DHL highlighted the persistent growth potential of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, and urged all links in the supply chain to take note of emerging trends and plan strategically, to capitalize on such opportunities with the recent release of its “Demystifying Asia Pacific Trade Trends” white paper (see graphics below). Shifting centers of production will alter[…]
Australia’s recent lifting of a ban on air cargo from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, prompted Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon to express optimism that the U.K. would follow suit. The ban was imposed after experts from the U.K. and U.S. inspected the Dhaka airport in late 2015 and[…]
The cargo operations of American Airlines and LATAM could soon be integrated into the airlines’ “metal neutral” alliance, which allows both carriers to book passengers, and potentially freight on the same route and share the revenues regardless of the operator for each flight. Under the terms submitted on May 16 to the U.S. Department of[…]
China’s aviation authority has granted initial approval for the launch of a cargo airline based out of Guangzhou, in southern China. The approval from the Central and South Regional Administration of the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) cleared the way for Longhao Air to become Guangzhou’s first local cargo airline, and is expected to[…]
A Turkish Airlines A330-200F. Very few airfreight markets are showing double-digit growth these days, but Phnom Penh in Cambodia is an exception, with recorded tonnage growth of 17.3 percent, year-over-year, in 2015. This week, Turkish Airlines became the latest carrier to enter the market with the launch of its new weekly service from Istanbul, using[…]
The first ripples of the FedEx/TNT deal are about to be felt in Europe with ASL Aviation Group’s announcement today that it has completed the purchase of the airline operations of TNT Express, which includes Belgian subsidiary TNT Airways and Pan Air Líneas Aéreas, based in Spain. ASL also signed a multi-year service agreement to[…]
