Recently, DHL Express announced that it will use A300 all-cargo aircraft to replace the original B737 cargo aircraft to fly the route from Chengdu Port to Hong Kong Central Asia Hub. This move will provide DHL Express with more adequate space guarantee, stable transportation capacity, and more efficient transshipment services for the import and export of goods in the southwest region.
Aviation logistics is an important guarantee for ensuring smooth traffic and promoting high-quality economic development. According to reports, Hong Kong Central Asia Hub is one of the three major intercontinental network hubs of DHL Express in the world. The route from Chengdu Port to Hong Kong Central Asia Hub is a logistics channel for DHL Express to promote the import and export of goods from southwest my country to other countries and regions in the world through the Hong Kong hub. It has been in operation for more than ten years since its opening. The upgraded model is an A300 all-cargo aircraft, which will be operated by DHL Express' partner airline AirHongKong, with five flights per week. The cargo capacity will increase four times compared with the previous one. It is expected that the new route capacity will exceed 1.5 Thousands of tons/year. Import and export goods from Xi'an, Chongqing and other surrounding areas will also be transited through this route.
“This aircraft model upgrade will effectively alleviate the tight transportation capacity caused by the epidemic, provide more adequate space guarantee, stable transportation capacity and efficient transshipment services for DHL Express’ cargo import and export in the southwest region. It will also provide DHL Express with more It will lay a solid foundation for long-term sustainable development in southwest my country and help the company better integrate into the 'dual cycle' construction," said Guo Wenbin, general manager of DHL Express China Southwest Division.
This aircraft model upgrade is an important part of DHL Express’s expansion and upgrade of port facilities at Shuangliu Airport International Express Center. In April this year, Sinotrans-DHL International Air Express Co., Ltd. (DHL Express China) signed a cooperation agreement with Shuangliu to expand DHL-Sinotrans's port facilities at the Shuangliu Airport International Express Center and upgrade it to a regional transshipment center. After the expansion, the area of DHL Sinotrans Chengdu Port will be expanded three times, and it will be equipped with highly automated equipment and fast airside operations, becoming a hub network node for DHL Express in the southwest region. Currently, the project is progressing smoothly. Not only has the aircraft model upgrade and the upgraded maiden flight been completed as planned, but the related infrastructure reconstruction and expansion work is also progressing steadily.
With the upgrading of my country’s consumption structure and industrial structure, strengthening air cargo capabilities is not only a short-term emergency demand, but also a long-term development need. Leveraging the advantages of aviation hub , Shuangliu is building China's aviation economic capital with high quality, actively integrating into the "two-in-one" operation, and promoting the transformation and development of both passenger and cargo hubs. In recent years, many logistics giants have established aviation economic "strategic partner" relationships with Shuangliu.
In February this year, the SF Airlines western China headquarters project was announced to be settled in Shuangliu. SF Airlines will build cargo routes in Chengdu (Shuangliu) that are connected to major air cargo hub cities around the world, and build a cargo route network that is internally connected to and Ezhou , radiating across the country, covering Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States, and reaching the world.
In addition, as the first first-level port built by logistics giant and Sifang in China, Sifang has also opened freight routes to London and Madrid in Shuangliu, providing guarantee for the smooth advancement of the foreign trade industry in Chengdu and even the southwest region, and accelerating more The gathering of cross-border e-commerce upstream and downstream industrial chains has helped Chengdu and even Sichuan achieve transformation and upgrading through cross-border e-commerce channels.
With the settlement of a large number of leading enterprises in the international logistics supply chain, the leading enterprises will be fully utilized to attract upstream and downstream enterprises and resource elements of the aviation industry chain to gather in the dual stream, and continuously promote the industry to "build circles and strong chains". Promote Shuangliu to achieve high-quality development and connotative growth.
Airports Council International (ACI) latest report shows that among the top 10 busiest airports in the world in 2021, China has two airports on the list, including Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport . On June 9, Shuangliu The "Support Policies to Promote the High-Quality Development of the Aviation Economy in Shuangliu District of Chengdu" and the "Seven Major Actions" to Implement Enterprise Support in Shuangliu District of Chengdu were released.With the support of new policies, Shuangliu is actively deploying the global freight route network, strengthening hub functional support, promoting "both passenger and cargo", optimizing the business environment, and building a pan-European and pan-Asian international aviation hub with high standards and high quality construction. The capital of China’s aviation economy.
According to relevant arrangements, Shuangliu will strengthen in-depth cooperation with the Provincial Airport Group and major airlines. In the "logistics channel construction", it will orderly lay out the international all-cargo flight route network and promote the intensification of Chengdu to Chicago, Brussels in 2022. , Moscow, Chennai and other international freight routes, newly opened international freight routes from Chengdu to Lahore, Kathmandu and other international freight routes, accelerating the construction of more than 20 international freight route networks covering global hub cities, and improving the Shuangliu International Airport international aviation network. coverage, flight density and stability, create an international air cargo hub that links the world, pan-Europe and pan-Asia, enhance the stability and competitiveness of the dual-stream aviation economic industry chain, supply chain, and continue to stimulate the strong development vitality of China's aviation economic capital. (Our reporter Gong Youguo)
