Cathays three-tier express products
Late last year, Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific Airways and locally-based company RPX launched a three-tier range of retail express parcel products under the RPX brand name.
The top tier service is a 24-hour a day operation, RPX Platinum, which is targeted at mission-critical international shipments such as vital documents, commercial prototypes and electronic parts.
The second service, RPX Gold, is designed to offer sameday delivery to cities in Asia and to the west coast of the US and even New York. The third option, RPX Silver, is a global delivery service. RPX, part of the Hong Kong-based Lenton group which also includes Linehaul Express, handles order-taking, customer service, local operations and billing. Cathay Pacific concentrates on the flight operations.
The Hong Kong-based carrier also provides a number of wholesale express service options. One of its longer established operations in that category is Cathay Pacific Wholesale Courier (OBC), an onboard courier service catering for packages of up to 32kg and dimensions of up to 157cm and available to couriers, express companies and freight forwarders.
Linehaul Express, Cathay Pacific’s general sales agent for wholesale courier services, offers that product between Hong Kong and a wide range of points in the airline’s global network. Other express products offered by Cathay Pacific include Airport-to-Airport Express (AAX) and CX/DHL OEO, an overnight express service jointly offered by the airline and integrator DHL.
