Airports
Worldwide Flight Services wins new SIA contract in Brussels
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) expands its partnership with Singapore Airlines with the awarding of a new contract by the carrier in Brussels (BRU). ➤
Singapore Airlines
Airports
SIA gains CEIV Fresh cert, launches perishables product
Singapore Airlines (SIA) launches new THRUFRESH perishables product following its IATA CEIV Fresh certification. ➤
Asia Pacific
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
Singapore Changi air hub primed for Covid vaccine distribution
Singapore Changi Airport’s air cargo hub is ready for the transportation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, says the Changi Ready Taskforce. ➤
Asia Pacific
Singapore Airlines moves to a single digital platform with IBS
Singapore Airlines (SIA) appoints IBS Software to bring its global cargo operations onto a single integrated digital cargo platform. The aims is to improve operational insight across SIA’s entire network through the deployment of IBS ➤
Asia Pacific
Scoot joins global ‘preighter’ club with A320s
Scoot, the low-cost carrier of the Singapore Airlines Group, joins the global all-cargo passenger fleet with one of its A320ceo aircraft converted to maindeck cargo capability. By removing all seats Scoot was able to double ➤
Asia Pacific
SIA, Temasek Foundation team up with World Food Programme
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Singapore’s Temasek Foundation team up with the World Food Programme (WFP) to support the global Covid-19 response. This includes helping transport essential medical supplies and other health and humanitarian items by ➤
Asia Pacific
SIA posts $1.12 billion Q1 loss, cargo offsets worse results
Singapore Airlines sinks deep into the red with a first-quarter – ending 30 June 2020 – loss of SGD 1.12 billion (USD 810 million) as a result of the coronavirus-wrought devastation to the airline industry. ➤
Asia Pacific
Singapore Airlines sees April cargo decline 54%
Singapore Airlines saw its April cargo traffic (in freight tonne kilometres) contract 54.1 per cent, over April 2019 as the sharp drop in cargo capacity, down 64.7 per cent produced a 17.5 per cent gain ➤
Asia Pacific
Online retailer THG partners SIA, announces own cargo airline
The Hut Group (THG), has stepped into the league of Amazon and Alibaba as the Manchester UK-based online retailer moves to partner Singapore Airlines (SIA), as well as acquire two of its own freighters, as ➤