Asia Pacific
DB Schenker continues expansion of its own-controlled network
DB Schenker extends its own-controlled, global flight network connecting America, Europe, and Asia directly for the first time. ➤
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Asia Pacific
Japan Airlines taps CHAMP for new domestic cargo service
Japan Airlines (JAL) implements CHAMP’s API Gateway solution to power a new domestic air cargo service in Japan. The solution enables the carrier to compete with other modes of transport, seamlessly integrating air and land ➤
Airports
Hong Kong airport wraps up 2020 with 7% cargo decline
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) says the Covid-19 pandemic deflated 2020 cargo volumes at the airport by -7.0 per cent. December 2020 saw cargo volumes return to near normal numbers with only a 0.2 per ➤
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Singapore Airlines sees hope in vaccines, progressive opening
As Singapore Airlines continues to reel from Covid-19 pandemic border lockdowns, its cargo division has continued to log high cargo load factors, hitting 88.7 per cent in December. ➤
Airports
MASkargo begins new year with Covid-19 test kit charter
MAB Kargo (MASkargo) makes its first charter flight for the year transporting approximately 20 tonnes of Covid-19 test kits from Seoul to Jakarta. ➤
Asia Pacific
UPDATE: Indonesian Sriwijaya Air B737 black boxes, human remains found
Indonesian search and rescue teams delivered 16 body bags from a Sriwijaya Air B737-500 that crashed Saturday for further examination at a hospital in Jakarta, a police spokesman says, as the Indonesian Navy confirmed the aircraft’s flight recorders had been detected. ➤
Asia Pacific
Turkish Cargo brings Sinovac Covid vaccine to Turkey
Turkish Cargo carries the first batch of the Covid-19 vaccines procured from China’s Sinovac, to Turkey. ➤
Airports
Cathay CEIV Pharma re-certified as Covid vaccine begins moving
Cathay Pacific Cargo’s eco-system at Hong Kong airport (HKG) is now re-certified under IATA’s CEIV Pharma accreditation, as the initial doses of the Covid-19 vaccine begin trickling move around the world. ➤
Asia Pacific
Cainiao launches $76m open tender for logistics services
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of China’s largest e-commerce platform, Alibaba Group, launches its 2021 open tender for logistics services. ➤
Asia Pacific
SingPost continues postal evolution with hi-tech mailbox trial
As part of its Future of Post vision, Singapore Post’s next-generation smart letterbox, PostPal, is set to be trialled from 18 December. Residents of select areas will be included in the trial which sees a ➤