Read more...] about Singapore Airlines cargo up 4.3 percent YoY in December
Carriers
Emirates’ pilot recruitment roadshow goes to SG next week
Emirates is revving up its recruitment efforts in Singapore to meet strong demand and will hold a pilot recruitment roadshow in the city-state from 28 to 29 January and looks to recruit experienced commercial pilots. The upcoming roadshow will be held at Carlton Hotel Singapore on Sunday, 28 January 2024 at 10am and 1pm, and Monday, 29 January 2024 at 10am. The airline welcomes experienced pilots who are keen to join Emirates as First Officers, A380 Direct Entry Captains, or via the … [Read more...] about Emirates’ pilot recruitment roadshow goes to SG next week
trilatec offers lightweight skids to load air cargo
When it comes to handling air freight, lightweight replacements or options have a certain advantage in helping reduce CO2 emissions and fuel costs. Imagine another option besides wooden beams for the assembly of air freight pallets, which are made up of 80 percent lighter elements made of cardboard fiber composite material. German manufacturer trilatec is offering such a solution. The German manufacturer, founded in 1989, is headquartered in Merzig in Saarland with a focus on … [Read more...] about trilatec offers lightweight skids to load air cargo
Silk Way West takes it to the next level with ACL Airshop
Silk Way West Airlines and container lessor ACL Airshop have extended their partnership with a comprehensive multi-year ULD agreement, which they plan to extend to other aspects of their air freight operations. The Baku-based carrier wants to streamline its cargo-handling processes to ensure quicker turnaround and transit times for shipments. ACL Airshop will provide cutting-edge unit load device (ULD) solutions by leveraging technology to enhance cargo protection, tracking, and … [Read more...] about Silk Way West takes it to the next level with ACL Airshop
Air France-KLM, CMA CGM undo air cargo tie-up
Air France-KLM and CMA CGM have decided to withdraw from their existing agreements a year after the supposed long-term deal was first made, citing the tight regulatory environment in certain important markets, particularly the Dutch and US markets, Payload Asia learned. The decision was announced on 16 January, and the two will go about their independent ways starting end-March, with new commercial terms and conditions, which are still under discussion, to be set from then onwards. … [Read more...] about Air France-KLM, CMA CGM undo air cargo tie-up
Forwarders gain access to Cathay’s Click & Ship via CargoWise
More global forwarding companies are now able to plan, book, confirm and manage shipments in Cathay Cargo’s Click & Ship booking platform in real time thanks to an application programming interface (API) link via the CargoWise logistics platform. DHL Global Forwarding and DSV now have visibility and access to the carrier’s schedules, capacity and booking within CargoWise, which works with 24 of the 25 largest global freight forwarders. The data integration with CargoWise, … [Read more...] about Forwarders gain access to Cathay’s Click & Ship via CargoWise