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Etihad and Emirates: no contact from Netherlands over Schiphol landing rights
UPDATE: Etihad Airways and Emirates have claimed they have yet to be informed of any changes related to operations in the Netherlands, as the Dutch government introduces a temporary ban on extra landing rights being issued to Gulf airlines calling at Schiphol.The Dutch government has blocked Gulf airlines from obtaining ...
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Olympic flame leaves Athens
UPS Airlines and Athens International Airport have completed an olympic size task; arranging transport of the Olympic flame.On May 18, a UPS flight arrived at Athens Airport to collect the Olympic flame for transportation to the US.The flame was taken from Athens to the UPS hub at Cologne Bonn airport ...
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Another step forward for e-freight
Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo along with Rhenus and Cargonaut have digitised truck processing at the KLM Cargo area at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.Truck drivers arriving at the KLM Cargo area at Schiphol are now able to deliver air cargo directly to designated loading docks without stopping at the documentation desk.The new eLink ...
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Decision on UK airport capacity needed quickly
The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has joined calls for the UK government to make a decision on airport capacity as soon as possible.The call comes as the industry awaits the publication of a report by the Airports Commission on the country's future airport capacity plans.The options include a third ...
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Chicago supply chains hit by congestion
Trucks picking up and dropping off cargo at Chicago-O’Hare International airport face waits of up to nine hours as a demand surge and road works cause major congestion.US Airforwarders Association executive director Brandon Fried told Air Cargo News that construction on the main access road to the freight area and ...
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Nepal relief effort continues
Continuing earthquakes in Nepal are affecting relief efforts as logistics teams ramp-up their efforts to ensure aid reaches the most vulnerable areas.In an update on the situation in Nepal, the DHL disaster response team outlined the difficulties the relief effort has faced since a 7.8 magnitude quake struck the country ...
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Brussels cargo surge in April
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport increased by six percent in April to 41,000 tons, and were up by 8.7% to 161,000 tons for the first four months of 2015 versus prior year.The European airport, which is bucking the trend of first quarter decreases at neighbouring hubs, said that the share ...
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BACA urges new UK government to act quickly on aviation
The Baltic Air Charter Association has urged the UK’s newly elected government to act quickly in implementing aviation policies.The association said it was particularly keen to see action on anomalies in air passenger duty, runway capacity, border control and RAF Northolt, which is being used as a satellite airport.These issues ...
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Airports see 'modest' March volumes
Airfreight experienced more modest growth in March as global volumes increased by 1.4%, although the 2015 first quarter saw an overall increase of 4.7% year over year.Latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) show that March's slow cargo growth came after the February upsurge due to the Chinese New Year ...
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Al Maktoum International sees volumes soar
The full impact of the decision to move all dedicated freighter traffic from Dubai International to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central was revealed when the airport announced its first-quarter volumes earlier today, writes Damian Brett.The Dubai airport recorded a first-quarter volume increase of 177.3 per cent to 213,006 ...
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Heathrow cargo volumes on the rise
London Heathrow Airport recorded cargo growth of 2.2 per cent in April to 122,879 tonnes versus same month of 2014, and a 3.9 per cent increase to 493,816 tonnes for the January to April 2015 period versus last year.The UK hub saw on-year cargo increases in April of 61.5 per ...
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St Louis Airport approves cargo plans
The St Louis Airport Commission has approved plans for a major cargo development at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. They include a 20-year lease with two (extendible to 30 or 40 years) with Bi-National Gateway Terminal for 48.75 acres land acquired in 2005 from aircraft manufacturer Boeing for a new cargo ...
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Frankfurt freight disappoints
Frankfurt’s airport operator Fraport’s airfreight and airmail tonnage dropped by 2.4 per cent year-on-year to around 500,000 tonnes in the first quarter of 2015. However, the group as a whole recorded “noticeable growth” in revenue, which rose 10.8 per cent to €575.9 million. Contributing factors included growth in traffic and ...
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Hactl and Lux-Airport sign pharma certification MoU
Lux-Airport and Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding which will create a trade lane with Good Distribution Practice certification between Luxembourg and Hong Kong.At the Air Cargo Europe event in Munich, the two companies, along with Cargolux, Luxair Cargo and a Luxembourg government minister, ...
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New cargo boss for Heathrow
London Heathrow airport has appointed Nick Platts as its new head of cargo - a role not seen at the UK’s leading airfreight hub for about two decades.Previously head of ground handling since 2012, he is tasked with building a strong strategy for the airport, improving efficiency and will also ...
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Promotion for the home team
Munich Airport has achieved significant cargo growth, with total turnover of 309,000 tonnes, including airmail, in 2014. Bellyhold freight was up 5.8 per cent on the previous year, but the freighter segment posted a 22.7 per cent increase.The trend has continued into the first quarter of 2015, with an above-average ...
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Cargo on the move in Dubai
The move of all dedicated freighters to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) in May last year has resulted in a significant shift of cargo from Dubai International to DWC over the past few months, says the airports authority. Cargo volumes at Dubai International fell 4.9 per cent ...
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Schiphol hopes for 2015 growth despite tough start
Schiphol Airport is expecting modest volume growth in 2015 following on from a strong performance in 2014 but a difficult start to this year.During the first quarter of 2015, the Dutch airport recorded a 1.8 per cent year-on-year decline in volumes to 386,800 tonnes.This follows on from a 6.7 per ...
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Heathrow not structured to cope with future airfreight growth
A cargo specialist at London-Heathrow has admitted that the airport is not structured to cope with future airfreight growth, writes Martin Roebuck.Nick Platts, Heathrow’s Head of Ground Handling, told an airfreight seminar at the Multimodal Exhibition in Birmingham: “Our capacity shortage won’t change in a two-runway world. We don’t have ...
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Swissport appoints vice president from forwarder Damco
Swissport International has announced the appointment of a new senior vice president of global commercial and key account management ground handling with a forwarding background, following on from the appointment of a new chief executive from a logistics firm last week.The ground handler today announced that Katherine Boesen will take ...