Jett8 Airlines Cargo
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| Jett8 Airlines Cargo | ||
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| IATA JX |
ICAO JEC |
Callsign TAIPAN |
| Founded | 2006 | |
| Hubs | Singapore Changi Airport | |
| Fleet size | 2 | |
| Destinations | 6 | |
| Headquarters | Singapore | |
| Key people | Tan H K Louis (Chairman and CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.jett8airlines.com | ||
Jett8 Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd is a cargo airline based in Singapore which was established in March 2006. It is a privately owned airline with strategic alliance partnership with Nippon Cargo Airlines and NYK Line. It flew its first commercial flight on 23 June 2007 from Singapore to Hong Kong,[1], and currently flies on three routes to the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom using Boeing 747-200F aircraft. Services to India, the United States and more destinations in Europe are also planned for the future.[2]
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[edit] History
By spring 2007, Jett8 was expected to obtain from the government of Singapore an air-operator's certificate and the air-traffic rights required to operate the company's scheduled international network.[3] The airline is headed by Louis Tan, a former Singapore Airlines pilot, is targeting the cargo charter market, to avoid head-on competition with Singapore Airlines Cargo and other scheduled cargo airlines and plans to have a fleet of five Boeing 747-200 freighters in the next 12-18 months.[4]
[edit] Destinations
Initially, Jett8 launched services on the Singapore-Hong Kong-Singapore route and the Singapore-Dubai-Manchester-Luxembourg-Dubai-Singapore route.[3] It also commenced regional routes, beginning with Jakarta.[5] The airline will also work to create new routes to China, India, Russia, and areas throughout the Pacific in the near future.
[edit] Asia
[edit] East Asia
[edit] Southeast Asia
[edit] Southwest Asia
[edit] Europe
[edit] Fleet
Under an agreement with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) they would sell a Boeing 747-200F to Jett8 in spring 2007. NCA would cooperate with Jett8 by providing aircraft.[3]
On 31 May 2007 Jett8 took delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 747-200SF previously operated by Nippon Cargo Airlines. Among the destinations it will operate to are Manchester, Dubai, Jakarta and Hong Kong and with further fleet expansion, more destinations in China and India are planned.
Jett8 has negotiated with Jade Cargo International to wet-lease a Boeing 747-400ERF.[6] The aircraft is expected to be in service by the end of 2008.
As of 30 April 2008, the Jett8 Airlines Cargo fleet includes the following aircraft[7]:
| Aircraft | In fleet | Order | Option | Engine | Notes |
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| Boeing 747-200F | 2 | 0 | 0 | GE CF6-50E2 | |
| Boeing 747-400ERF | 0 | 1 | 0 | GE CF6-80C2 | Wet-lease from Jade Cargo International |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Air Cargo News :: Latest Air Cargo News
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 98.
- ^ a b c NYK Signs Heads of Agreement with Jett8 Airlines Cargo. NYK Line News Releases (2007-02-13). Retrieved on 2007-06-02.
- ^ Air freight capacity fails to match traffic increase in city state. Cargonews Asia (2007-03-19). Retrieved on 2007-06-02.
- ^ http://www.jett8airlines.com/flight/schedule.pdf
- ^ Singapore's Jett8 wet-leases 747-400ERF from Jade Cargo FlightGlobal.com 23/05/08
- ^ List of Aircraft on Singapore Register - Year 2008
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