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NewsChennault Airport paves way for air cargo with foreign clearance capabilities
Photo: Chennault International AirportChennault International Airport (CWF) in Louisiana is paving the way for air cargo after signing a memorandum of understanding with US Customs and Border Protection to enable regular clearance of select international aircraft.Following the airport's completion of a $4m air cargo facility in September, the agreement allows ...
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Major cargo investment for US Doña Ana County Jetport
Burrell Aviation will build a $72m cargo aviation facility at the Doña Ana County Jetport in New Mexico, US.New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Burrell Aviation chief executive John Carver announced that Burrell Aviation will construct multiple new structures designed to expand cargo and distribution services, including facilities dedicated ...
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Nigeria's Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Airport opens with cargo plans
The Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Airport in Nigeria has officially opened with plans for a cargo facility.The first aircraft to land at the new airport was an ATR 42 Nigeria Air Force aircraft, said the Government of Ekiti State.Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika said that the federal government would ...
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FAA invests over $30m in US airport cargo projects
More than $30m is being invested in airport cargo infrastructure projects at US airports by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).The FAA has awarded more than $31m in grants to expand cargo infrastructure at nine airports across the US.“Every day, we rely on goods transported through our nation’s airports,” said US ...
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Heathrow handlers ballot over strike action
Heathrow ground handlers working at Menzies and dnata will take part in a ballot for potential strike action over pay levels.Unite, the union representing the workers, said that 700 workers would take part in the poll that will run from October 12 to November 3.If strike action is approved, they ...
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NewsUPS expands presence at Milan Bergamo
UPS' new Milan Bergamo hub. Source: Milan BergamoUPS has expanded its presence Milan Bergamo Airport with the addition of a new facility that will expand capacity.The new facility measures 5,000 sq m and is equipped with sorting facilities enabling it to process 3,800 packages per hour - twice as many ...
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NewsGeorgi Group opens office at Paris CDG Airport
Georgi Transporte RFS trucks. Photo: Georgi GroupRoad feeder services firm Georgi Group aims to grow its air cargo services with the opening of a new France office at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport.The group has appointed Franck Mathout, former country manager France at AirBridgeCargo, as business development manager France.Mathout ...
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NewsVIDEO: Vienna Airport's Michal Zach on current air cargo challenges
The Air Cargo News video team spoke with Michal Zach, VP sales & finance, ground handling & cargo, Vienna Airport about current air cargo challenges.
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Aeroterm selects Lödige for new JFK cargo facility
Aeroterm has selected Lödige Industries to install an automated cargo system at its new New York JFK facility operated by Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).Lödige’s system will feature two elevating transfer vehicles with a ULD storage rack for 218 ULD positions and three-level ULD racks to "ensure high storage density in ...
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Heathrow plans switch to weight-based cargo charge
Heathrow Airport is proposing to change the way it charges for cargo, including the introduction of a new weight-based system.Under a new proposal, both passenger aircraft carrying cargo and freighter aircraft will pay a new weight-based charge of £40 per metric tonne, although the airport hopes to offset this for ...
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Putzger perspective: Air cargo's tricky navigation
The industry’s return to normal has been postponed while we’re trying to establish what normal we are returning to.The pre-Covid normal, when half the global airfreight volume moved on passenger planes, continues to remain elusive.British Airways announced in late August that it would scrap about 5,000 round-trip flights this winter ...
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InsightsBillund realises big airfreight ambitions
Billund Airport is harnessing growth from new air cargo operations as it works towards its plan to double airfreight by 2040.The newly launched Maersk Air Cargo will utilise the airport as its main hub later this year.Maersk Air Cargo’s decision to base itself at Billund is a game changer for ...
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NewsBudapest invests in further expansion of cargo area
Source: Budapest AirportBudapest Airport is continuing to develop its Cargo City area with the addition of new cargo areas.The airport, which recently won the Cargo Hub of the Year prize at the Air Cargo News Awards, will extend its cargo area with a further 2,000 sq m of office space ...
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NewsVIDEO: Schiphol's van Hemert on challenging market conditions
The Air Cargo News video team caught up with Anne Marie van Hemert, head of aviation business development, Schiphol Airport, as she highlighted the challenging market conditions faced by the airfreight industry in the first part of this year.
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NewsSao Paolo’s GRU Airport becomes strategic member of Pharma.Aero
Source: Pharma.AeroSao Paolo’s GRU Airport in Brazil has becomes a strategic airport member of Pharma.Aero, representing the East South America region.The GRU Cargo Complex is the largest airport logistics facility in Latin America, and Brazilia’s number one pharma hub with the largest airport cold storage facilities in the region.The airport ...
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NewsCargo village and terminal upgrade at Abu Dhabi airport nears completion
Source: Abu Dhabi Airports Free ZoneAbu Dhabi Airports Free Zone (ADAFZ) is approaching completion of its cargo village and terminal rehabilitation project.As part of an expansion strategy to increase cargo capacity and enhance operational capabilities, the project has equipped the cargo facilities within ADAFZ with upgrades that meet the latest ...
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NewsNew cargo appointments at Liege Airport
Frédéric Brun (L) and Alexis Lapot. Source: Liege AirportCargo specialist Liege Airport will appoint two new cargo leaders, with Frédéric Brun and Alexis Lapot starting work at the Belgian hub.Brun will take the role of head of commercial cargo and logistics while Lapot will be senior manager cargo sales when ...
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Schiphol boss resigns after latest round of flight disruption
Schiphol Airport chief executive Dick Benschop has resigned from the role after further disruption at the Dutch hub due to staff shortages.Benschop on Thursday said he would leave the role after he received criticism over the chaos at the airport over the summer and again this week."A lot of attention, ...
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Schiphol hit by staff shortages with airlines asked to cancel flights
Schiphol Airport on Monday asked airlines to cut flight numbers after being again hit by staff shortages.The Dutch airport asked several airlines to cancel flights between 16:00 and 23:00 on September 12 due to security staff shortages."After weeks of improvement, Schiphol did not expect to have to take these measures ...
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Liege Airport appeals permit that will reduce "activities drastically and rapidly"
Cargo specialist Liege Airport will appeal a recently published environmental permit because of limits on flights and noise.The airport welcomed the 20-year permit but said that it contains two problematic conditions: a maximum limit of 50,000 aircraft movements per year for aircraft over 34 tons, and an obligation to reduce ...