News / JD Logistics plans its own air freight arm with fleet of 100 freighters

19/10/2021

Frustrated by the global supply chain crisis, China’s JD Logistics has ambitions to acquire “no fewer than” 100 freighters by 2030.

In the second quarter, the logistics unit of e-commerce giant JD.com launched its first self-operated charter flight, between Shenzhen and Bangkok, to tap into South-east ...

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