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Chinese express carriers have been making waves in the air cargo business for some time now, rapidly building up their ...

After filling all of the maindeck pallet positions, the lower hold is stuffed with "fluffy" mail and e-commerce parcels.

Express companies attempt to shift from serving as mere e-commerce delivery subcontractors

byFrederic Horst

September 6, 2019

A Kalitta Air 777F operating for DHL Express. In mid-September, Cargo Facts Consulting will publish a new report, the Global ...

JD.Com launches airport-to-airport express service

byChelsea Toczauer

September 4, 2019

Today, the express parcel delivery unit of Beijing-based JD.com, Jingdong Express, inaugurated a new passenger-facing service counter store in the departure hall of Shanghai Hongqiao airport (SHA). While the service initially targets passengers ...

HNA Group's Tianjin Air Cargo operates three 737 freighters, but executives have said they hope to have between fifty and 100 aircraft operating for the carrier within only a few years. How many of those potential aircraft may end up operating for JD Logistics is unclear.

E-commerce and freighters part II: Partnering on Asia-Pacific fulfillment

byCaryn Livingston

June 27, 2019

Yesterday, in part I of our feature on e-commerce and freighters, we explored the rise of the own-operated network for ...

Vietnam approves plans to accommodate construction of Long Thanh Airport

byChelsea Toczauer

May 30, 2019

Yesterday, the People’s Council of Vietnam’s Dong Nai province approved the adjustment of administrative boundaries within Long Thanh district to enable the ...