Cargo airports – Page 68
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Brussels Airport to introduce slot booking for trucks
Brussels Airport will launch its slot booking app for certain gates at the warehouses of Aviapartner and WFS to help reduce waiting times next week.The BRUcloud slot booking app, first revealed in May, will go live on January 15, allowing trucking companies and freight forwarders to book time slot at ...
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Bumper cargo 2017 for the UK's Heathrow and MAG airports
London-Heathrow and the three UK airports owned by the MAG group all saw bumper cargo volumes in 2017.Heathrow became one of the fastest growing major European hubs for cargo in 2017, handling 1.7m tonnes – a full year increase of 10.2% over 2016 - with key markets the US, East ...
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EVA Air picks Hactl for Hong Kong handler
EVA Air has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) as its handling agent.Hactl will provide all cargo handling services for the airline’s operations from Hong Kong, which include over 60 passenger and eight wide-body freighter flights per week.EVA Air also plans to use the SuperLink China Direct road ...
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A record year for cargo at Liege Airport
Belgium's Liege Airport set an all-time record of 717,000 tonnes of goods handled in 2017, a growth of 8.5% compared with cargo volumes in 2016.An airport spokesperson said: "Cargo business worldwide saw overall growth, driven by strong economic performances in Europe, but also by the emergence of new e-commerce opportunities."All ...
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WFS to lease huge new cargo centre at New York JFK airport
Cargo handler WFS has revealed that it will lease a 346,000 sq ft cargo terminal at New York JFK airport as it looks to meet projected future growth in air cargo volumes.The handler has signed a 15-year lease with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for the ...
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Brussels Airport’s cargo volumes soar by 8.3% in 2017
Brussels Airport handled 535,634 tons of cargo in 2017, a growth of 8.3% compared with 2016 and the highest volume in the last 10 years.All freight segments at the European hub recorded growth last year, but belly cargo in particular saw “a sharp recovery” of 13.8% compared to 2016, while ...
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Schiphol set for 5.4% cargo rise in 2017 despite freighter slots row
Amsterdam's Schiphol airport saw 2017 full year cargo volume grow by 5.4% to 1.75m tonnes over prior year, according to preliminary traffic and transport figures issued by the Royal Schiphol Group.The forecast increase comes as Europe's third largest cargo airport by volume awaits the outcome of a Dutch government decision ...
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Arizona airport targets Mexican e-commerce traffic with new cargo facility
Plans have been revealed for the development of a cargo facility housing a joint US-Mexican Customs post at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport as it targets e-commerce traffic between the two countries.Arizona governor Doug Ducey announced that SkyBridge Arizona planned to open the country’s first international air cargo hub to have a ...
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Volumes rise for Asia-Pacific and Middle East hubs in October
Airports in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions saw increased airfreight volumes in October 2017 versus the same month in prior year.Asia-Pacific volumes grew 2.6% while Middle East hubs saw a +1.3% rise in October, according to the latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific.An ACI spokesperson said: “Current ...
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Liege Airport to invest more than €50m in cargo in 2018
Liege Airport will invest €30m in four new parking areas for large freighter aircraft next year, bringing 2018's total planned cargo investment to €50m at the busy Belgian hub.The announcement on additional freighter parking space follows November’s decision to provide a further 20,000 sq m of warehouses and handling facilities.“The ...
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Halifax Stanfield ready for freight peak as it looks to expand cargo facilities
Halifax Stanfield airport is expecting another busy holiday season, while it has applied for funding to expand its cargo area.Bert van der Stege, Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) chief commercial officer, said: “This has traditionally been the busiest time of the year for our cargo business. By the end of ...
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NewsSheremetyevo opens new cargo terminal, with a second on the way
Moscow Cargo has launched the commercial operation of its airfreight complex at Russia's Sheremetyevo International Airport, and is due to start work on a second phase in 2018.The investment in airfreight facilities continues as Russia prepares to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup and with surging volumes for AirBridgeCargo, the ...
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NewsCopenhagen Airport the latest Nordic player looking to capitalise on air cargo
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) is the latest Nordic company to reveal plans to expand its cargo operation in response to growth in the region.The Denmark-based airport has signed an agreement with German developer AXXUS Capital to develop a 20,000 sq m air cargo centre in the eastern part of the airport. ...
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Ministers urged to withdraw Heathrow noise claim
Local councils opposed to a third runway at London-Heathrow airport have challenged Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to withdraw his claim, made in October 2016, that an expanded Heathrow will be quieter in 2030 than today.Wandsworth, Hillingdon, Richmond and Windsor & Maidenhead councils argue that the Department for Transport’s revised draft ...
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Hong Kong airfreight volumes soar 6.9% in November
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw significant growth in cargo volumes during November 2017 as throughput went up by 6.9% year on year to 466,000 tonnes.Transhipments and exports were the main drivers of growth in cargo throughput in November at the world's number one airfreight hub in 2016. Compared to ...
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From Russia with airfreight, Moscow volumes surge
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport handled more than 260,000 tonnes of cargo in the first 11 months of 2017, a 30% increase on the same period last year.Management at Russia’s largest cargo hub said that the airfreight surge was due to the “significant increase in cargo turnover on international flights”.The volume of ...
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Operations back under way at Hartsfield-Jackson after power outage
Airlines have been forced to cancel thousands of flights from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport – the world’s busiest passenger hub - after a power outage grounded aircraft at the gateway.Power has now been restored, but Delta Air Lines said this morning that it would cancel 300 flights today at its Atlanta ...
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NewsFinnair opens ‘cool’ new Helsinki hub
Finnair Cargo has held the official opening ceremony for its new €80m Cool Nordic hub at Helsinki Airport.The airside facility measures 31,000 sq m, has a capacity of 350,000 tonnes per year and has 3,000 sq m dedicated areas for both pharma and perishables shipments.The centre also boasts 550 10ft ...
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New local rule proposed to end Schiphol's freighter slot deadlock
Schiphol Airport's key cargo stakeholders have agreed a proposed "local rule" that would ease the slot constraints on freighter flights at Europe's third largest freight hub.The solution for the Amsterdam gateway now goes to the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, with the request to consider the proposal as ...
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Hungry bellyholds help Brussels pass the 500,000 ton flown cargo milestone
Full bellyholds helped Brussels Airport pass the 500,000 ton milestone of flown cargo on December 7, doing so for the first time since DHL Express moved its European hub from the Belgian airport to Leipzig in Germany.“Although not an all-time high, this is a symbolic milestone for us and our ...