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Air cargo will remain the silver lining of the aviation sector in the Asia Pacific region as recovery in passenger demand continues to be hampered by the slow vaccination rollout as well as the recent spike in Covid-19 cases across the region.

Forwarders are securing lift in this era of reduced bellyhold. In April, Nippon Express launched a service linking Liege airport in Belgium with Tokyo, run by Japan Airlines, as a part-charter agreement, where JAL sells the remaining free capacity on...

Norwegian seafood and salmon exporters are struggling with lack of capacity and, in the case of China, fewer airports accepting fresh fish imports. Where importers once took shipments at more than 10 airports in China, they are now restricted to Shan...

Cathay Pacific Airways said there will be enough capacity to move vaccines and other essential goods to and from Hong Kong as authorities are set to impose quarantine rules for aircrew members starting this month. Tom Owen, director, cargo, at Cat...

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world’s busiest cargo airport, will continue to allow airlines flying to and from the financial hub to keep their airport slots until October even if they decide to cut capacity, for now, as the industry co...

AirAsia, banking on its parent company’s extensive network in the region, is pursuing its rollout of a 24-hour delivery service across Southeast Asia.

Asian airlines and airports are on the front line of finding solutions to, and opportunities arising from, the eventual aftermath of the Covid pandemic, the World Cargo Summit heard on January 27. The pandemic has altered the business mix for both...

Leading airlines worldwide are backing a major initiative by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to prioritize delivery of Covid-19 vaccines, essential medicines and other critical supplies to respond to the pandemic....

On February 21, Malaysia Aviation Group subsidiary MASkargo flew the first batch of Covid-19 vaccine to Malaysia, carrying 300,000 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine using an Airbus A330-300 passenger aircraft.

Restrained cargo capacity due to limited bellyhold space has prevented carriers from taking full advantage of the demand present in the market. Hong Kong Airlines parent HNA Group was declared bankrupt on January 29, 2021, collapsing under a reported...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the appointment of Philip Goh as its regional vice president for Asia-Pacific, effective September 13, 2021. Goh succeeds Conrad Clifford, who was named IATA’s deputy director general o...

Cainiao Network said the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions that came with it have increased the public’s appetite for e-commerce, prompting logistics providers to expand their operations to serve this growing segment.

Airlines are not expecting volumes in the transport of Covid-19 vaccines to have as much impact on the air cargo market as initially anticipated, with some industry leaders noting that carriers are moving highly-sensitive goods more for humanitarian...

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has issued a dire warning to the aviation industry citing “unprecedented challenges” in the coming fourth quarter amid an expected surge in demand for air cargo services on the back of continuing capaci...

Changes to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regulations last year could have big implications for air cargo operators