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AIR NEW ZEALAND is to add extra capacity on its China and Japan routes in the northern winter schedule as further B777-200 services are introduced to Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. In addition, B747-400 equipment will be brought in on flights to Tokyo and services to Osaka will be provided by a B767-300 aircraft.
KOREAN AIR LAUNCHED its first A380 operational flights on 17 June, the super jumbo connecting Seoul Incheon with both Tokyo- Narita and Hong Kong.
JAPAN AIRLINES is to launch non- stop B787 ‘Dreamliner’ services between Tokyo and Boston on 22 April next year. The operation will be launched at a four times a week frequency but is expected to move to daily on 1 June.
AIR FRANCE-KLM CARGO and Martinair Cargo began twice- weekly B777 freighter flights between Paris and Hanoi on 12 June. Also, a fifth weekly B777F flight from Paris to Mexico City, returning via Chicago, was added on 16 June.
VIETNAM AIRLINES has confirmed that it will inaugurate non-stop B777 services to the UK on 8 December. The flag-carrier will operate its ‘freight-friendly’ widebodies on separate routes from its Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City hubs to Gatwick airport, which is located south of London.
South America market ‘booming’
BUENOS Aires-headquartered cargo general sales and services agent (GSSA) and handler CrossRacer, with offices in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay and partnerships in Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru, is in a good position to comment on the South American market. As the company’s regional sales manager, Alejandro Doldi, points out: “The activities
of a GSSA depend on the global economy and domestic conditions (and) fuel cost has to be considered by shippers every time they decide on the logistics process.” Right now: “Imports in Argentina are booming, while exports are maintaining their
historical level. Brazil is growing in terms of both imports and exports. Currently it’s an excellent time to grow as new airlines are coming to South America and most of them request GSSA services for cargo,” he added. He noted a recent increase in flights to Brazil and Argentina, whose São Paulo and
Buenos Aires gateways are becoming hubs for the rest of the region. Doldi went on: “For our clients ... South America is a market with potential, and the region is pushed by Brazil and commercial trade with India, China and Africa.” CrossRacer represents South African Airways Cargo, Swiss WorldCargo, Lufthansa
Cargo, Boliviana de Aviación and Qatar Airways Cargo, as well as its latest addition, Singapore Airlines Cargo, whose parent company launched three times a week B777- 300ER flights to the Brazilian capital in March.
China Southern Cargo expands its Australasia network
IN JUNE, a Special Prorate Agreement between China Southern Cargo and Qantas came into effect, thus extending the Chinese carrier’s freight shipping network into 22 major freight destinations across Australasia. Previously, China Southern flew 27 times a
week from Guangzhou into four destinations in the region –Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The tie-up with Australia’s flag- carrier extends its network into cities such as Perth and Adelaide in Australia and Wellington and Christchurch in New Zealand. The interline sectors operated by Qantas
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accept perishable as well as general cargo, a China Southern spokesman pointed out, giving it a flexible and better service than its competitors in the China - Australia market. He also noted that, with the airline
enjoying more and more connections and frequencies, China Southern is making the most of the potential for cargo transferring through its Guangzhou home base. nChina Southern began three times a week B777-200ER flights between Guangzhou and Vancouver on 15 June. The flight is Canada’s first non-stop connection with Guangdong.
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