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Exports surge at Dominican Republic airports
A surge in exports from the Dominican Republic helped airport operator Aerodom register a 5.6% rise in total 2019 volumes to 71,500 tons, the highest amount for 10 years.The Caribbean nation saw exports grow by 8% versus 2018, while imports rose by 2.4% in the same period.The growth in airfreight ...
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NewsFew fireworks in November as global airfreight volumes continue to decline
The 2019 decline in global airfreight volumes eased in November but with little chance of returning to positive territory before the end of the year, although 2020 should see “moderate growth” in the global economy.That was the analysis by Airports Council International (ACI) World in its latest monthly report drawing ...
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ACI issues advisory bulletin in response to coronavirus outbreak
Airports Council International (ACI) World has advised airports at a global scale – not just in China – to take appropriate measures in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus.In its newly-released Advisory Bulletin: Transmission of Communicable Diseases, ACI World warns: "The recent novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak is of considerable ...
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NewsMore cargo firms sign up to Western Sydney Airport
dnata's Terence Yong, WSA's Graham Millett and Toll's Noel ProsserWestern Sydney Airport has partnered with an additional two air cargo companies, dnata and Toll Group, to collaborate on the design of its new freight precinct, adding to the 10 companies already signed up.Western Sydney Airport chief executive Graham Millett said ...
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Leipzig/Halle bucks the trend with fifteenth year of cargo growth
Leipzig/Halle Airport has increased its cargo volumes for the fifteenth consecutive year and more than tenfold since 2007.In 2019, Europe’s fifth-largest and Germany's second-largest air cargo hub handled 1.2m tonnes, representing a year-on-year growth of 1.4%.Overall, airports in Europe are expected to record a decline in cargo volumes last year.In ...
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Schiphol sees cargo volumes slide on fewer freighters and tough market
Schiphol saw its cargo traffic drop last year as reduced freighter flights and weaker market conditions took their toll.Total cargo volumes for 2019 dropped by 9% year on year in 2019 to 1.6m tonnes.Full freighter volumes fell by 13.2% to 0.85m tonnes while belly cargo volumes dropped 2.3% to 0.7m ...
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NewsNew digital platform launched for tracking cargo at hubs
A new platform that claims to allow freight forwarders, airlines, and ground handlers to get hands-free visibility of cargo and automate their warehouse operations has been launched.The Cargocast platform tracks each cargo piece using RFID, pinpointing cargo in a warehouse within 2 ft radius."Using this location data, processes that previously ...
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Amazon to take over Pinnacle Logistics' operations at RFD and Baltimore
Amazon will take over the ground handling operations of Pinnacle Logistics at Chicago Rockford (RFD) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall airports.A Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the Maryland Department of Labor shows that Pinnacle is planning to close its Baltimore facility on April 14, which will affect 1,609 ...
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Oman Air announces growth plans as country seeks to drive revenues from airfreight sector
Oman Air has announced plans to increase its cargo-handling capacity at Muscat International Airport when the construction of its new airfreight unit is complete.The carrier reportedly disclosed information about its plans to the Oman News Agency (ONA).The Times of Oman revealed that during a discussion with the ONA, Mohammed bin ...
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Decision on Manston's cargo hub plans delayed
A decision on whether to approve plans to develop Manston Airport in the UK into a cargo hub has been delayed by the UK government.Parliamentary under secretary for transport, Nusrat Ghani, announced that an inquiry into the plans – due any day now – would be extended until May 18.The ...
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NewsNew warehouse planned opposite Heathrow’s Terminal 5
A 2,579 sq m ‘high quality’ speculative warehouse development close to Heathrow’s Terminal 5 aims to be ready for tenants by October.Aberdeen Standard Investments’ AIPUT (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) fund has secured a resolution to grant planning permission from Slough Borough Council’s Planning Committee for this Black Arrow warehouse ...
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NewsNew MRO hanger at CVG welcomed by Atlas Air
Atlas Air has welcomed the opening of a new $19m hangar dedicated to maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of widebody aircraft at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).The 103,000-square-foot facility will be run by FEAM Aero, which has operated at the airport since 2015 and currently employs more than 200 technicians ...
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NewsSwissport signs lease at new Melbourne Airport facility
Swissport has signed a seven-year lease to operate at a brand new air cargo facility at Melbourne Airport.The new warehouse space on Mace Way, close to the airport, will offer state-of-the-art cargo facilities for the handling and storage of general cargo, animals, pharmaceuticals and perishables.Fitting out of facility is underway ...
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SATS scoops Riyadh cargo terminal contract
Cargo handler SATS Saudi Arabia has won a 25-year cargo terminal concession in King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.The Riyadh cargo terminal will be the second cargo operation in Saudi Arabia for SATS, after its first win in King Fahd International Airport in Dammam in 2016.Construction of ...
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NewsBrussels Airport to restructure and expand cargo team
Nathan De ValckBrussels Airport has centralised the entire responsibility of all activities in the cargo zone within the cargo business unit and it is also looking to expand the team.The new structure results in the cargo unit overseeing all operational, financial, commercial and real-estate cargo activities in addition to its ...
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Qatar Cargo to launch freighter service to Japan
Qatar Cargo will enter the Japanese market with a new freighter service to Kansai International Airport in Osaka.The scheduled service will operate twice per week, operating on a loop of Doha, Kansai and Hong Kong.It will utilise one of the airline's Boeing 777 freighters, with a capacity of just over ...
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NewsWelcome Airport Services adds new Warsaw cargo facility
Poland-based Welcome Airport Services has opened a new cargo handling facility at Warsaw Chopin Airport.The new facility, which began handling cargo on January 7 and is located next to the airport, has almost 2,900 sq m of warehouse space and offers temperature-controlled chambers. It can also handle live animal, valuable, ...
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Brussels Airport sees cargo demand slide by 8.8% in 2019
Brussels Airport saw its cargo volumes decline last year, but there was an improvement as the year drew to a close.The Belgian hub recorded an 8.8% year-on-year decline in cargo traffic to 667,220 tonnes in 2019, which it said was in line with the general market.Full freighter volumes, which the ...
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NewsA record year for cargo at Liege
Liege AirportLiege Airport handled a record amount of air cargo last year as it attracted a host of new freighter services.The Belgian airport handled a total of 902,480 tonnes in 2019, which represents a 3.6% increase on 2018's 870,644 tonnes.The airport pointed out that it had achieved the growth despite ...
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NewsSwissport and Lufthansa renew cargo handling contract for Belgian airports
Swissport and Lufthansa have signed a five-year, renewed contract to carry out cargo handling at Brussels and Liège airports.The agreement – which is valid from December 2019 until the end of 2024 – covers warehousing, cargo ramp transport and the handling of mail, pharmaceuticals, valuables and general cargo for Brussels ...