Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited (), formerly known as China Smart Logistics Network, is a Chinese
logistics
Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...
company launched by
Alibaba Group, jointly with eight other companies, on 28 May 2013. As of May 2018, Cainiao was one of the
largest unicorn companies in China, valued at 100 billion yuan.
Cainiao ensures delivery within 24 hours to any region of China. The company also shares resources with other logistics companies.
Accidents and incidents
On 8 January 2022, Aviastar-TU Flight 6534, a Cainiao leased
Tupolev Tu-204
The Tupolev Tu-204 (russian: Туполев Ту-204) is a twin-engined medium-range narrow-body jet airliner capable of carrying 210 passengers, designed by Tupolev and produced by Aviastar-SP and Kazan Aircraft Production Association. First ...
caught fire during
pushback
In aviation, pushback is an airport procedure during which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from its parking position, usually at an airport gate by external power. Pushbacks are carried out by special, low-profile vehicles called ''pushback ...
for a flight from
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport is the principal airport serving Hangzhou, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the capital of Zhejiang Province, China. to
Tolmachevo Airport
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (russian: Аэропо́рт Толмачёво) is situated in the town of Ob, west of the center of Novosibirsk, an industrial and scientific center in Siberia and Russia's third-largest city.
Overview
There ...
. None of the 8 occupants onboard were injured, but the aircraft was
written off
A write-off is a reduction of the recognized value of something. In accounting, this is a recognition of the reduced or zero value of an asset. In income tax statements, this is a reduction of taxable income, as a recognition of certain expenses ...
.
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Logistics companies of China
Chinese companies established in 2013
Alibaba Group
Companies based in Hangzhou
2013 establishments in Hong Kong
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