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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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Chicago Rockford's Mike Dunn set to retire
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) executive director Mike Dunn will retire at the end of the year after more than 12 years in the position.The Greater Rockford Airport Authority (GRAA) board of commissioners voted to appoint Zack Oakley, RFD’s current deputy director, as the new executive director from January 1.Dunn ...
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Airforwarders Association ramps up efforts to tackle 'crumbling infrastructure'
The US Airforwarders Association (AfA) has appointed a senior lobbyist as it ramps up efforts to tackle "crumbling" air cargo infrastructure.Michael Taylor, managing partner, Diakon Partners, has been given the task of maintaining pressure on US congress to make urgent investments.Taylor will represent the interests and concerns of both AfA ...
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Tokyo Narita Airport set for air cargo logistics facilities development
Tokyo Narita International Airport is set for major investment with a new project to develop air cargo logistics facilities.Commercial property company Goodman Group will partner with Tako Town, in close collaboration with Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA) and Chiba Prefecture, to carry out the project on a 70-hectare site.The site ...
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NewsFrankfurt cargo volumes down again in February
Cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport continued to decline in February as the global economic downturn and war in Ukraine affected the airfreight market.The German air cargo hub in February registered an 11% year-on-year decline in cargo volumes to 146,620 tonnes.Volumes were also 9.1% behind pre-Covid 2019 levels and followed an ...
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Air Cargo News Awards are open for entry!
It’s time to get your entries together - the prestigious Air Cargo News Awards are officially open for entry!The awards are in their 39th year and celebrate companies that have invested in providing great customer service, operational excellence and innovative technologies.This year there are nine categories to enter:★ Air Cargo ...
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NewsTIACA: Sustainability efforts accelerating but more work on SAF needed
More action is needed to make sure Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) decarbonisation targets are met.This is the view of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), which said on its March 7 media day that sustainability continues to be one of its major priorities in 2023.TIACA said new SAF incentive and ...
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NewsMilwaukee Mitchell International Airport plans new cargo facility
Source: CBREMilwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is planning to develop a new air cargo facility as it aims to develop as an alternative to congested gateways.The South Cargo Logistics Hub project will be handled by real estate firm CBRE and developed by investment company Crow holdings on behalf of MKE.The ...
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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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Airlines launch legal challenge to Schiphol flight limits
The KLM Group, Delta Air Lines, Corendon, easyJet, TUI and IATA have launched a legal challenge against the Dutch government's plans to reduce flights from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.The Dutch government last month announced it would reduce Schiphol's capacity from 500,000 to 460,000 flight annual movements, with the ultimate goal of ...
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Cosco opens sea and air logistics centre in Guangzhou
China’s Cosco Shipping has opened a sea and air logistics centre in Guangzhou Airport’s economic zone.The facility is to include warehousing, logistics, e-commerce and other value-added services, according to Seatrade Maritime News.Its opening marks the start of the Shanghai-headquartered company’s regional supply chain platform in southeast China.Cosco Shipping Logistics chairman ...
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NewsAction not words required to deal with fresh produce shortages
Mike Parr, PML managing director. Photo: PMLPrecisely a year ago, we predicted ‘that the worst was yet to come’ appealing for urgent action to be taken to enable those involved in the food supply chain to deliver a seamless, timely service to maintain the supply of essential products.And even before ...
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Kuehne+Nagel partners with Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport
Kuehne+Nagel (K&N) and the Birmingham Airport Authority in the US have partnered to enable K&N to begin operating weekly international cargo flights into Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama from April.This is the first time K&N has established a presence at a secondary airport in North America.The logistics company expects to ...
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Wheels in motion for Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group sale once again
The sale process of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group is gearing up once again as bidders and interested parties have been invited to participate in the investor process.Currently in administration, the German Group was due to be sold to Swift Conjoy, however, earlier this month it was confirmed the deal had fallen ...
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German airport strikes have "massive consequences" for cargo operations
Strikes taking place today at many of Germany's airports will have "massive consequences" for air cargo and lead to "significant challenges" for humanitarian aid flights, according to the Barig airline association.Public sector workers and ground handlers at seven airports - Frankfurt Main, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hannover and Bremen - ...
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Hong Kong Airport aims to further enhance sea-air services
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has signed a cooperation framework agreement with Dongguan Municipal People’s Government to further develop intermodal operations.The airport authority has been leading the development of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) Logistics Park in Dongguan and a new airside intermodal cargo pier at the airport to allow ...
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German cargo operations set to be hit by airport strikes on Friday
Airport workers at major hubs in Germany are this Friday (February 17) set to take part in a day-long strike over pay causing disruption to airline operations.The strikes organised by the Ver.di union will start in the early hours of the morning and end Friday night at seven airports: Frankfurt ...
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NewsWFS wins major cargo handling contract with Saudia Cargo
Teddy Zebitz (L) of Saudia Cargo and John Batten of WFS. Source: WFSSaudia Cargo has extended its partnership with Worldwide Flight Service (WFS) via a multi-station contract that will see the ground handler manage 160,000 tonnes of cargo annually for the carrier at major airports across Europe and the ...
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Lufthansa Cargo shipments face delays due to IT outage and strikes
Lufthansa Cargo has placed a stop on all bookings for cargo shipments to and via Frankfurt and Munich as a result of an IT outage while operations will also be affected by airport strike action.The Frankfurt-hubbed cargo carrier said that during construction work in Frankfurt, fibre optic cables belonging to ...
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SATS JV to build multimodal cargo hub at India's Noida International Airport
Singapore-based aviation services company SATS' joint venture company AISATS has been selected by Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL) to design, build, finance and operate an integrated multimodal cargo hub (MMCH) at Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.AISATS, a joint venture of Air India and SATS, expects to finalise ...