Cargo airports – Page 22
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NewsWorks starts on new Pittsburgh International air cargo facility
Source Pittsburgh International Airport. Photo by Beth HollerichWork has started on a new cargo facility at Pittsburgh International Airport to meet recent growth in cargo volumes.Yesterday, crews started work on the 77,000 sq ft facility that will allow "much-needed space for cargo expansion".The Cargo 4 facility is scheduled to open ...
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Schiphol looks ahead as ABC loss hits volumes
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport saw its cargo volumes decline by 13.8% year on year in the first six months of the year as weaker market conditions and the loss of AirBridgeCargo services hit volumes.The airport handled a total of 721,746 tonnes in the first half of the year, with inbound cargo ...
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NewsChennault air cargo facility is ready for operations
Photo: Chennault International AirportChennault International Airport in Louisiana, US has completed a $4m air cargo facility that was built to attract international and domestic cargo.Now available for lease, the facility on the I-10 corridor between Houston and New Orleans includes a 1,000 sq ft office area and an expandable 9,000 ...
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NewsGrowing Philadelphia International selects Menzies for cargo handling
Source: Aviation Facilities CompanyMenzies Aviation has been selected as the new cargo handler at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), while Kale Logistics Solutions will provide the cargo community system.PHL said the two firms would be key players in its cargo expansion strategy, announced last year, in support of increasing regional demand ...
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NewsChicago Rockford adds cargo community system as volumes surge
Amar More, Kale Info Solutions (L) and Zach Oakley, Chicago Rockford. Source: KaleChicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) will implement Kale Info Solutions' (Kale) Airport Cargo Community System (ACS) as it looks to automate processes and meet growth.The system will allow cargo handlers to receive real-time updates on estimated cargo arrival ...
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NewsTeesside International opens new cargo facility
Source: Teesside InternationalTeesside International Airport in the UK has opened a new £2.5m cargo handling facility as it seeks to capitalise on growth in trade in the northeast of England.The purpose-built 21,000 sq ft hangar provides security screening technology, as well as cargo handling, freight-forwarding, customs clearage and storage.The facility ...
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New cargo terminal opens for business at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International
A new cargo terminal at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport has begun to receive shipments as it prepares for full opening.Freight forwarder Dimerco Express said that it had worked with Cathay Pacific on its first flight for the new Zhengzhou North Cargo Terminal at the Henan Province hub.The 160,000 sq m ...
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NewsGreenville-Spartanburg Airport expands cargo facility
Cerulean Cargo facility at GSP Airport. Photo: GSP AirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) in South Carolina, US has expanded its cargo facility.The $5m facility expansion to 160,000 sq ft will allow cargo operations to continue to grow, said the airport's owner, the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport (GSP) District.“We continue to see record-breaking volumes ...
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UK Government approves air cargo plans at Manston Airport
The UK Government has approved plans to develop Manston Airport in Kent as an air cargo hub.Owners of the site, RiverOak Strategic Partners (RSP) said it has received a redetermined Development Consent Order (DCO) from the Department for Transport, for its plans to invest up to £500m at the airport. ...
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Port of Felixstowe strike could see air cargo demand rise further
Strike action at the UK's biggest container port could see demand for already stretched airfreight capacity increase further.Dockworkers belonging to union Unite will strike at the Port of Felixstowe from Sunday August 21 until Monday August 29 in a move that is likely to exacerbate existing oceanfreight supply chain congestion ...
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NewsNewcastle International targets cargo with new appointment
Aileen Wallace. Source: Newcastle International AirportNewcastle International Airport in the UK has appointed Aileen Wallace as cargo business development manager as it seeks to expand its cargo connections.Wallace will work with businesses and other key stakeholders across the region to further develop cargo opportunities from the north east’s largest airport.She ...
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Frankfurt reports drop in cargo volumes in H1
Europe's busiest cargo airport saw cargo volumes drop in the first half of the year as Covid lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine took their toll on cargo demand.Airport operator Fraport said that during the first six months of the year cargo demand declined by 11% year on ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo resumes Queensland-Hong Kong service
Cathay Pacific Cargo has resumed its weekly Boeing 747 freighter service from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport in Queensland, Australia to Hong Kong.In a LinkedIn post on August 4, the carrier said: "We are thrilled to be supporting local producers once more, delivering a wide range of exports including chilled meats, vegetables ...
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NewsHalifax Stanfield Airport opens new air cargo logistics park
Halifax Stanfield International Airport opens the new ACLP. Photo: Halifax AirportHalifax Stanfield International Airport has opened its new Air Cargo Logistics Park (ACLP) to increase capacity and improve efficiency for global cargo carriers operating at the airport.The Nova Scotia, Canada-based airport said the ACLP includes a new building with cold ...
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Pittsburgh Airport receives funding for air cargo development
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) will receive Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) funding to extend a taxiway that will be used to access a new cargo facility.The FAA has awarded a $3.3m grant to extend taxiway A, which will be used to access the new Cargo 4 facility, expected to open in ...
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Putzger perspective: Cargo hub headaches
Most people loathe aviation hubs. Even at the best of times they seem messy and congested, welcoming travelers with long lines at security checkpoints and immigration stations.The seemingly endless cascade of flight cancellations and delays in recent weeks has turned them into nightmares for many, some kind of purgatory ruled ...
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Hong Kong faces more cross-border trucking restrictions
Supply chains operating through Hong Kong are once again facing restrictions on cross-border truck operations due to Covid-restrictions.Freight forwarder Dimerco said that increasing Covid cases around Shenzhen have led to the city reducing daily cross-border truck movements from 3,500 to 1,500.The restrictions began on July 25 and reduce truck capacity ...
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Lufthansa Cargo reports some easing of Frankfurt bottlenecks
Lufthansa Cargo has reported an easing in the bottlenecks experienced at its Frankfurt hub over recent weeks but will continue to divert some freighters to Munich for the rest of July.The airport, which is the busiest cargo hub in Europe, had asked cargo airlines to reduce flying in order to ...
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NewsCanadian government invests up to C$100m in air cargo at Edmonton Airport
Source: Edmonton International Airport.The Government of Canada is investing up to C$100m in funding under the National Trade Corridors Fund to increase air cargo and logistics handling operations at the Edmonton International Airport (EIA).The project will convert approximately 2,000 acres of land into a new global air cargo handling operation. ...
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Kuehne+Nagel adds new pharma charter product
Kuehne+Nagel has launched a new healthcare solution that will offer capacity on its air cargo charter flights out of Liege.The new MedConnex service aims to address constraints in terms of airfreight capacity, especially for cargo that requires specialised handling and transportation such as temperature-controlled and GDP-compliant shipments.The service will utilise ...