Cargo airports – Page 15
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Schiphol finalises Maastricht investment as it looks to boost cargo
Royal Schiphol Group has purchased a 40% stake in Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) as it looks to secure cargo capacity.The airport group yesterday finalised the €4.2m investment in Maastricht, becoming the second shareholder in the airport alongside the province of Limburg, which owns the remaining 60%.An agreement in principle on ...
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Night flights vital to UK economy
On May 9, Logistics UK submitted its response to the UK Department for Transport's (DfT) consultation on night-time noise abatement objectives for the designated airports Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted.Within its response, Logistics UK highlighted the importance of night flights to the UK's trade and economy and reiterated its view that ...
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NewsWFS boosts capacity at Chicago O’Hare Airport
Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its cargo capacity at Chicago O’Hare International Airport by more than 10% with the opening of a further cargo terminal.The cargo handler, acquired by SATS in April, has signed a 15-year lease on the new facility in the airport’s northeast cargo area, which ...
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SATS and Air India sign cargo terminal deal at India’s newest airport
The joint venture company of Singapore-based gateway services provider SATS and Air India has signed a concession agreement with Yamuna International Airport to build a cargo terminal at India’s newest airport.The plan is for an 87-acre integrated multimodal cargo hub at the new Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, ...
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Birmingham breaks ground on Kuehne+Nagel’s new Alabama home
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama, US, has turned the first sod on its $27m air cargo facility, scheduled to be the home base for Kuehne+Nagel (K+N)’s weekly cargo flights from Stuttgart, Germany.In February, the airport signed a partnership with the global forwarder to operate scheduled cargo flights into Shuttlesworth which ...
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NewsIAG Cargo opens new cargo handling facility at Heathrow
Photo: IAG CargoIAG Cargo has officially opened a new cargo handling facility at London Heathrow Airport that enables it to more than double the amount of premium loose shipments it can handle daily.Measuring over 10,000 m2, the semi-automated New Premia facility will serve as IAG Cargo’s new home for handling ...
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Study shows we’re greener and cleaner, says Rockford
Chicago Rockford International Airport claims that a new study shows that it can slash emissions and pollution compared with larger passenger-orientated gateways.Conducted by what Rockford describes as “an independent aviation and aircraft analysis company”, the survey compared landing and takeoff cycle times at different airports.It found that aircraft using the ...
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NewsWFS opens air cargo terminal in India
Members of the WFS team in Bengaluru at the launch of operations. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened an air cargo terminal and cold chain facility at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR) in India.The cargo handler was awarded the 15-year licence to operate the international cargo terminal and cold ...
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NewsIncheon Airport Community scores a world first with IATA certification
Photo: Incheon International AirportThe Incheon International Airport Community has become the world's first of its kind to receive Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Lithium Batteries (Li-Batt) certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).This adds to to the airport's IATA CEIV certification in pharmaceuticals (Pharma) and perishable goods ...
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NewsCVG Airport to add air cargo facility
Photo: Burrell Aviation Cincinnati, LLCCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) and Burrell Aviation Cincinnati are planning to build an air cargo warehouse facility with airside access on approximately 4.5 acres of airport property.The agreement includes a minimum capital investment of $20m.Last year, the US airport demolished old cargo facilities to make ...
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NewsChennault Airport targets air cargo with aircraft clearance
Photo: Chennault International AirportChennault International Airport in the US has now secured foreign clearance for aircraft as it seeks to generate air cargo business.The airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana has established procedures with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enabling 24/7/365 clearance of select international aircraft at the growing airport.The ...
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NewsLuxembourg Airport back up and running after Cargolux incident
Source: ShutterstockLuxembourg Airport is back up to full capacity after a Cargolux freighter's landing gear bogie detached during an emergency landing causing a runway closure.On April 14 at around 19:00hrs the B747-400F reported a technical defect after take-off in Luxembourg and had to return to the airport where the landing ...
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NewsWFS handed new contract by DSV for handling at Liege
Source: WFSLogistics services giant DSV has handed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a long-term European Gateway cargo handling contract for Liege Airport in Belgium.This latest agreement adds to a growing partnership between WFS, which was acquired by the SATS Group in April this year, and DSV.WFS, the world’s largest cargo handler, ...
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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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NewsCologne Bonn reports slight fall in 2022 cargo traffic
Source: Cologne Bonn AirportFlughafen Köln/Bonn, operator of Germany’s Cologne Bonn Airport, has reported on a return to profit in its 2022 financial year, following the losses of 2021. Cargo volumes were down slightly.With after-tax profit of €17.2m, the company recorded its best earnings of this century. The 2021 loss was ...
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NewsOstend-Bruges goes live with Inspection Management app
Source: NallianOstend-Bruges International Airport has activated the Inspection Management app on its community system, the OST Cargo Cloud, powered by Nallian.Available for desktops or mobile devices, the Inspection Management app on the airport’s cargo community system offers freight forwarders, inspection point operators and local food safety authorities a uniform, digital ...
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AAT gains food handling certifications
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) cargo terminal operator Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) has been granted ISO 22000:2018 and HACCP certifications.Both systems aim to prevent potential food safety hazards.ISO 22000:2018 is an internationally recognised standard that specifies the requirements for a food safety management system (FSMS) in any organisation involved in ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo to boost e-commerce handling capability at Frankfurt hub
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo, the freight wing of the German flag-carrier, has presented its ambitions for Frankfurt Airport to become one of the world’s most important e-commerce hubs.It outlined these ambitions at the air cargo Europe exhibition in Munich that started today (May 9).Working closely with two subsidiaries – logistics ...
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NewsMaastricht Aachen Airport starts runway renovations to support cargo flow
Photo: Maastricht Aachen AirportMaastricht Aachen Airport has started renovation work on its runway as part of an infrastructure investment plan of up to €100m over the next few years.The Dutch airport is investing €35.3m in its runway upgrade between May and June in anticipation of a project to extend its ...
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NewsHacis opens cool chain facility at Hong Kong Airport
Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited (Hacis) has opened a climate-controlled “one-stop-shop” facility to cater for the growth in cool chain e-commerce shipments at Hong Kong International Airport.The Cool Zone facility is designed to speed up the shipment handling process and avoid the potential cost and delays of transferring ...