Hong Kong airfreight chief steps down

Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) chairman Paul Tsui is to step down and will be replaced by Cliff Sullivan, senior vice-president of A-Sonic Logistics. Mr Tsui is a 30-year veteran of the airfreight industry and in 2001 founded Janel Group, which now employs 250 staff in offices throughout China. Mr Sullivan has been a HAFFA executive...

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Slow growth in China hits Asia-Pacific air freight performance with June volume down 1.8%: IATA

CHINA'S ECONOMIC slowdown has dampened air-freight demand throughout Asia and the Pacific as regional carriers' business volume in June contracted 1.8 per cent year on year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). In the first half, volume dropped 2.3 per cent.To the organisation representing some 240 airlines comprising 84 per cent of global air traffic, this is the weakest performance among the regions and reflects the broad impact of the slowing growth of Chinese...

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UPS Takes Proactive Steps On Fire Protection

UPS has placed an order for 1,821 fire resistant shipping containers capable of containing a fire with temperatures as high as 1,200F for more than 4 hr. to use on its aircraft. Deliveries start in September and will be complete by early 2014, the airline says. The unit load devices (ULDs) are built with MACROLite, a fiber-reinforced plastic composite similar to the...

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China Southern begins Guangzhou-Frankfurt freighter service

China Southern Airlines launched its third scheduled freighter service from Guangzhou to Europe. The new service to Frankfurt operates three times a week using a Boeing 777-200F. Flights depart every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Guangzhou-Frankfurt-Guangzhou service will provide 270 tonnes capacity per week. The import and export cargo between China and Germany...

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