SF Airlines Opens an International Air Cargo Line from Shenzhen to Chennai

On the morning of August 5^th, 2018, SF Airlines Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as SF Airlines) has formally opened its international air cargo line from Shenzhen to Chennai, serving as an expansion of its international air cargo business again. The line is undertaken by B767-300 freighter, which is considered as the longest international air line of SF Airlines till now.

Figure 1-SF Airlines Officially Opens an International Air Cargo Line from Shenzhen to Chennai 

In the recent years, with the benefit from the One Belt and Road Initiative and based on the stable growth of fleet size and sustainable improvement of operation quality, SF Airlines successively opens international air cargo lines such as direct flight to Dhaka of Bangladesh and Hanoi of Vietnam. The line from Shenzhen to Chennai is an air logistics solution of SF Airlines customized for customers’ demands as a response to the state’s One Belt and Road Initiative to transport general cargo, mainly from Xiaomi Corporation.

Figure 2 – The Line Is Undertaken by SF Airlines’ B767-300 Freighter

As an overall improvement of safeguard capability of SF Airlines’ international operation, the opening of the international air cargo line from Shenzhen to Chennai sees that SF Airlines puts the development philosophy of “achieving win-win logistics based on aviation” into practice. Meanwhile, the smooth launch of the new line could not be done without the huge support from units such as Shenzhen Airport Customs, Shenzhen Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection, and Shenzhen Airport Group throughout the processes like project planning and maiden flight.

Figure 3-The Freighter of SF Airlines Arrives at Chennai International Airport of India

Founded in 2009, SF Airlines is the cargo airlines of S.F. Holding and is dedicated to providing safe and efficient air express services and customized air solutions. Through years of dedicated operation and pro-active strategic layout, SF has formed an integrated logistics service network of “aviation network + ground network + information network” at home and abroad, and SF Airlines serves as the key to support the “aviation network” to play its role. Chennai is the twelfth city where SF Airlines opens its international line. In the future, SF Airlines will continuously expand its network of international lines, improve service quality of air cargo delivery, and commit itself to becoming the most trustworthy air freight partner for customers.

Figure 4-Flight Crew of the Maiden Flight from Shenzhen to Chennai Arrive at Chennai International Airport of India.