Cargo airports – Page 2
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NewsLufthansa Cargo renews China partnerships
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has renewed partnership agreements with Shanghai Airport Authority, Air China Cargo and China Postal Express & Logistics as it increases its focus on the country.The cargo airline said that the new partnerships are in response to the "booming" Chinese e-commerce sector and the increasing importance of ...
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InsightsTop 20 cargo airports: Hong Kong retains top spot
Photo: Fedor Selivanov/ ShutterstockAirport Council International (ACI) World’s latest annual dataset indicates an overall decline in air cargo traffic for 2023, while cargo traffic remains concentrated in the world’s main hub airports (see the top 20 table at the end of the article).Global air cargo volumes are estimated to have ...
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InsightsA tale of two airports
Photo: European CargoTwo UK airports are undergoing major changes, but only one of these airports will become more involved in air cargo.Manchester Airports Group (MAG) have announced a £1.1bn investment to expand London Stansted Airport, but made no reference to expanding freight services at its subsidiary operation.The fact that freight ...
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NewsFive new cargo carriers for Ted Stevens Airport
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Photo: EQRoy/ ShutterstockTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in Alaska, US is offering its transit services to five new cargo carriers as it continues to expand freighter operations.The five cargo carriers that have recently begun using ANC as a transit point are Awesome Cargo Airlines, ...
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NewsFlexibility needed for Heathrow AIS trucking, say stakeholders
CCS-UK panel. From left to right: Jason Breakwell, Wallenborn; Lawrence Cockburn, dnata; Chris Packwood, Geodis; James Golding, Heathrow; Claudia Carley, CCS-UK; Steve Parker, BIFA; and moderator Guy Thompson, CCS-UK. Photo: Air Cargo NewsAir cargo stakeholders have stressed they need flexibility built into a digitalisation project for truck handling operations at ...
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News40th Air Cargo News Awards winners revealed!
Photo: Leo Johnson PhotographyAir cargo innovation across the industry was celebrated at the Air Cargo News Awards today, which marked the 40th year of the event.Nearly 250 guests gathered for the awards this year, hosted by comedian and broadcaster Zoe Lyons at the Royal Lancaster London hotel, where attendees were ...
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NewsCargo soars at Singapore
Singapore Airlines Cargo shipment at Changi Airport. Photo: Changi AirportSingapore Changi Airport handled 512,000 tonnes of airfreight in the third quarter of 2024 (July to September), up 13.5% on the same period last year.Growth was seen across all cargo flows – exports, imports and transhipments, boosted by big improvements on ...
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NewsDHL Express gets to work on US hub scheme
Photo: DHL GroupDHL Express has started construction of a 305,000sq ft aircraft maintenance facility and expanded aircraft apron at its Cincinnati hub.The integrator says the $292 million facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will reduce aircraft downtime and improve reliability while the expansion of the apron with eight new gates ...
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NewsTiaca partners with KSI Airport to promote air cargo in Saudi Arabia
Source: TIACASupply chain association TIACA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with King Salman International Airport (KSIA) to help develop air cargo in Saudi Arabia.The MoU will see Tiaca work with the airport on promotion, training, innovation and sustainability.On training the two partners will connect TIACA's training programmes with ...
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NewsPACTL shares five-year strategy to build air cargo business
Photo: Lufthansa CargoShanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) has shared a five-year strategy aimed at strengthening its global competitiveness in the air cargo sector and advancing Shanghai’s development as an international shipping hub.PACTL’s new strategy, announced in line with its 25th anniversary, focuses on enhancing customer service capabilities, strengthening ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo opens cold chain facility at Heathrow
Air Canada Cargo's new cold chain facility at Heathrow. Photo: Air CanadaAir Canada Cargo has improved its cold chain capabilities at Heathrow Airport in the UK with the opening of an upgraded facility.The upgrades to the self-handled facility, Air Canada Cargo’s largest European hub, aim to expand and optimise the ...
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NewsSF Express speeds up cargo handling with new Changi Airport facility
The opening ceremony at Sats Core A, featuring (from left) Alan Yip managing director of South East Asia of Kerry Logistics Network; Zhang Xingshu, regional general manager of S. F. Express Singapore; Bob Chi, chief executive, Gateway Services Asia-Pacific, SATS; Zhang Ji, vice president of SF Group; Henry Low, chief ...
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NewsVideo promotes Hong Kong as a global eCommerce logistics hub
ePlus/U-FreightU-Freight Group subsidiary e+Solutions (ePlus) is helping to promote Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) as a global eCommerce logistics hub.e+Solutions, an eCommerce logistics provider based in Hong Kong, has taken part in a corporate video created by the air gateway’s operator, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK).Some of the video, called ...
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NewsChangi Airport Group opens new facility at Changi Airfreight Centre
Changi Airport GroupChangi Airport Group (CAG) – operator of Singapore’s Changi Airport ¬– has opened Changi Nexus One, a refurbished air logistics facility within the gateway’s Changi Airfreight Centre (CAC).The facility, which is connected directly to the apron at Changi, incorporates nearly 8,000m2 of warehousing space.Changi Nexus One is designed ...
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NewsFraport appoints new head of cargo development
Denis De Farias Duarte. Source Fraport/Stefan RebscherFrankfurt airport operator Fraport has appointed Denis de Farias Duarte as the new head of the cargo development team.De Farias Duarte will take up the new role on January 1 and will be mainly responsible for the further development of the cargo business at ...
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NewsEuropean Cargo expands operations to Cardiff Airport
Source: Cargo FirstUK freighter operator European Cargo is expanding its operations to Cardiff International Airport with the addition of new flights to China.The airline will launch a three-times-per-week flight between the Welsh airport and Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport in China on October 16, with plans to add an additional weekly ...
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NewsTeesside takes aim at cargo with Verhasselt appointment
Photo: Dave Charnley Photography/Teesside International AirportTeesside International has appointed air cargo stalwart and consultant Steven Verhasselt as it looks to expand its airfreight operation.Verhasselt, who owns consultancy FB Cargo Strategy, will help steer the northeast UK airport's cargo operation by leading business development and implementing strategy.Speaking about the airport's potential, ...
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NewsVienna Airport achieves IATA CEIV lithium battery certification
Source: Flughafen Wien AGVienna Airport has achieved IATA CEIV lithium battery certification in response to the growing demand for the transport of the devices.The airport said the certification underlines its commitment to meet the growing demand for "high-quality handling services for these product groups reliably, quickly and safely".The certification is ...
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NewsSwissport opens Johannesburg Airport pet lounge
Swissport has opened a dedicated area for handling unaccompanied pets at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa in a bid to improve animal welfare and transport operations.The Pet Lounge for the import and export of unaccompanied pets is separate from Swissport's general air cargo warehouse and features a ...
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InsightsHeavylift supply chains thrive
Moving outsize and extremely heavy loads by air is a specialist business and a thriving one, according to the carriers, freight forwarders and handlers that are experts in the sector. Qatar Airways Cargo operates a fleet of 28 dedicated Boeing 777 freighters, which offer the specialised capability to transport a ...