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NewsLATAM Cargo triples flights at Brussels Airport
Photo: Brussels Airport LATAM Cargo will next month triple the number of flights it carries out to Brussels Airport to boost transport of perishables and pharmaceuticals. Santiago, Chile-headquartered LATAM Cargo has been operating to Brussels Airport with four flights a week since March 2023, but will up ...
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Proposed ban on 777s at Brussels is withdrawn
The proposed ban on the operation of Boeing 777 aircraft at Brussels Airport at night has been withdrawn by Belgium's transport minister.The ban would have had a major impact on DHL Express' operations at the airport as it operates the widebody freighter to the Belgian hub.In June, outgoing transport minister ...
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Belgian hubs report air cargo demand growth in July
Brussels Airport saw its air cargo volumes return to growth in July while Liege Airport continued to report double-digit volume improvements.Brussels saw its "flown" air cargo volumes in July increase by 5.5% year on year to 50,828 tons. Overall air cargo volumes - including trucked - were up 6.1% on ...
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Varying cargo performance at Belgian hubs in June
Liege and Brussels airports saw their cargo volumes travel in opposite directions in June as the former reported a double-digit percentage increase and the latter a decline.Brussels saw its total flown cargo tonnes decline by 11.6% year on year in June to 44,310 tons.Over the first six months of the ...
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NewsDHL Express ramps up use of electric vehicles at Brussels
Source: Brussels AirportDHL Express is ramping up its use of electric ground-handling vehicles at Brussels Airport as part of efforts to reduce its emissions output.The investment means that one in three tractors and loaders used by DHL Express at the Belgian hub are now fully electric.In total, DHL has put ...
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NewsBrussels cargo community teams up for first TIACA BlueSky workshop
Source: TIACATIACA and Air Cargo Belgium held the official launch workshop for the first TIACA BlueSky community.The Brussels community, which is sponsored by Brussels Airport, will work together to improve their environmental performance in line with TIACA's BlueSky programme.The first wave of six pioneering companies joined together for a kickoff ...
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NewsLufthansa launches first Brussels-America freighter
Source: LufthansaLufthansa Cargo is to start a twice-weekly B777F freighter service between Brussels and Chicago O'Hare on 3 April – its first ever cargo service from Belgium to the American continent. The departures, on Mondays and Wednesdays, will originate at the German carrier’s main Frankfurt hub, and aim to exploit ...
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NewsAirfreight climbs through Brussels in February
Overall freight tonnages passing through Belgium’s Brussels Airport rose by more than 3% year on year in February 2023, reaching 59,019 tonnes.Specifically air freight volumes (ie, not including trucked cargo) also enjoyed a 4% year on year rise, reaching 48,912 tonnes.The full freighter segment saw an upturn of nearly 11%, ...
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NewsBrussels Airport reveals tenants as work starts on new cargo zone
Source: Brussels Airport. Copyright: Archipeligo-CordeelBrussels Airport has confirmed which five companies will occupy its new cargo zone, with work on the site now underway.The Belgian airport said that the Brucargo Central site had now been cleared of old buildings and work on roads and construction was underway, with the first ...
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First TIACA BlueSky community programme launches
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), Air Cargo Belgium and Brussels Airport have announced the first TIACA BlueSky community programme.This follows last year's launch of the TIACA BlueSky programme, designed to provide individual air cargo and logistics companies with a verified independent assessment of their sustainability credentials.Air Cargo Belgium and ...
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NewsAir cargo faces up to "huge issue" of greenwashing
Source: Air Cargo NewsThe air cargo sector is facing the huge issue of greenwashing as companies struggle to prove that their environmental initiatives are making a difference.On a panel discussion at this week's Tiaca executive summit, speakers said that companies were being accused of greenwashing even when they were doing ...
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NewsAir cargo outlook: Subdued demand expected in 2024
Source: Air Cargo NewsAir cargo executives are expecting air cargo demand in 2024 to be flat or at best slightly above this year's levels, according to speakers at the Tiaca Executive Summit event.Adopting probably the most positive outlook for air cargo demand in 2024 at the event was data provider ...
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Airlines and associations fight to overturn Schiphol flight cut ruling
Airlines and industry associations will institute cassation proceedings against the judgement of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal to allow a reduction in the number of flights at Schiphol Airport.Earlier this month, the Court of Appeal overturned a decision to block plans to cut flight departures at the Dutch hub from ...
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IATA hits out at proposed Brussels night flight ban
Airline association IATA has labelled plans to introduce a night flight ban at Brussels Airport as premature.In mid-July, Belgian mobility minister Georges Gilkinet proposed a ban on night flights at the airport between 11pm and 6am from October 2024.IATA said the curfew would predominantly hit cargo flights, which would in ...
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NewsFlown cargo on the up at Brussels in April
Source: Brussels AirportIn April, Brussels Airport saw flown cargo volumes increase slightly by nearly 1% compared to the same month of 2022, reaching 51,747 tons.However, total cargo volumes handled fell by 7.3% compared to April 2022, to a figure of 60,972 tons. The decline was primarily due to a drop ...
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NewsLATAM adds Brussels freighter flights
Source: Brussels AirportLATAM Cargo has launched a new freighter service to Brussels targeting the transportation of flowers from South America.The new service launched on March 26 utilising one of the carrier's B767 freighter aircraft.The service will offer four-weekly connections between Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador and the Belgian ...
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NewsBrussels and Changi partner on cargo
Lim Ching Kiat (L), Changi Airport Group and Geert Aerts, Brussels Airport Company. Source: Changi AirportBrussels Airport Company (BAC) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner on a variety of cargo projects.The partnership will see both airports take on initiatives covering pharmaceutical logistics ...
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NewsANA Cargo looks ahead to the resumption of Brussels flights
Source: ShutterstockANA Cargo looks set to benefit from the resumption of flights between Brussels and Tokyo Narita by the passenger side of the business.From March 26, ANA will operate two weekly flights between the two airports every Wednesday and Thursday utilising B787 Dreamliner aircraft.The service will be the only one ...
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NewsFirst SAF flight completed from Brussels Airport
Source: Brussels AirportThe first flight of an aircraft powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supplied by pipeline at Brussels Airport took off on January 1.The flight was completed by Brussels Airlines from the Belgian airport to Malaga following the first delivery of SAF to the airport via NATO's Central Europe ...
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NewsCool Chain Association membership grows
Miguel Rodríguez, senior manager climate control products, Qatar Airways. Photo: Cool Chain AssociationThe Cool Chain Association (CCA) has added four members and appointed a new treasurer.CCA has welcomed Brussels Airport, Boeing, Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS), and Validaide as members.It has also appointed Miguel Rodríguez, senior manager climate control products, ...