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AIR CARGO

Cathay Pacific Sept cargo carried

down 21% to 104,055 tonnes

athay Pacific carried 104,055 2019," says an official release.
Ctonnes of cargo in September, In the first nine months of 2022,
a decrease of 21 percent compared the tonnage decreased 10 percent
to September 2021 and a 40 percent to 835,497 tonnes against a
decrease compared with the same 24 percent decline in ca-
period in 2019. pacity (5,356,142 tonne
"The month's cargo revenue km) and a 32 percent
tonne kilometres (RFTKs) decreased drop in RFTKs (3,860,026
28 percent year-on-year, and were tonne km) compared to
down 39 percent compared to the same period for 2021, the
September 2019. The cargo load release added.
factor decreased by 13.3 percentage "On the cargo side, tonnage in
points to 66.4 percent while capacity, September decreased about 21
measured in available cargo tonne percent compared to last year's
kilometres (AFTKs), was down by 14 exceptionally high level," says Ronald
percent year-on-year and was down Lam, Chief Customer and Commer-
by 39.4 percent versus September cial Officer, Cathay Pacific.

Embraer, NAC sign firm order CMA CGM AIR CARGO appoints Hactl

for 10 P2F conversions to handle new Hong Kong flights

ong Kong Air Cargo adding its current routes to
HTerminals (Hactl) has the United States. The new
been appointed to manage Hong Kong routes are being
CMA CGM AIR CARGO's operated by brand new Boe-
new Hong Kong services, ing 777F aircraft.
which commenced in early Under the new partnership,
September. Hactl will provide a total cargo
CMA CGM AIR CARGO is the solution to CMA CGM AIR
cargo airline of the CMA CGM CARGO, including terminal-
Group, a global operator in and ramp handling, as well
mbraer and Nordic Aviation randum of understanding sea, land, air, and logistics so- as documentation services.
ECapital (NAC), a global in July 2022 to place their lutions. CMA CGM AIR CARGO Capacity on the flights is
leader in regional aircraft first two E190F passenger- has introduced 5 weekly being marketed by CMA CGM
leasing, have signed a contract to-freighter conversions flights from Paris Charles de AIR CARGO, together with the
for up to 10 conversion slots with Astral Aviation based in Gaulle airport to Hong Kong, support of GSSA ECS Group.
for the E190F/E195F with Nairobi, Kenya.
deliveries starting in 2024. "Embraer's E-Jets P2F
"In May of 2022, NAC and conversions deliver segment-
Embraer reached an agree- leading performance and
ment in principle to take up economics. The E-Jets Freight-
to 10 conversions; this order is ers will have over 50 percent
now confirmed. The aircraft more volume capacity, three
for conversion will come from times the range of large cargo
NAC's existing E190/E195 fleet," turboprops, and up to 30
says a release from Embraer. percent lower operating costs
NAC had signed a memo- than narrowbodies."

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