Korean orders long-haul Boeing aircraft 
The US airframe manufacturer Boeing and Korean Air have finalized an order for five B747-8 Intercontinentals and six B777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners that was announced as a commitment during the Paris Air Show in June. In addition, the South Korean carrier has is ordering... more
One freighter crashes, another one loses propeller
Only few days after the crash of an ATR-42 passenger plane in Laos, an ATR-42-320F cargo aircraft sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident at Madang airport, Papua New Guinea. Further to the Aviation Safety Network, the plane that Air Niugini had just... more
Singapore – Centre of the logistics world 
The Fiata World Congress took place in Singapore for the second time after 1991, this time in honour of the 40th year of the Singapore Logistics Association (SLA). more
Yangtze River Express increases frequencies to Hahn
This week, the Shanghai (China)-based airline Yangtze River Express is increasing the number of flights from the German airport Frankfurt Hahn from the current six to eight per week. The airline, which operated its first flight from Hahn to Beijing in August 2012, deploys... more
Bahrain Airport Services implements Galaxy
Bahrain Airport Services (BAS), represented by its general manager Yousif Mahmood Al-Hanafi (right), has gone live with Galaxy, the airport ground handling system developed by the Indian IT services company Kale and delivered through its local Bahrain partner, K-Soft Company... more
Monthly volume decline at world's busiest cargo airport
Hong Kong international airport (HKIA) reported handling 344,000 t in September 2013, a modest decline of 0.8% compared to the same month last year. The decrease in cargo throughput last month was mainly attributed to a 3% year-on-year drop in imports. Exports recorded a slight... more
Etihad and SIA exchange cargo capacity
Etihad Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA) have agreed to exchange confirmed cargo capacity on services operated by both airlines from Abu Dhabi (UAE) to London Heathrow (United Kingdom) and Frankfurt (Germany). The pact enables Etihad Cargo to offer capacity to SIA Cargo... more
Iata proposes freight forwarders' partnership
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has called on all participants in the air cargo value chain to work together towards the common goals of improved quality, increased efficiency through e-AWB and e-freight and more effective security. Combined, these measures... more
Cargo-Partner opening up in Ho Chi Minh City
After Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, the Austrian transport and logistics company Cargo-Partner has now opened its own branch office in Vietnam. Cargo-Partner’s Vietnamese premises are located on the main trunk road between Ho Chi Minh City’s airport and industrial... more
Royal Brunei adds B787 services
Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) has updated its planned Boeing B787 regional operation for October and November. From today (18 October) and until 30 November, the Southeast Asian airline is operating this type of aircraft 14 times weekly between its hub Bandar Seri Begawan and... more