JD Logistics plans to expand Int’l ops, launch freighter

To expand the international operations in the coming years, J D Logistics is planning to launch a new cargo airline. According to the reports, JD Airlines has received an air carrier certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The JD Logistics-affiliated  airline’s principal base will be Nantong Xingdong International Airport. It will first develop its domestic air cargo around China’s three major economic circles of the Yangtze River Delta, the Bohai Sea and the Pearl River Delta, with a focus on the cities  of Nantong, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Wuxi. The carrier will then extend its reach to cities in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, then Chengdu and Chongqing, and will gradually cover nationwide major cities and Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea and later  in Europe, Middle East, and North America by the end of 2025. The airline said it would serve the clients  of JD Logistics as well as opening its capacity to the wider market.