News / Air France Cargo pins its hopes of better yields on its new hi-tech express hub

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Air France Cargo is hoping to beat competitors and attract business from integrators and couriers through its use of technology and a new express hub.

As its traffic volumes continue to head south, the French flag-carrier is sharpening its focus on yields with its newly opened HubExpress warehouse at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (Paris CDG).

The €22m air-to-air transit facility, partly funded by express partners SoDExI and GeoPost, is capable of sorting 6,000 parcels every hour.

Eight entry points feed a 300-metre ...