Beginning today, 23 March, an SW Italia 747-400F operated for China-based Shentong Express (STO) will touch down regularly at Brescia Montichiari Airport (VBS), just 100km east of Milan. The new thrice-weekly cargo service connects Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Brescia via Baku (GYD), reportedly carrying express parcels and Chinese exports bound for warehouses and fulfillment centers across Europe.
Cargo Facts’ Charles Kauffman unpacks how much capacity STO Express and China’s express carriers can utilize, and how promising the Asia-Europe trade lane is for air freight over at our sister publication Cargofacts.com
http://cargofacts.com/the-quiet-rise-of-chinese-express-sto-launches-brescia-747f-flights/