Airports
IAI does deal for B777 freighter conversions in South Korea
Driven by demand expectations, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is expanding its B777 freighter conversion capacity with a new facility in Incheon, South Korea. ➤
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Asia Pacific
E-commerce drives new GEODIS facility in South Korea
GEODIS invests in a new multi-user facility near Seoul, South Korea in response to surging demand for supply chain services. ➤
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. ➤
Airports
Korean Cargo kicks off new BUD maindeck service
Budapest Airport sees its first direct Seoul-Budapest cargo flight after Korean Air’s B777F was welcomed on the apron of Budapest Airport’s new BUD Cargo City on 21 February. The aerial connection is not only an ➤
Airports
Korean Air launches new maindeck service to Budapest
Korean Air is launching a dedicated cargo service to Budapest (BUD) from 21 February 2020, deploying a B777F. The airline says the new cargo route is in response to growing air cargo demand to Hungary. ➤
Asia Pacific
U-Freight expands S.Korean ops with new e-commerce hub
U-Freight Korea, part of the Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group, opens a new logistics hub in Incheon to support its growing e-commerce business. The E-commerce fulfilment centre (EFC) will process domestic and cross-border e-commerce shipments for ➤
Asia Pacific
CSafe continues global growth with expanded ICN facility
Global provider of active temperature-controlled container solutions for pharmaceuticals, CSafe Global, broadens its footprint with the opening of an enlarged and expanded service center facility at Incheon International Airport (ICN). CSafe says the new service ➤
Asia Pacific
DHL Express unveils €131 million expansion to Incheon Gateway
DHL Express signs a concession agreement with the Incheon International Airport Corporation to invest KRW 175 billion (EUR 131 million) to expand its gateway in South Korea. When completed in Q2 2022, the Incheon Gateway ➤
Airports
Korean Cargo signs 3-year extension with LUG at Frankfurt
Korean Air Cargo, a member of SkyTeam Cargo, has extended its contract with LUG aircargo handling at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) for a further three years to 2022. LUG aircargo handling has partnered Korean Air ➤
Airports
China’s APEX ties up with Asiana for Rickenbacker service
Asiana Cargo made its inaugural scheduled flight between Wuhan, China and Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) marking the entry into Columbus, Ohio, for both the airline and freight-forwarder APEX Logistics. Apex Logistics is a logistics company ➤