(Reporter:Wang Ying; Correspondents:Wang Tingting, Tan Xuejiao) Herecomes the whole cargo plane! On April 22, the first full cargo planearrived at Yichang SanxiaAirport sinceits open to fly,which means thatYichang SanxiaAirport air cargo business hasmade abreakthrough and Yichang has made a solid step forward to theconstructionof central air cargo hub.

　　At 2:40 am, April 22, the Y87904 all-cargo flight from Guangzhou to Yichang executed by Jinpeng airlines landed at Yichang SanxiaAirport.

　　At 2:50am, the plane stopped at the stand, then opened the main cargo doorwith the loaded cargoscoming into view. The flat car of the cargo was readyhere.

　　At 2:55am, stevedoresunloaded the cargos marked "Vip shop& Pinjun Express"from thecabin.

　　At 3:10 am, the stevedores loaded the mail cargosintothe cabin.

　　At 3:30am, the flight headed for the next station--Chengdu.

　　This is the first full cargo planethat arrived at Yichang SanxiaAirport sinceits open to flyin 1996.The cargo flight was contracted byPinjun Expressco., Ltd(hereinafter referred to as the "Pinjun Express"), which iswholly owned and operated by VIPSHOP. The Pinjun Expressmainlytrades indispatching Vip shop goods, parcels and mails.

　　On the tarmac, the airport and the Pinjun Expressheld a brief inaugural ceremony. Due to the sensitivity on the needs of transport time and qualityfor express cargo,Yichang SanxiaAirportattached great importance to a smooth and safe flight. Iturgedthat the security department should be active incooperating and giving strong support in terms of staff, equipment, site and so on to guaranteea smooth logistics for Pinjun Express.

　　According to Xu Zuoqiang, chairman of Yichang Three Gorges Airport, for a long time, air cargo has been transported by means of passenger aircraft at Yichang Three Gorges Airport. In contrast, the operation of all-cargo aircraft has multiple advantages of high efficiency, safetyand large loading. The introduction of the all-cargo aircraft marks a new breakthrough in the air cargo business of Three Gorges Airport.

　　Ren Xiaojun, director of the Municipal Logistics Bureau, says that the opening of special air cargo plane is conducive to the formation of the aviation logistics industry based on air freight, which is very important to the construction of an airport economic zone currently proposed by Yichang authorities. At the same time, the Central Air Cargo Hub has platelet aggregation for industries with high efficiency requirements, such as medical equipment and pharmaceutical product, which can gradually attract industries to planned airport economic zone at Three Gorges Airport.Onthis basis, the further expansion of finance and the entire service industry will develop rapidly around such air cargo hub.

　　With the development and expansion of airport economy in Yichang, the regional advantages of air cargo, the airspace conditions of the Three Gorges Airport and the mutual efforts of the Municipal Government are further highlighted. The development of " railway,water,land and air" multi-modal transport and modern logistics industry will bring about crucial development opportunities to Yichang.