Cargo airports – Page 18
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Australia's Launceston Airport gets cargo cash injection
Launceston Airport in Tasmania, Australia will receive government funding to upgrade its air cargo facility.The redeveloped Virgin Australia cargo facility at Launceston Airport aims to help local Tasmanian businesses strengthen their supply chains.Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Michael Ferguson, said the Rockliff Liberal Government is investing A$1.6m to support the ...
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Vienna Airport sees pharma volumes take off
Vienna Airport Pharma Handing Centre saw its volumes increase rapidly last year as ocean shipping issues and an increasingly global pharma industry helped propel demand.The pharma facility registered a 64% year-on-year increase in pharma volumes to 3,600 tons last year, with products handled including biotech and other temperature-sensitive goods.The airport ...
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Menzies adds Chicago RFD operation as it looks to grow at secondary airports
Menzies Aviation will add a cargo handling operation at fast-growing Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) this summer as it expects continued growth at alternative gateways.In January, the handler signed a 10-year lease agreement with the Greater Rockford Airport Authority which is due to commence on June 1.Menzies will occupy building ...
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NewsShenzhen Airport backs cargo as international volumes soar
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) is investing in cargo terminals and faster handling of e-commerce goods to supercharge international volumes as China’s vast airfreight market reopens for business.The third largest cargo airport on the Chinese mainland – and the biggest in terms of domestic cargo volumes - plus a logistics ...
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Frankfurt-Hahn Airport sale falls through
New buyers are being sought for Frankfurt-Hahn Airport group after a deal with Swift Conjoy fell through.Currently in administration, the Group was due to be sold to Swift Conjoy, a joint venture between real estate firm Swift Holding and aviation specialist Conjoy Investment Partners.However, administrators Brinkmann & Partner on Sunday ...
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Holland-Kaye to leave Heathrow
John Holland-Kaye has informed the Heathrow Airport board of his intention to stand down as the gateway operator’s chief executive this year.He has been at the helm for nine years.In a statement, the board said that it would like to thank Holland-Kaye for his “exceptional leadership since 2014”.It said that ...
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Mexican cargo operations set to move
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has confirmed the government has struck an agreement with some airlines to shift cargo operations from Benito Juarez International Airport (Mexico City International Airport) to Felipe Angeles International Airport (AFIA)On the president's official website, a press release on February 1 stated that Obrador has ...
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NewsPML Kenya buys vacuum cooler for cool chain management at JKIA
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Photo: Kenya Airports AuthorityPerishables logistics specialist PML Kenya has spent $300,000 on a new vacuum cooler located at the Mitchell Cotts air cargo terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi.The equipment was commissioned on December 13 last year, before going into use in January.The Weber ...
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Singapore Changi Airport sees cargo volumes fall
Singapore Changi Airport has released data for traffic that moved through the gateway in December and right across 2022.In December, it handled 153,000 tonnes of airfreight, down by 17% on the same month of 2021.The airport operator, Changi Airport Group (CAG), attributed the decline in cargo flow to a backdrop ...
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NewsLiege Airport limits are set
Liege Airport will be restricted to 55,000 movements per year by the Walloon Government but there is room for negotiation.The Walloon Government has now decided on the terms of the 20-year environmental permit that was first contested by the cargo specialist in September 2022, because of limits on flights and ...
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Royal Schiphol Group changes management structure amid turbulence
Royal Schiphol Group (RSG) will change the current board of directors (DT) into a broader operational executive team as Amsterdam Airport Schiphol faces continued controversy.From 1 February, the executive team of Royal Schiphol Group consists of Ruud Sondag, chief executive; Robert Carsouw, chief financial officer; Patricia Vitalis, operations; Sybren Hahn, ...
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Dutch aviation groups hit out at current emission ceiling plans
The Dutch air cargo sector along with leading airlines, airports and aviation groups have hit out at new Dutch government plans to limit CO2 emissions from flying saying there are better alternatives.Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) along with airlines, airports and a range of aviation groups have written to the Dutch ...
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Teesside Airport approved for perishable handling
Teesside International Airport in the UK has been approved as a Border Control Point (BCP) meaning it can handle perishable produce such as flowers, fruit and vegetables.The airport said that the approval comes just in time for Valentine’s Day and that it is now in talks with several "world-leading importers ...
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Royal Schiphol Group COO exits over "difference of opinion"
Royal Schiphol Group has announced its chief operating officer Hanne Buis will exit the job on February 1 due to a "difference of opinion" over the "operational management" of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.The Group said in a press release on January 21 that its management board and supervisory board had attempted ...
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NewsSchiphol opts for a dedicated head of cargo
Joost van Doesburg. Source: Royal Schiphol GroupRoyal Schiphol Group has appointed Joost van Doesburg as head of cargo after years of the role being shared with other responsibilities.Van Doesburg will start in the role in March and will replace Anne Marie van Hemert who headed cargo as one part of ...
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NewsManston airfreight hub one step closer
Image source: Manston AirportThe development of the UK’s Manston Airport into an air cargo hub received a boost on January 17, 2023 when an application for a judicial review of the government’s decision to grant a Development Consent Order (DCO) was dismissed.This means that the owner of the former RAF ...
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Challenges return for China-Hong Kong cross-border operations
Cross-border supply chain operations between south China and Hong Kong are becoming more challenging due to rising Covid cases and the approaching Chinese New Year holiday.Freight forwarder Dimerco said that cargo being moved from manufacturing hubs around Shenzhen to Hong Kong by road or feeder vessel for onward transport by ...
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NewsFrankfurt the latest European airport to register a cargo decline in 2022
Frankfurt is the latest European airport to announce a decline in its cargo volumes last year.Europe's busiest hub saw cargo volumes in 2022 decline by 13.3% year on year to 2m tonnes.Airport operator Fraport said that the main factors contributing to this decline included the airspace restrictions related to the ...
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ACI Europe calls for review of environment permit set to curb cargo at Liege
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has said a new environmental permit will see cargo specialist Liege Airport lose business to competitors.The association of airport operators called for a review of the environment permit that is expected to curb cargo operations at the Belgium airport - which is already reporting reduced ...
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Liege Airport's cargo volumes take a hit
Liege Airport registered a double-digit percentage decline in air cargo volumes last year as the loss of a large customer and the resumption of bellyhold operations elsewhere took their toll.The airport handled 1.1m tonnes of freight last year, which is 19.3% down on the 1.4m tonnes processed in 2021.The airport ...