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Record cargo volumes at Frankfurt in 2021
Frankfurt Airport handled record volumes of cargo last year despite a reduction in bellyhold capacity.The German hub – which is also the largest cargo airport in Europe – handled a record 2.3m metric tons of cargo last year.This figure is up 18.7% on 2020 levels and 8.9% ahead of the ...
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NewsVINCI to develop cargo at Brazil’s Manaus Airport
Manaus International Airport in Brazil. Photo: Vinci AirportsVINCI Airports has taken over the operations of Manaus International Airport in Brazil and plans to further develop its cargo business.Manaus has already established itself as a cargo airport in Brazil and France-headquartered VINCI will now focus on optimising its operations.VINCI took over ...
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NewsPolar Air Cargo picks WFS for LA handling
Source: WFSPolar Air Cargo has selected WFS to provide cargo handling services at Los Angeles International (LAX).As of December 2021, WFS has been providing full warehouse handling services for the more than 5,000 tonnes of cargo carried each month by Polar’s all-Boeing freighter fleet ex-LAX.WFS already provides handling services to ...
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NewsMunich Airport freight volume up
Munich Airport. Copyright: Munich AirportMunich Airport’s total 2021 airfreight volume was 22,000 metric tons higher than 2020.This corresponds to an increase in freight volume of just under 15% and a 2021 throughput of 167,000 metric tons, stated the airport.“Airfreight increased considerably in comparison with 2020, particularly due to a significant ...
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NewsBrussels Airport airfreight climbs 30%
Pharma transport at Brussels Airport. Photo: Brussels AirportBrussels Airport’s 2021 flown airfreight volumes rose 30.6% compared to 2020 to 668,000 tonnes, and 33% more than in 2019, the best result since 2007.The total cargo volume - when trucked volumes are included - rose to 843,000 tonnes, an increase of 30.4% ...
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NewsChongqing sees record cargo throughput
Terminal 3 at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport. Copyright: Juukeihc at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia CommonsThe international cargo and mail throughput of China’s Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport totalled 220,000 tonnes in 2021, up nearly 50% year on year.This marks the first time that the figure has passed the ...
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NewsUS air cargo complex project gathers pace
The ACX project is planned to be built at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease in New Hampshire, US. Photo: East West AeronauticalEast West Aeronautical (EWA) has been granted permission for a land survey that could pave the way for an air cargo and aviation complex at a US airport.The air ...
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NewsE-commerce boosts Riga cargo traffic
Riga Airport. Photo: Svetlov Artem, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsCargo traffic to and through Riga Airport has been boosted by the rapid growth of e-commerce.The total volume of air cargo handled at Riga Airport last year reached 27,900 tonnes, which is one-fifth more than in 2020. The 27,300 tonnes of air ...
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Liege reports record cargo volumes for 2021
Liege Airport saw its air cargo volumes reach record levels again last year as demand for freighter operations continued to rise.The airport, which has built a reputation as a cargo specialist in recent years, reported a 26% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes to 1.4m tonnes last year.The record volumes follow ...
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NewsBoryspil sees record cargo climb
Boryspil International Airport will begin constructing a new air cargo terminal this year. Photo: Boryspil International AirportBoryspil International Airport achieved cargo throughput of 45,675 tons in 2021, a record for the last four years.The Ukraine airport's 2021 cargo throughput surpassed the cargo flow of 2019 by 8.7%. However, the volume ...
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Hamad cargo throughput up 20%
Hamad International Airport’s (HIA) cargo volumes increased by 20.71% in 2021, with 2.6m tonnes of cargo handled throughout the year.The airport in Qatar also introduced six new cargo destinations.In December, Air Cargo News reported that AECOM will oversee the design and manage construction for Cargo Terminal 2 and Amiri Flight ...
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Shanghai Pudong to grow cargo capacity
The fourth phase of Shanghai Pudong Airport’s expansion project has been launched with a new cargo area planned.This fourth phase comprises six parts: a terminal area, flight zone, transport facilities, municipal engineering support facilities, a new eastern cargo area and auxiliary facilities.The project was launched in response to the Shanghai ...
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NewsOstend-Bruges sees steep cargo increase
Photo: Ostend Bruges AirportOstend-Bruges International Airport in Belgium recorded a cargo throughput increase of 17.8% in 2021.The handled volume rose by 17.8% to 62,056 tons. This is the best result since 2011, said the airport.Cargo tonnage was 52,659 in 2020, 24,757 in 2019 and 27,719 in 2018. Volume in 2017 ...
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NewsSchiphol cargo throughput up
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport's 2021 cargo throughput is up from 2020. Photo: PixabayAmsterdam Airport Schiphol's cargo throughput climbed 15% in 2021 compared to 2020.Schiphol processed 1.66m tonnes of cargo in 2021 – an increase of 15% relative to 2020 (1.44m tonnes). Throughput is also up 5% relative to 2019 (1.57m tonnes).There ...
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NewsChina’s Ezhou Huahu Airport hits milestone
The Cessna 560 airplane at Ezhou Huahu Airport on Dec 29. Photo: XinhuaChina’s first cargo airport, the Ezhou Huahu Airport, has hit a development milestone.A Cessna 560 airplane carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Hubei on Dec 29, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport, said ...
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NewsAir Cargo News' most read stories in 2021
Last year was another busy 12 months for the air cargo industry, with COVID-19 continuing to take its toll on supply chains.Some of the challenges facing the industry were modal shift, COVID shutdowns, rising demand and ongoing capacity shortages but once again air cargo came through, playing a key role ...
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NewsPhiladelphia secures funding for cargo expansion
Philadelphia International Airport. Copyright: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia CommonsUS Federal Government funding will help Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) roll out its $1.2bn cargo expansion programme.Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding awards for fiscal year 2022 will see the City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation receive $30,721,947 for ...
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NewsAECOM aids Qatar airport expansion
Cargo throughput is up at Hamad International Airport. Photo: Hamad International Airport, Flickr https://flic.kr/p/wZ4kJoInfrastructure consulting firm AECOM will provide programme management services for an airport in Qatar.AECOM will oversee the design and manage construction for Cargo Terminal 2 and Amiri Flight Facilities at Hamad International Airport, as part of the ...
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NewsHKIA cargo volume growth continues
Photo: HKIAHong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) cargo volumes in November saw a year-on-year increase of 10.1% to 478,000 tonnes as monthly passenger numbers also increased.The increase in cargo throughput was mainly attributed to the 16.1% growth in transshipments, continuing the traditional peak period for air cargo.Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) ...
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NewsFRA throughput down
Photo: Fraport GroupFrankfurt Airport’s (FRA) cargo throughput slipped 1.2% year-on-year in November, recording the first monthly decrease in airfreight volumes in 2021 while passenger numbers rose.The German airfreight hub handled 192,298 tonnes (airfreight + airmail) last month, compared with November 2019, when cargo traffic was up 3.0%.By contrast, some 2.9m ...