Singapore Airlines deploys SITA OptiClimb to reduce up to 15,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year

SITA OptiClimb, a digital inflight prescriptive analytics tool for fuel optimisation, has been selected by Singapore Airlines to support the carrier’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. By deploying SITA OptiClimb, the airline is able to optimise fuel utilisation during the aircraft’s climb-out phase. The unique solution combines aircraft tail-specific machine-learning models with […]

The belly-maindeck divide continues to widen

With the air cargo market’s up-turn now rolling for over a year, memories of the long, cold, dark days of flagging volumes and depressed yields may gradually be receding in the collective memories of the industry, writes Donald Urquhart. But parked freighters remain a visible reminder of the painful volatility and begs the question as […]

SIA Cargo turns around its financial figures

Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo turned around a loss of S$45 million (US$33 million) last year to an operating profit of $32 million in the first half of the 2017/18 financial year. The carrier says revenue improved $122 million as freight carriage growth of 6.1 per cent was further supported by a 6.7 per cent improvement […]

Ambitious Siginon Aviation looking to grow its presence in Nairobi

Kenyan cargo handler Siginon Aviation is targeting a contract win with a European carrier in Nairobi in the near future as it looks to further expand its presence at one of Africa’s main airfreight hubs. Earlier this month it secure a cargo handling deal with Qatar Airways Cargo, adding to others it has with Cargolux, […]