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Changi airport’s cargo shipments contract in July

Cargo volume handled at Singapore Changi Airport fell in July year-over-year, company statistics show. Changi saw shipments decrease by 4.5 percent to 152,900 tonnes last month…
  • August 24, 2012
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HKIA, AAT see decline in cargo volume for July

After posting growth in May and June, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw cargo volume in July decline 1.6 percent year-on-year to 335,000 tonnes.…
  • August 20, 2012
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SIA Cargo adds Brazil to freighter network

Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo  has launched its first scheduled freighter service to Sao Paulo in Brazil, as it added South America to its freighter network.…
  • August 17, 2012
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Global air cargo traffic rebounds in June

International airfreight traffic made an overall gain of 1 percent year-over- year in June 2012, even as a slight decline in cargo volume was…
  • August 15, 2012
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AAHK receives study brief for HK runway expansion

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) and sister carriers Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair welcomed the issuance of the Study Brief for the Environmental Impact…
  • August 13, 2012
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PH domestic airfreight volume hits 6 million kg in Q1

Total domestic airfreight volume in the Philippines reached 6.013 million kilograms for the first quarter, according to a report from the Civil Aeronautics Board…
  • August 12, 2012
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Cathay Pacific tumbles in first half

Cathay Pacific Airways reported a net loss of HK$935 million ((US$120.6 million) for the first six months of 2012, down 133.3 percent from a…
  • August 10, 2012
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Nippon Express is top PH airfreight forwarder for Q1

Nippon Express Philippines, Inc emerged as the Philippines’ top airfreight forwarder for the first quarter, cornering 18.92% of the total market with shipments of…
  • August 6, 2012
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Global air cargo in ‘demand limbo’—IATA

Air freight volumes in June recorded a slight increase over the same month the previous year, boosted by the strong growth in the Middle…
  • August 3, 2012
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Singapore Airlines books 73% net profit

Singapore Airlines (SIA) saw its net profit climb 73 percent to US$62 million in the three months ended June 30, up from $35.81 million…
  • July 30, 2012
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PAL headed to Toronto, Paris, NY

Philippine Airlines will soon offer non-stop flights to Toronto, Paris and New York City, according to PAL president Ramon S. Ang. Ang made the…
  • July 29, 2012
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Cargo volume at Changi Airport steady

Singapore Changi Airport reported that cargo movements were steady in June 2012, with 153,300 tonnes of airfreight shipped, an increase of 0.1 percent year-on-year.…
  • July 25, 2012
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Cargo volume at HK airport holds steady in first half

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) reported that cargo throughput in the first half of 2012 remained unchanged at 1.9 million tonnes compared to the…
  • July 23, 2012
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Cathay Pacific, Dragonair traffic still in slow mode

Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair traffic figures for June 2012 showed another drop in cargo and mail tonnage. The sister airlines from Hong Kong…
  • July 20, 2012
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Hactl returns to growth in first half

  Cargo throughput at Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – the air cargo handler at the world’s largest air cargo hub –…
  • July 18, 2012
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Cathay Pacific to modernize fleet with bigger aircraft

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways continues to modernize its fleet, announcing plans to convert 16 of its previously ordered Airbus A350-900 aircraft into larger…
  • July 11, 2012
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International air cargo volume drops 1.9% in May

Global airfreight traffic in May was tugged downward by deteriorating global economic conditions, latest figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) show. May…
  • July 6, 2012
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Aviation agency gets new boss

Retired Lt. Gen. William Hotchkiss III has been appointed chief of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). The former commanding general of…
  • July 4, 2012
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Myanmar to build new airport in 2013

Myanmar is planning a second international airport in Yangon, the country’s largest city, in anticipation of a jump in tourist arrivals following political reforms…
  • July 4, 2012
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AAPA: Asia-Pacific carriers face challenging second half of 2012

The recovery of the air cargo market continues to falter, strongly hindered by the euro zone crisis, traffic figures for May 2012 show. The…
  • June 29, 2012
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