Cargo airports – Page 10
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DHL workers at East Midlands Airport plan strike
DHL is facing strike action once again as DHL Aviation UK employees at East Midlands Airport plan to stop work for a week next month in a move that has potential to disrupt air cargo operations.180 workers who are members of the trade union Unite aredue to begin industrial action ...
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NewsCathay Cargo Terminal goes fully digital on import collection
Cathay Cargo Terminal. Photo: Cathay PacificCathay Cargo Terminal (CCT) has become the "first" Hong Kong cargo terminal operator to provide end-to-end digitalised import collection.Forwarders at CCT now have access to Electronic Shipment Release Forms (eSRF) which were created to offer a faster and more efficient service."The eSRF functionality speeds up ...
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NewsFraport and DAKOSY team up on cargo community JV
Martina Schikorr (r) and Dirk Gladiator (l) Source: allivate.Air cargo software firm DAKOSY and airport operator Fraport have established a joint venture to develop cargo community systems.The new joint venture will be named Allivate and each of the two companies will hold of 50% share.Martina Schikorr of Fraport and Dirk ...
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NewsQuito expands flower processing area as it prepares for busy Valentine's season
Source: QuiportEcuador's Quito International Airport has expanded its specialist cargo area as it prepares for another busy Valentine's Day period.The airport said that companies specialised in cargo palletising at the airport had invested in expanding the manoeuvring area in the cargo apron and their own processing area.The expansion has added ...
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Top German cargo hubs see cargo volumes slide in 2023
Leading German cargo hubs Frankfurt and Leipzig/Halle both saw their cargo volumes fall in 2023 as the economic conditions put pressure on the market.Germany's busiest cargo airport, Frankfurt, saw cargo throughput comprising airfreight and airmail decline 3.9% year on year to 1.9m tons. Compared with pre-Covid 2019 volumes were down ...
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NewsMenzies announces cargo JV at Luanda Airport
Menzies and SGA Angola representatives. Photo: MenziesMenzies Aviation has announced a new joint venture (JV) with Sociedade Gestora de Aeroportos (SGA-SA) to deliver cargo services at Luanda International Airport (Quatro de Fevereiro) (LAD) in Angola.As part of the JV, the newly formed Menzies Angola will handle more than 30,000 tonnes ...
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Vancouver Airport in line for major expansion funding
The Government of Canada will invest up to C$74.3m at Vancouver International Airport to enable it to handle more cargo.This investment, part of the National Trade Corridors Fund, will be used to expand the airport, improve its facilities and efficiency, and reduce pollution, said a press release.The project will also ...
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Future of Leipzig/Halle cargo hub under scrutiny
Auditing firm KPMG has completed a restructuring report on the financially ailing operator of Leipzig/Halle Airport, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG), with observers expecting that shareholders will have to inject fresh capital.According to Air Cargo News sister title DVZ, KPMG will hand over a so-called IDW-S6 restructuring report to the management ...
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Liege cargo volumes slide in 2023 as FedEx switch takes its toll
Liege Airport saw its cargo volumes decline last year due to weak economic conditions and the restructuring of FedEx's network.Belgium's busiest cargo hub recorded cargo volumes of just over 1m tonnes last year, down 11.8% on 2022 levels. However, volumes are up on 2019's 902,480 tonnes.The airport attributed the decline ...
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NewsDHL Air sets up MRO facility at East Midlands Airport
Air Cargo Centre East Midlands Airport. Photo: FHPDHL Air UK has established an MRO-focused warehouse facility at East Midlands Airport's Air Cargo Centre to strengthen its UK operations.The cargo airline, which is based at the airport and already operates there, has leased a unit at the Centre for approximately five ...
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DHL Express strike ends across US
DHL has struck a “tentative deal” to end a 12-day strike by DHL Express workers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).1,100 DHL Express workers began the strike at CVG on December 7.The following week they were joined in solidarity by other DHL workers at facilities across the US.Workers involved in ...
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NewsDHL Express workers extend strike action across the US
Photo: International Brotherhood of TeamstersDHL is now facing strife across the US as workers step up strike activity following the start of industrial action at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) earlier this month.Employees at DHL Express have expanded their picket lines to multiple locations across the US, including Boston and ...
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NewsDHL Express invests £16m in electric equipment at East Midlands
Electric noselifter at East Midlands Airport. Photo: DHL ExpressDHL Express UK has announced a £16m investment in electric ground service vehicles and infrastructure at East Midlands Airport.Split across three years, the investment will see the introduction of 100 pieces of new electric ground service equipment as DHL aims to make ...
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NewsAir Cargo Netherlands launches Maastricht branch
Maarten van As. Photo: Air Cargo Netherlands via Meantime CommunicationsTrade association Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) has launched a new branch for the Maastricht region to unite the air cargo community surrounding Maastricht Aachen Airport.ACN Maastricht's primary focus is on shaping the future development of the airport cargo hub.The new group ...
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NewsGeodis and Titan launch new China-UK cargo route
Photo: Chongqing Airport GroupBritish charter airline Titan Airways and forwarder Geodis have launched a new round-trip cargo route from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in southwestern China to London Stansted Airport in the UK.To serve the route, London Stansted-headquartered Titan is operating an Airbus A330-300 freighter that is exclusively leased by ...
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Cathay Cargo Terminal extends Hong Kong intermodal operations
Cathay Cargo Terminal has extended its intermodal cargo handling operation between Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and the Dongguan Logistics Park to include northbound services.The extension means that forwarders using Cathay Cargo Terminal will now be able to fly goods into Hong Kong and then transport them from the airport ...
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NewsOman Air launches first freighter service
Photo: GMR Hyderabad Air CargoOman Air has begun its first ever freighter service between its home hub of Muscat International Airport and GMR Hyderabad International Airport in India, using its recently delivered 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF).The freighter service will encompass two weekly flights, on Tuesday and Saturday. With a ...
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NewsDHL diverts freighter flights from strike at CVG
DHL plane at CVG. Photo: RDNichols/ ShutterstockDHL Express has confirmed it diverted freighter flights away from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to avoid air cargo operational disruption ahead of a strike by more than 1,100 workers.The strike action began on December 7 and is being undertaken by DHL Express workers ...
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NewsRealterm acquires Calgary Airport air cargo facility
Photo: RealtermGlobal investment manager Realterm has acquired the Airfreight Logistics Centre at Canada's Calgary International Airport to expand its transport logistics property portfolio.The centre is situated on land leased from the Calgary Airport Authority, directly adjacent to the airfield at the Calgary International Airport (YYC), which handles 75% of Alberta’s ...
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NewsDHL Express CVG strike could disrupt peak season operations
DHL workers on strike at CVG. Photo: International Brotherhood of TeamstersMore than 1,100 DHL Express workers at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) began a strike yesterday that has the potential to cause disruption to express operations.CVG is the main international hub in the US for DHL Express. The hub ...