Jett8 Airlines Cargo

Infobox Airline
airline = Jett8 Airlines Cargo

logo_size = 201
fleet_size = 2
destinations = 6
IATA = JX
ICAO = JEC
callsign = TAIPAN
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founded = 2006
headquarters = Singapore
key_people = Tan H K Louis (Chairman and CEO)
hubs = Singapore Changi Airport
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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, [ [http://www.aircargonews.net/article.asp?art_id=2243 Air Cargo News :: Latest Air Cargo News ] ] , 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. [cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 98 | date= 2007-04-03]

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.cite web | title= NYK Signs Heads of Agreement with Jett8 Airlines Cargo | date= 2007-02-13| work= NYK Line News Releases | url= http://www.nykline.co.jp/english/news/2007/0213/index.htm | accessdate= 2007-06-02 ] 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. [cite web | title= Air freight capacity fails to match traffic increase in city state | date=2007-03-19 | work= Cargonews Asia | url= http://www.cargonewsasia.com/secured/article.aspx?article=12543 | accessdate= 2007-06-02 ]

Destinations

Initially, Jett8 launched services on the Singapore-Hong Kong-Singapore route and the Singapore-Dubai-Manchester-Luxembourg-Dubai-Singapore route. It also commenced regional routes, beginning with Jakarta. [http://www.jett8airlines.com/flight/schedule.pdf] The airline will also work to create new routes to China, Russia, and areas throughout the Pacific in the near future.

Asia

East Asia

*China, People's Republic of
**Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport)

Southeast Asia

*Indonesia
**Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta International Airport)
*Singapore
**Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport), Main Hub

South Asia

*India
**Bengaluru (Bengaluru International Airport)
**Chennai (Chennai International Airport)
**Mumbai (Mumbai International Airport)

Southwest Asia

*United Arab Emirates
**Dubai (Dubai International Airport)

Europe

*Italy
**Milan (Malpensa International Airport)
*Luxembourg
**Luxembourg (Luxembourg-Findel International Airport)
*Netherlands
**Amsterdam (Amsterdam Schiphol Airport)
*Sweden
**Malmo (Sturup)
*United Kingdom
**Manchester (Manchester Airport)

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.

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. [ [http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/05/23/224062/singapores-jett8-wet-leases-747-400erf-from-jade-cargo.html Singapore's Jett8 wet-leases 747-400ERF from Jade Cargo] FlightGlobal.com 23/05/08] The aircraft is painted in a hybrid livery featuring the colours of Jett8 and Jade Cargo International.

As of 30 April 2008, the Jett8 Airlines Cargo fleet includes the following aircraft [ [http://www.caas.gov.sg/caas/en/Aviation_Development/List_of_Aircraft_on_Singapore_Register/year_2008/index.html List of Aircraft on Singapore Register - Year 2008 ] ] :

External links

* [http://www.jett8airlines.com/ Jett8 Airlines Cargo]

References