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Dec 22, 2016 (newstodate): The Chinese carrier SF Airlines has obtained IATA membership after passing its IOSA certification on November 10, 2016.
After a Membership Certification ceremony in Shenzhen on December 20, 2016, SF Airlines will now have increased opportunities for cooperation with foreign carriers and for enhancing its safety management and competitive strength in global market.
With the first flight in 2009, SF Airlines is China's largest cargo carrier, operating a fleet of 16 Boeing 737, 16 Boeing 757 and four Boeing 767 cargo aircraft, and orders for a further 29 Boeing 767 freighters.
The airline plans to grow its fleet to over 100 aircraft by 2020.
SF Airlines is a subsidiary of S.F. Express that in 2015 signed a LoI with the Estonian postal company Omnia to bring Chinese e-commerce goods into Tallinn Airport for onward distribution.
The LoI resulted in the formation of Post11 - the joint company between Post Estonia's Omniva and the Chinese partner S.F. Express, and e-shipments are already flowing into Tallinn as a result of the cooperation.
So far, SF Airlines has not been operating into Tallinn, as the traffic from China is provided by chartered carriers including the Russian carrier Aviastar-TU that is now calling two to three times weekly with TU-204 freighters.
After a Membership Certification ceremony in Shenzhen on December 20, 2016, SF Airlines will now have increased opportunities for cooperation with foreign carriers and for enhancing its safety management and competitive strength in global market.
With the first flight in 2009, SF Airlines is China's largest cargo carrier, operating a fleet of 16 Boeing 737, 16 Boeing 757 and four Boeing 767 cargo aircraft, and orders for a further 29 Boeing 767 freighters.
The airline plans to grow its fleet to over 100 aircraft by 2020.
SF Airlines is a subsidiary of S.F. Express that in 2015 signed a LoI with the Estonian postal company Omnia to bring Chinese e-commerce goods into Tallinn Airport for onward distribution.
The LoI resulted in the formation of Post11 - the joint company between Post Estonia's Omniva and the Chinese partner S.F. Express, and e-shipments are already flowing into Tallinn as a result of the cooperation.
So far, SF Airlines has not been operating into Tallinn, as the traffic from China is provided by chartered carriers including the Russian carrier Aviastar-TU that is now calling two to three times weekly with TU-204 freighters.