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AIR CARGO

Cathay cargo carried up 11% in Sept

athay Pacific carried 133,079 tonnes of cargo in September 2024,
Can increase of 11 percent compared with September 2023.
The month’s cargo revenue tonne kilometres increased 4.9 per-
cent YoY, load factor declined 2.4 percentage points to 58.7 percent
while available cargo tonne kilometres increased by 9.3 percent YoY.
In the first nine months of 2024, tonnage increased 10 percent to
1,103,576 tonnes against an 8.9 percent increase in capacity and a
3.4 percent increase in revenue tonne kilometres compared with the
same period for 2023.
"From the Greater Bay Area, e-commerce shipments continued
to be the key driver of our export tonnage," says Lavinia Lau, Chief
Customer and Commercial Officer, Cathay Pacific.

EFW gets STC validation PACTL unveils five-

for A321P2F from Brazilian year strategy

aviation authority hanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal

S(PACTL) marked its 25th anniversary by unveiling a
forward-looking five-year strategy focusing on three
core areas: enhancing customer service capabilities,
strengthening safety management, and upgrading
operational quality.
The company aims to strengthen its global competi-
tiveness in the air cargo sector and advance Shanghai’s
development as an international shipping hub.
PACTL will expand ramp supervision and coordination,
integrate intelligent tools via its Easy Cargo platform, and
expand its network of remote terminals to better serve
the Yangtze River Delta region.
PACTL is also accelerating upgrades at PACTL WEST
and participating in the development of new facilities
at Shanghai airports while also working closely with
industry associations to strengthen its international
certifications.
lbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), ing to Azul Cargo. The aircraft
Ethe centre of excellence for is the first ever A321P2F to be
Airbus passenger-to-freighter operated in South America. Azul
(P2F) conversions and joint Cargo is going to grow its air
venture by ST Engineering cargo fleet by a further A321P2F
and Airbus, has received the by the end of this year.
validation of its supplement type With the V-STC from the ANAC,
certification (V-STC) for its Airbus EFW’s conversion programmes
A321 P2F conversion programme are now validated by major avia-
from Brazil’s National Civil tion authorities from all conti-
Aviation Agency (ANAC). nents, enabling it to offer aircraft
The major milestone was conversions, registrations and
achieved alongside the re- operations across the Americas,
delivery of an A321P2F aircraft to Europe, the Middle East, Africa,
EFW’s customer AerCap for leas- Asia and Australia.
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