News / Market-share chasers carve up the air freight sector

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It must be the season for it. The latest news on air cargo management changes is that Robert Song, vice president Asia and Pacific region, has suddenly left AirBridgeCargo after seven years at the Russian carrier.

It’s said that ABC had been struggling in China, where it operates routes to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Zhengzhou, Chengdu and Chongqing. But intensified competition from the Middle Eastern carriers, falling volumes and the high cost of operating freighter aircraft have begun to take their ...