AIRBRIDGECARGO Airlines (ABC) has obtained approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CC) for commercial transportation of lithium batteries over 35 kilogrammes.
The company said it had become the first airline to receive SP A99 approval in China, which comes after two years of preliminary works, testing, and collaboration with stakeholders, according to London's Air Cargo News.
The first commercial shipment of 113 kg was launched on October 20 from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Frankfurt.
Tom Ouyang, abc regional special cargo manager - Asia & Pacific, said: 'This is an important event for the LB industry in China and we are honoured to be the first airline to get CC approval.
'The export of the first SP A99 lithium battery shipment is a remarkable milestone in the air logistics industry in China.'
The airline noted that the use and size of lithium batteries was on the rise.
'With China being the home for major lithium batteries' manufacturers, there have been disruptions in effective logistics and most customers tended for seafreight.
'The CC approval will enable ABC to leverage the growing demand for transportation of SP A99, offering logistic solutions to its existing customers and gaining new ones,' the airline said.
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The company said it had become the first airline to receive SP A99 approval in China, which comes after two years of preliminary works, testing, and collaboration with stakeholders, according to London's Air Cargo News.
The first commercial shipment of 113 kg was launched on October 20 from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Frankfurt.
Tom Ouyang, abc regional special cargo manager - Asia & Pacific, said: 'This is an important event for the LB industry in China and we are honoured to be the first airline to get CC approval.
'The export of the first SP A99 lithium battery shipment is a remarkable milestone in the air logistics industry in China.'
The airline noted that the use and size of lithium batteries was on the rise.
'With China being the home for major lithium batteries' manufacturers, there have been disruptions in effective logistics and most customers tended for seafreight.
'The CC approval will enable ABC to leverage the growing demand for transportation of SP A99, offering logistic solutions to its existing customers and gaining new ones,' the airline said.
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