Virgin Atlantic firmly full throttle on cargo
When an airline executive says it’s a really exciting time to be at ‘such and such an airline’, it almost certainly gets written off as some marketing soft sell. But in the case of Virgin […]
Brighter skies ahead for National Air Cargo
Things are looking up for National Air Cargo as it has moved in recent years to better realign its business, creating a more diversified set of product verticals, its joint venture with RSA Logistics in […]
Zalora soars, overcoming SE Asian fashion e-tailing hurdles
In 2012 when Kinnevik AB and Rocket Internet took online fashion retailer, Zalora, live in six Southeast Asian markets along with Hong Kong and Taiwan – the sceptics were rife. Who in most of these […]
Airbus engineers work on flapping wing-tips
Airbus engineers have developed a scale-model aircraft with the first in-flight, flapping wing-tips that could revolutionise aircraft wing-design. The aerospace giant has drawn on nature to develop its ‘semi-aeroelastic hinge’ concept to reduce drag and […]
Cainiao races on in digitalisation of China logistics
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network wants to speed up the digitisation of China’s logistics industry and to help make that happen, the Alibaba affiliate is rolling out a slew of technology, including its new Internet of […]
Look and learn air cargo: VW, Amazon partner on bold IoT industrial cloud
In a major move into the digital realm – the likes of which the air cargo sector can only fantasise about – Volkswagen and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are to jointly develop the Volkswagen Industrial […]
Cross-border e-commerce satisfying Chinese taste for imported goods
China is becoming a significant market for imported goods, facilitated by surging cross-border e-commerce as consumers become both more discerning and increasingly focus on quality of life, according to a new report. By Farah Florentino. […]
Hyperloop comes to China… and things may never be the same
Although creating a stir in North America, Europe and even the Middle East, the Hyperloop phenomenon has, at least thus far, been a fable of far off lands as far as Asia is concerned. But […]
Intra-Asia trade no longer dominating SME business: FedEx
Recent research from FedEx Express reveals the rapidly accelerating global reach of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Asia Pacific (APAC), driven in part by the thriving digital economy. Overall, the number of SMEs exporting […]
LATAM expansion continues as Q1 cargo revenue climbs
LATAM Airlines group reports a 16.6 per cent jump in cargo revenue in the first quarter 2018 ended March 2018, reaching USD 295.8 million on the back of a 7.1 per cent increase in cargo […]