Airports
Cargojet expands ACMI services with DHL Express
Cargojet expands its dedicated ACMI aircraft agreement with DHL Express with the addition of three international routes. ➤
peak season
Airports
LATAM’s first foray to Doha with peak season perishables
The LATAM Group completes its first service to Doha, Qatar using a B777-300ER passenger aircraft reconfigured for cargo use. ➤
Asia Pacific
DHL Express supercharges Asia-Pac with €750m investment
DHL Express invests nearly EUR 690 million over the next two years on facilities in key Asia-Pacific growth markets. ➤
Asia Pacific
Cathay Pacific flags rising cargo demand on back of emerging peak
Cargo demand is ramping up across Cathay Pacific’s network as the sector enters the beginning of the traditional peak season. Tonnage carried improved nearly 7.0 per cent month-on-month in September, although this was still substantially ➤
Asia Pacific
Peak season provides some relief to Cathay’s cargo decline
The Cathay Pacific Group reports another month of cargo declines, down 4.9 per cent in October year-on-year, but is seeing some pick up in volumes although yields continue to lag. Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon ➤
Europe & CIS
Trade war sees carriers adjusting networks: Panalpina
Some airlines have already begun adjusting their networks as a result of the ongoing trade war between the US and China, says Panalpina’s head of air cargo. Noting that the ongoing trade conflict has “clearly ➤
Asia Pacific
ANA Cargo eyes the transpacific lane for its new B777F
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will use its soon-to-be-delivered B777 freighter, to address what it says is the increasing demand for cargo transport, including “projected increases in demand over the medium- to long-term for routes between ➤
E-commerce
DHL divisions in US ready for 40% peak volume surge
DHL divisions in the US linking the entire e-commerce supply chain are ready for what the logistics giant says can be a 40 per cent surge in volumes during the Black Friday, Cyber Monday and ➤
Asia Pacific
Dachser charters B747-400F for peak season Asia-Europe
As part of its continuous capacity management, air and sea freight forwarder, Dachser is operating chartered B747 flights connecting Frankfurt (FRA) and Shanghai (PVG) during the peak season. The capacity is being chartered from ASL ➤
Asia Pacific
Asian carriers confident on peak season capacity but worry about 1st Jan
Asian carriers expressed confidence that this year’s peak season is more manageable than last year because of the earlier rush to beat trade tariffs, alongside adequate capacity in the market, but fear an enlarged US-China ➤