THE owner of London's Heathrow Airport is warning that the airport could be operating at reduced capacity all week amid expectations the backlog would not be cleared in time for Christmas, reports The Guardian. "Passengers should anticipate further delays and cancellations in the following days and potentially beyond Christmas Day," BAA was quoted as s...
SINGAPORE Airlines Cargo has signed an agreement to acquire 16 per cent of China Cargo Airlines Co Ltd, subject to regulatory and other approvals at an investment value of CNY328 million (US$49.1 million). China Cargo Airlines is a Shanghai-based company with an initial registered capital of CNY950 million with a view to being reorganised into a limited...
SHANGHAI-based Juneyao Airlines (HO) has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl), as its cargo ground handler at Hong Kong International Airport to support its first international destination and new service between Hong Kong and Shanghai. Hactl will provide physical cargo handling and air cargo documentation services to its newly launched d...
STATISTICS of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) and China Logistics Information Centre show that China's social logistics volume totalled US$13.4 trillion in the first three quarters, up 16.8 per cent year on year in comparable price, and the growth is 9.9 per cent higher than in the same period of 2009, reports Xinhua. Total social l...
Boosted by continually strong demand, passenger and cargo throughput in November at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) registered year-on-year increases of 8.1% and 7.1%, growing to 4.1 million and 368,000 tonnes respectively. Air traffic movements also rose by 13.9% to 26,765. The growth in passenger traffic last month was mainly driven by visitors...
Avolon, the aircraft leasing group, announced a firm order for eight A320 aircraft from Airbus. The eight A320 aircraft will be equipped with the new fuel-saving Sharklets option. Avolon will make an engine selection for the aircraft in the near future. Headquartered in Ireland, Avolon is rapidly emerging as one of the leading global players in th...
Juneyao Airlines has appointed Hactl as its cargo ground handler at Hong Kong International Airport to support its new service between Hong Kong and Shanghai. Juneyao Airlines (HO), a fast-growing carrier based in Shanghai, has chosen Hong Kong as its first international destination. Appointed by Juneyao, Hactl will provide physical cargo handling and a...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will begin operating scheduled service to Xiamen International Airport in China on 27 March 2011. KLM is the first airline to offer direct flights between Xiamen and Europe. "This 7th destination in Greater China strengthens the KLM position in this fast growing market. From Europe KLM has the largest destination portfolio on Gr...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi