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HK airfreight volume drops as imports decline

Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) remained slow, sliding down slightly by 0.8 percent to 327,000 tonnes in April this year compared…
  • May 21, 2012
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Cathay Pacific, Dragonair traffic down for April

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair’s combined volume for April 2012 showed another drop in cargo and mail tonnage year-on-year, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways said in…
  • May 18, 2012
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Auckland hosts 39th Executive Council Meeting of FAPAA

Auckland, New Zealand — The Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation of New Zealand (CBAFF) recently hosted the 39th Executive Council Meeting and annual…
  • May 16, 2012
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MASkargo inaugurates KL-Ho Chi Minh-Bangkok route

MASkargo, the cargo unit of Malaysia Airlines, has launched a Southeast Asia route as part of the expansion of its intra-Asia network. The A330…
  • May 16, 2012
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High fuel costs, weak demand drag down SIA profits

Singapore Airlines (SIA) saw its net profit dive by 69 percent in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, which it blamed on high…
  • May 14, 2012
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Cathay Pacific braces for disappointing first half, eyes capacity cuts

Cathay Pacific Airways said it expects “disappointing” financial results for the first half of 2012, as fuel prices remain high and the cargo business…
  • May 11, 2012
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Cebu Pacific backs moves to relocate general aviation away from NAIA

Philippine budget carrier Cebu Pacific supports Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) moves to decongest Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). “Air traffic congestion…
  • May 8, 2012
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Asian cargo carriers post revenue, traffic decline in 2011

Cargo revenues of Asia Pacific-based international cargo carriers fell by 1.4 percent to US$22 billion in 2011 compared to the previous year. Similarly, cargo…
  • May 4, 2012
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High oil prices undermine airfreight demand growth

Air freight markets are now showing signs of “renewed expansion,” but steep fuel prices are negating the positive results, said the International Air Transport…
  • May 2, 2012
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Emirates SkyCargo opens own freight service to Vietnam

Emirates SkyCargo announced the launch of a passenger service to Ho Chi Minh City that will use the 240-tonne weekly bellyhold capacity of the…
  • April 30, 2012
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Cargo movements at Changi Airport ‘relatively stable’

Changi Airport Singapore reported that airfreight movements decreased 1.8 percent year-on-year to 163,000 tonnes in March 2012. The figure, however, is an increase from…
  • April 28, 2012
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Asia-Pacific airfreight demand still soft, says AAPA

International air cargo markets remained weak, as traffic fell by 4.5 percent in March 2012 compared to the same month last year—a reflection of…
  • April 28, 2012
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First-quarter gains soften Asian cargo dip for Schiphol

Despite continuing shortfalls in its top two markets of Asia and North America during the first three months of 2012, gains in other markets…
  • April 25, 2012
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PH move to open airports 24/7 lauded

Foreign and local airlines in the Philippines said government’s decision to operate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport around the clock and to stop charging airlines…
  • April 25, 2012
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San Miguel takes over PAL, names new president

Diversifying Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp recently took over management control of publicly listed PAL Holdings — the parent company of Philippine Airlines —…
  • April 25, 2012
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Hong Kong cargo volume dips on import decline

The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw cargo traffic decline marginally for March 2012 compared to the same period a year ago. Cargo volume…
  • April 23, 2012
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Cathay Pacific expands cargo presence in India

Cathay Pacific Airways will further expand its presence in India with a new twice-weekly freighter service to Hyderabad, making it the first airline to…
  • April 20, 2012
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Cathay Pacific, Dragonair eye capacity cut as cargo traffic slows

Combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for March 2012 showed a decline in cargo and mail tonnage compared to the same month last…
  • April 18, 2012
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Indonesia’s Garuda to reformat passenger planes to hold more freight

Garuda Indonesia said it will restructure its passenger planes to make room for more cargo in response to what it sees is the rising…
  • April 11, 2012
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Cathay Pacific installs e-AWB system in Singapore and Malaysia

Cathay Pacific Airways has introduced the electronic air waybill (e-AWB) process in Singapore and Malaysia to promote a greener and more efficient airfreight industry.…
  • April 9, 2012
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