United now flying from USA to China 
On 9 June 2014, United Cargo launched a new nonstop service between its San Francisco hub (SFO) in the USA and Chengdu Shuangliu international airport in Chengdu (CTU), the capital of Sichuan province in southwest China and the country's fourth-largest city. Chengdu's emergence... more
Volga-Dnepr flying high with satellites
The Russian charter specialist Volga-Dnepr Airlines saw a big increase in shipments for the aerospace industry with 22 flights moving space satellites over a twelve week period up to the end of May. One of the carrier's latest shipments was the Express AM6 Russian satellite from... more
Taiwan - Improving its position 
The development and representation of the interests of the port of Taiwan on a private basis began with the establishment of the Taiwan International Ports Corporation two years ago. Time now to take stock on the expansion and marketing of the island’s ports. more
Thai starts new cargo service, paints B787
From today (6 June 2014), Thai Cargo is offering a weekly service with a B747-400F between its hub Bangkok, Delhi (India), Frankfurt/Main (Germany) and Xiamen (China) - an addition to its network - before returning to Bangkok. Meanwhile, Thai Airways has unveiled... more
Air Calédonie resumes Melbourne service
The Pacific airline Air Calédonie International is resuming a direct service to Melbourne from today (6 June 2014). The carrier is flying once again to the metropolis in southern Australia for the first time since October 1998. The route between the carrier’s hub in Nouméa... more
Air Astana now AAPA member
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has announced that Air Astana has been inducted as a full member of the trade body. Commenting at the Iata annual general meeting in Doha (Qatar), Andrew Herdman, AAPA director general said, "we are very pleased to welcome... more
China's freight transport volume rising more slowly
China's total freight transport volume rose in the first four months of 2014, but at a slower pace amid an economic slowdown, reported China's state-owned news agency Xinhua. The volume of road freight amounted to 11.5 billion t in the first four months of the current year,... more
ANA Cargo moves to Lufthansa
Japan-based ANA Cargo has changed its warehouse cargo handling company at Frankfurt airport (Germany). With effect from 21 May 2014, Lufthansa Cargo AG replaced LUG Aircargo Handling GmbH. According to the Japanese media, this step seems to indicate that both airlines... more
Cargolux and PAL postpone plans once again
Cargolux Airlines International SA expects to operate scheduled services to Zhengzhou (China) from 14 June 2014 onwards. The airline is confident that the relevant final operational authorizations will be received in due course. Following the cancellation of the inaugural flight... more
Swiss logistics company expands in Hong Kong
The Swiss logistics company Haba-Sped Ltd is expanding its operations in Hong Kong (China) with a new "Daily + Swiss" service offering direct freight transport from Hong Kong to Switzerland from June 2014. This daily consolidated container service will handle clients'... more