Cargo airports – Page 20
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Air France KLM cargo handlers to join Frankfurt strike
Air France/KLM cargo ground handling staff at Frankfurt Airport are set to stage a one-day “warning” strike tomorrow (Friday, November 25th) over pay.German trade union ver.di said that the strike will begin at 06.00 and will end at 22.00, affecting around 150 ground employees across Germany, mainly in the carrier’s ...
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NewsAmazon Air adds flights to Manchester-Boston Airport
Source: Manchester-Boston Regional AirportAmazon Air has launched a daily cargo service between Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).The service started yesterday and will operate once per week utilising a Boeing 767-300 freighter aircraft.Flights will be operated by Atlas Air, with ground handling by Trego-Dugan Aviation and ...
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Kuala Lumpur International looks to implement cargo community system
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is looking to an adopt an air cargo community system developed through a partnership of Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale) and Dagang Net Technologies.Under the agreement, both parties will conduct a study on the implementation of the "first-of-its-kind digital platform", connecting airport stakeholders at the Malaysian ...
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Frankfurt-Hahn Airport sale further "delayed"
The sale of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group has been “delayed” but operations are unaffected.Currently in administration, the Group is due to be sold to Swift Conjoy, a joint venture between real estate firm Swift Holding and aviation specialist Conjoy Investment Partners.According to a new statement on the sale, this is not ...
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NewsFrankfurt cargo volumes down 12.9% in first nine months of 2022
Image source: FraportAirport operator Fraport saw Frankfurt cargo volume decline by 12.9% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2022 to 1.47m tonnes.This was due, said Fraport, to the overall situation of the economy as well as persistent airspace restrictions due to the war in Ukraine and comprehensive anti-Covid measures ...
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NewsQatar Airways freighter now serves Vienna
Image source: Flughafen WienQatar Airways has launched a scheduled once a week freighter service calling at Vienna airport from Doha, in addition to the Middle East carrier’s passenger flights to the European hub.Julian Jäger, joint CEO and COO of Vienna Airport, said: “Air cargo is an important market segment for ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo debuts in Santo Domingo
Image source: LATAM Cargo; From left to right: Ernesto Romero - chief TOC, Elias Hane - chief land operations North America & Caribbean at LATAM Cargo, Anitha Bertot - supervisor of cargo operations North America & Caribbean at LATAM Cargo, Eduardo Zuniga - manager of land operations at LATAM ...
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NewsWFS opens third Copenhagen Airport cargo facility
Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened its third cargo handling facility at Copenhagen Airport.The new Terminal 3 cargo building adds a further 3,700 sq m of warehouse space to WFS’ handling infrastructure in Copenhagen, where it handles over 100,000 tonnes of cargo a year, carried onboard passenger and freighter ...
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InsightsTop 20 Cargo Airports: Leading hubs bounce back after Covid hit
Covid lockdowns and virus-related freight surges in 2021 influenced the final ‘premier league’ table of the world’s top 20 cargo airports in 2021 (see chart at end of article).Global economic shocks, China’s Covid lockdowns and the war in Ukraine will similarly impact 2022’s final running order. As we enter the ...
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Putzger Perspective: Cargo airports staying the course
Recently released statistics of US airports from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) show that another cargo airport has broken into the top 20 tier of airports in terms of cargo volume.A 45.75% surge propelled Fort Worth Alliance airport (AFW) up three spots in the rankings.Not surprisingly, e-commerce was a major ...
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Corporación América Airports consortium is top bidder for Nigeria cargo concessions
A Corporación América Airports (CAA)-led consortium is the preferred bidder for the Abuja and Kano airports and cargo terminals concessions in Nigeria.The consortium formed by global airport operator CAA, Mota-Engil, Engenharia e Construção África S.A., and Mota-Engil Nigeria Limited, of which CAA will hold a 51% stake, has been declared ...
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NewsHerfurth Logistics gets new Brussels Airport business base
New Herfurth Logistics building at Brussels Airport. Photo: Brussels AirpiortHerfurth Logistics and its Brucargo airfreight division has taken occupancy of a new sustainably-built logistics building located in the cargo area of Brussels Airport.With a total volume of almost 63,000 m³, Herfurth's new building combines a 5,000 m² warehouse, including eight ...
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London Heathrow to remove airline operations cap
London Heathrow Airport's operator has confirmed that it is to remove the cap on airline operations through the gateway from October 30.The cap had been introduced by Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) in the wake of significant delays and cancellations in services at the airport as it struggled to meet rapidly ...
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NewsHong Kong International Airport utilises autonomous tractors for cargo transport
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has introduced an autonomous electric tractor developed by Teksbotics and partners to meet expected cargo demand growth.AAHK and Teksbotics have launched a project to utilise autonomous tractors to perform routine driving works between West Cargo Apron and Cargo Apron Staging Area at Hong Kong International ...
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NewsSwissport adds new Japan air cargo facility
Source: SwissportSwissport will open a new air cargo centre at Chubu Centrair International Airport as it looks to meet growth in Japan's Tokai region.The new facility is on the north side of International Cargo Warehouse 1 at the airport and will open on November 1.It measures 2,500 sq m and ...
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NewsSchiphol takes stake in Maastricht Aachen Airport
From left to right: Robert Carsouw, chief financial officer, RSG; Stephan Satijn, Limburg's regional minister for economy, land management, and education; and Dick Benschop, president director and chief executive (due to step down once a successor takes up the role). Photo: Royal Schiphol GroupRoyal Schiphol Group (RSG) is set to ...
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NewsHandler Cargo First brings Bournemouth customs facility in-house
Source: Cargo FirstBournemouth Airport’s cargo handling service, Cargo First, is bringing its on-site customs bonded warehouse facilities fully in-house.Cargo First hopes that bringing the customs operation in-house - previously it was run by a third party - will speed up cargo processing by reducing the number of handovers.The handler, which ...
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NewsCologne Bonn appoints Geslao in cargo role
Tony Geslao. Source: Cologne Bonn AirportCologne Bonn Airport has appointed Andrea Tony Geslao as head of the cargo sales department.As head of cargo sales, 47-year-old Geslao "wants to drive forward the positive development of cargo traffic at the airport".The airport said that cargo proved to be an important stabiliser during ...
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dnata calls for talks to prevent potential Heathrow strikes
Ground handler dnata UK has called on one of the unions representing its workers at the UK's Heathrow Airport to take part in talks to avoid potential strike action.Dnata said that union Unite has ignored requests for further talks as it ballots members for industrial action at Heathrow.The handler said ...
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NewsAirforwarders Association calls for urgent investment in air cargo at US airports
Brandon Fried, executive director, Airforwarders Association. Photo: AfAThe Airforwarders Association (AfA) and the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) are calling for a State or Federal-backed ‘Air Cargo Support Fund’ to tackle the infrastructural crisis facing the US air cargo industry.The recommendations form part of a whitepaper ...