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    Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines link up networks

    2023-04-17T10:31:24Z

    Source: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo and China-based express carrier SF Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to link their respective networks.The MoU will see the two carriers operate flights via their two hubs starting in April. Etihad said the tie-up would enable it expand its reach into China with ...

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    SF Airlines launches China-Belgium air cargo route

    2023-04-12T09:31:26Z

    The air cargo supply chain between China and Belgium has been strengthened with SF Airlines' launch of a new route between Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport in east China's Shandong province to Liege Airport in Belgium.This new route was launched on April 11 and uses express carrier SF Airlines' freighter fleet, ...

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    Freighter number 80 for SF Airlines

    2023-03-29T15:18:25Z

    China-based express carrier SF Airlines has added freighter number 80 and expects more to be added this year.The carrier took delivery of the B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter on March 26, which coincided with the 30th anniversary of parent company SF Express.The SF Airlines fleet now includes three B747-400ERFs, 19 B767-300BCFs, ...

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    ST Engineering and SF Airlines plan Hubei MRO facility

    2023-02-23T14:38:49Z

    ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business and SF Airlines – a cargo carrier affiliated to SF Express – are to set up a commercial airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture in China’s Hubei province.The partnership, which remains subject to regulatory approvals, will operate a greenfield facility at Ezhou Huahu ...

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    Worldwide Flight Services to handle new SF Airlines freighter services at JFK Airport

    2022-12-19T14:55:10Z

    Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been appointed to handle SF Airlines’ new scheduled freighter services at New York’s JFK International Airport.The Chinese airline is operating twice-weekly Boeing B747-400F flights from Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang province, to New York, US.WFS expects to handle some 12,000,000 kilos per annum ...

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    K-Mile Asia to provide freighter flights for SF

    2022-12-02T11:26:56Z

    Source: ASL AviationBangkok-based K-Mile Asia will provide charter flights between Thailand and China on behalf of express giant SF Express.The carrier said that starting in mid-November it would operate two flights per week between Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX) from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) using a dedicated B737-400 freighter.K-Mile’s managing director, Pansith Sasunee, ...

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    SF Airlines continues freighter fleet expansion

    2022-09-08T08:58:34Z

    Express carrier SF Airlines has continued its fleet expansion with the addition of freighter number 75.The carrier this week took delivery of a B767-300 freighter ahead of the air cargo peak season, said Chinese press agency Xinhau.The airline has added seven freighters to its fleet so far this year, following ...

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    SF Airlines expands freighter fleet to 72 aircraft

    2022-06-21T11:29:44Z

    China-based SF Airlines has expanded its freighter fleet to 72 aircraft.The cargo airline said it recently put a 767-300BCF cargo plane into operation, according to Xinhua, China's state press agency.This is the second freighter joining the fleet in June, said SF Airlines. The airline put its 70th aircraft into action ...

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    SF Airlines freighter fleet hits 70

    2022-05-03T13:11:51Z

    Fast-expanding freighter operator SF Airlines has put its 70th aircraft into action.The China-based airline put its 70th freighter - a B767-300 - into flight operation on April 29 between Shenzhen and Beijing."The established cargo route network serves the transportation of domestic and foreign epidemic prevention materials, facilitates the circulation of ...

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    Shenzhen-Hong Kong freighter added as overland restrictions hit supply chains

    2022-03-21T10:51:24Z

    The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has launched a freighter service to Hong Kong to meet a lack of trucking capacity as a result of Covid-19 outbreaks.According to the Xinhua news agency, the service will operate six times per week utilising a B767 freighter operated by SF Airlines.The first flight ...

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    Another milestone for China's first air cargo hub

    2022-03-21T10:40:03Z

    Ezhou Airport, which is dubbed China's first cargo airport, took another step closer to launch over the weekend as SF Airlines completed a test flight.China's largest freighter operator, SF Airlines, is developing the airport as its main cargo hub in partnership with Hubei Province with plans for the facility to ...

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    SF Airlines' fleet hits 69

    2022-02-25T14:00:11Z

    Rapidly expanding express carrier SF Airlines recently added its 69th freighter aircraft.The China-based airline in February took delivery of a B767-300 freighter and said that its fleet size will hit 70 later in the year."The number of large all-cargo aircraft with medium and long-range navigation capabilities will continue to grow, ...

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    SF Airlines continues its freighter fleet expansion

    2021-12-22T09:03:57Z

    SF Airlines has continued its rapid freighter fleet expansion with an additional B767 aircraft.The China-based express carrier last week added a B767-300 widebody freighter (B-221D), bringing its total fleet to 68 aircraft.Since the start of the year, the carrier has added a total of seven freighters: three B757-200s and four ...

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    SF Holding set for $2.3bn Kerry Logistics investment

    2021-02-10T11:39:06Z

    Express firm SF Holding is set to buy a majority stake in Kerry Logistics as it looks to build its international supply chain presence.The proposed deal will see SF Holding take a 51.8% stake in Kerry Logistics, with the deal valued at around $2.3bn.News that a deal could take place ...

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    SF Holding set to invest in Kerry Logistics?

    2021-02-08T11:16:55Z

    China-based express firm SF Holding is considering investing $5bn in Kerry Logistics, according to Bloomberg.Unnamed sources told the newswire that the Shenzhen-listed firm will invest in a stake of around 20%.The news comes after shares in SF Holdings, which owns SF Express and SF Airlines, were suspended on Friday for ...

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    SF Airlines adds new US service as fleet expansion continues

    2020-11-13T11:12:57Z

    Express carrier SF Airlines has launched a new service to the US, while it has also continued with its fleet expansion.The service started on November 7 and is operating on a rotation of Shenzhen-Hangzhou-Los Angeles, utilising Boeing 747-400 capacity.The first flight carried general cargo and e-commerce the airline said.The two ...

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    SF Airlines launches Frankfurt freighter link

    2020-11-09T13:11:22Z

    Express operator SF Airlines has launched a new freighter service between Wuhan and Frankfurt (FRA) to cater for e-commerce demand.The service represents SF Airlines' fourth to Europe and the third international route from Wuhan, following the launch of flights to Tokyo and Osaka earlier this year.The flight will be operated ...

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    SF Express conducts successful large UAV trial

    2020-08-24T10:11:47Z

    Express giant SF Express has completed a successful trial of a large cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight, according to the Xinhua news agency.The bi-plane UAV took off from an airport in the northwest Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which produces various perishable foodstuffs, on August 21 and landed at an ...

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    SF Airlines' freighter fleet hits 60

    2020-07-21T09:58:09Z

    Fast expanding express carrier SF Airlines' fleet reached 60 aircraft with the delivery of a B757-200 on Sunday.The aircraft is the second added to the carrier's fleet this year and the 33rd B757-200F."This will provide core support for SF Airlines to continuously improve its air cargo capacity and participate in ...

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    SF Express continues transpacific expansion with LA freighter flight

    2020-04-16T16:03:51Z

    Chinese express firm SF Express has expanded its transpacific operation with the addition of a Los Angeles to Hangzhou service.The company said that it would utilise an 87-tonne capacity B747-400 for the three-times-per week route, which it will operate alongside its existing New York-Hangzhou operation.The US outbound service will focus ...