The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) announced that the annual Assembly of Presidents, initially scheduled to take place in Japan in November, will now be conducted virtually due to ongoing travel restrictions and blanket quarantine requirements in the region. Commenting on the decision, Subhas Menon, AAPA’s director general, “We had very much hoped that we could hold a physical meeting in Japan this year, but unfortunately circumstances do not allow for this to happen. Borders … [Read more...] about AAPA’s Assembly of Presidents to meet in virtual format
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Japan Airlines joins cohorts to test Tokyo’s drone delivery project
Japan Airlines joined a consortium of specialists that will test drive the use of drones for food and medicine delivery in Tokyo. Japan Airlines, with KDDI Corporation, East Japan Railway, Weathernews, Terra Drone Corporation announced the joint plan to the metropolitan government, as Tokyo sets out plans to adopt a drone delivery business model by 2022. To test the use of drones for pharma and food delivery, the project will transport medicines from Mediceo Corp.’s Tokyo warehouse to … [Read more...] about Japan Airlines joins cohorts to test Tokyo’s drone delivery project
Japan Airlines launches CHAMP’s end-to-end digitalization platform
Working closely with CHAMP Cargosystems (CHAMP), its principal cargo IT systems partner, Japan Airlines (JAL) has successfully launched an advanced digitalization platform, designed to revolutionize the cargo processes – initially across the airline’s busy domestic network, whilst simultaneously delivering major benefits to the carrier’s valued customers. Built on CHAMP’s Open Cargo Platform (OCP), the solution, operated by CHAMP on behalf of JAL, consists of an ergonomically-designed, … [Read more...] about Japan Airlines launches CHAMP’s end-to-end digitalization platform
Cathay Pacific Cargo signs new contracts with WFS
Cathay Pacific Cargo has awarded new cargo handling contracts to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Brussels and Copenhagen. Hong Kong’s home airline has signed a three-year contract for WFS to provide cargo handling for its new Brussels-Hong Kong direct service, which commenced on 25 March. Cathay Pacific will begin four flights a week on the route, transporting passengers and cargo onboard its Airbus A350-900 aircraft. WFS expects to handle some seven million kilos of cargo and mail per … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific Cargo signs new contracts with WFS
Japan Airlines and Champ Cargosystems sign new partnership
CHAMP Cargosystems, one of the leading suppliers of integrated IT solutions to the air cargo industry, builds on its relationship with Japan Airlines. As part of this technology partnership, CHAMP and Japan Airlines will engage in a series of projects that leverage IT to provide value to the airline’s customer base. In 2014, Japan Airlines transformed its global cargo business activities through the introduction of CHAMP’s suite of advanced cargo applications. Since then, the … [Read more...] about Japan Airlines and Champ Cargosystems sign new partnership
JAL and Vietjet launch comprehensive partnership
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Vietjet reached a formal partnership agreement with the aim of improving customer convenience and the quality of operations and services while enhancing the corporate value of both companies. The two airlines have held a series of discussions on expanding their networks in response to the travel needs of people in neighboring Asian countries next to Vietnam, in addition to meeting growing demand for air travel between Japan and destinations in Vietnam. In … [Read more...] about JAL and Vietjet launch comprehensive partnership