Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews June 20, 2011 Cathay Pacific Airways has launched direct bi-weekly freighter service between Chennai and Frankfurt.  The service will operate on Wednesdays and Thursdays in addition to the four freighter services Cathay Pacific currently operates from Chennai to Hong Kong. These freighters will continue onwards to Manchester on Wednesday and Brussels on Thursday, making Cathay Pacific Cargo online to three European destinations from South India.  “India is shining -a growing economic super-power and has always been a big focus for Cathay Pacific Cargo.   We have grown in the country over the last few years and today we are the biggest freighter operator in India. Ever since we launched freighter services from Chennai to Hong Kong in 2006, the route has always performed well. With South India becoming the industrial hub of the country we are thrilled to commence freighter services from Chennai to Frankfurt,.” Tom Wright, General Manager –...

The Changing Face of Cargo Aviation Week & Space Technology Mar 22 , 2010 , p. 52 Neelam Mathews New Delhi India’s cargo carriers face hurdles, but new players see opportunities Printed headline: Inhibited by Infrastructure The downturn in passenger and cargo traffic due to the global recession has had a dramatic impact on commercial aviation in India, whose airlines have lost more than $2 billion, shelved expansion plans and saw domestic passenger traffic fall by 10% in 2008-09. In addition, several of the 10 licenses held by cargo and regional passenger carriers have lapsed in the last two years. Much like other airlines around the world, Indian carriers’ business is limping back toward recovery. There is, however, comparatively little air cargo traffic in India. The country suffers the additional pains of infrastructure challenges and an imbalance in imports versus exports. These difficulties are expected to ease in the next 3-4 years as the Indian economy grows and m...