Cargo airports – Page 77
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Frankfurt studies speedier cargo
Frankfurt is streamlining and digitising the registration process for truck drivers at the airport to speed up operations.Germany’s largest air cargo gateway said that trucks generally have to wait to be loaded or unloaded but a study of the freight area by Kai-Oliver Schocke, Professor at the Frankfurt University of ...
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SEGRO swoops for Heathrow's "jewels in the crown" airside cargo property
Industrial warehouse developer SEGRO has paid £365m to acquire 100% control of Airport Property Partnership (APP), whose "jewels in the crown" assets include the majority of Heathrow Airport’s airside cargo facilities.SEGRO has bought the 50% interest in the APP joint venture that it did not already own from partner Aviva ...
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NewsHactl and Air Canada team up for Arctic Foxes
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has handled four Arctic foxes travelling from Hong Kong to Montreal, Canada.Chi Chi and Cindy (females), together with Siu Chu and Yau Nam (males) were carried on a Boeing 777-200 by Hactl customer Air Canada Cargo.The four are being re-homed from a local ...
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Liege's LACHS 'inn' the saddle for the Olympic Games
Liege Air Cargo Handling Services (LACHS) has been awarded a three-year contract to manage the Horse Inn at Liege Airport.The Horse Inn is intended for horses being transported by air and to accommodate them during transit by road. It represents a total investment of €2.6m.The new infrastructure is designed to ...
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Royal seal of approval for Schiphol Joint Inspection Center
The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander has officially opened the Joint Inspection Center (JIC) at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.The JIC is said by the airport operator to allow more efficient and more secure cargo handling, bringing together the various parties involved in scrutinising and clearing international shipments.It brings together logistics and regulatory/enforcement bodies ...
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New animal facility at JFK opens
The first phase of JFK International Airport’s new animal terminal has opened, with the centre due to become fully operational in the summer.Phase one of the Ark terminal, which started operations today, includes the Ark Pet Oasis, Equine & Livestock Export Center and Aviary In-Transit Quarantine.The Ark at JFK Equine ...
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Leipzig/Halle Airport handles cattle shipment
Leipzig/Halle Airport has handled the movement of no less than 165 cattle who were making their way from Germany to the Gulf region.The animals were handled at the airport’s Animal Export Center, before being loaded on-board a Boeing 747-400 for their journey to the Middle East.Originating in the German states ...
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NewsReport finds widespread wildlife trafficking at airports across 114 Countries
A new analysis of global airport wildlife seizure and trafficking data reveals that criminals are exploiting air transport to smuggle protected and endangered animals and animal products on commercial flights.The report, “Flying Under the Radar: Wildlife Trafficking in the Air Transport Sector,” analyses airport seizures of ivory, rhino horn, birds ...
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The ARK at JFK: Phase 2 opening soon
The ARK at JFK – a 178,000 sq ft, $65m, 24/7 state-of-the-art animal reception terminal and the world’s first privately-owned animal airport handling and quarantine centre – will open its second phase in late June. Phase 2 includes the ARK Import-Export Center (IEC) featuring Equine Import Quarantine, and The ARK ...
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Air China Cargo lands at Liege Airport
Air Cargo China has this launched a weekly Boeing 777-200 Asia-Europe freighter flight between Liege Airport in Belgium and Shanghai.Flag carrier Air China Cargo uses Shanghai as its main freighter operation base has a fleet of three Boeing 747-400Fs, eight B777Fs and four Boeing 757-200SFs.Steven Verhasselt, VP commercial Liege Airport, ...
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Hacis looks to add depot to capitalise on new Hong Kong bridge
Hactl-owned logistics firm Hacis is hoping to capitalise on the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge − set to be completed over the coming year – with the addition of a new depot.The bridge, which also includes tunnels and connections to other areas, will connect directly into Hong Kong International ...
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Munich's Michael Kerkloh elected as new president of Airport Council International Europe
Michael Kerkloh, the president and chief executive of Munich Airport (FMG) is the newly elected president of Airport Council International (ACI) Europe, the umbrella organization of Europe's international airports.Kerkloh has served on the board of ACI Europe for many years, most recently as the organisation's first vice president. ACI Europe ...
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Frankfurt cargo tonnages up 5.1% in May
Frankfurt Airport saw a "significant increase" in cargo traffic during May 2017 to 186,547 tonnes, a 5.1% rise over same month 2016.Frankfurt's cargo throughput grew by 1.9% during April to 185,340 tonnes, tempered by a slowdown during the Easter period.Said a spokesperson for the German hub, Europe's second largest cargo ...
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Brussels cargo rise in May
European cargo hub Brussels airport saw May 2017 freight volumes of 40,836 tons, up by 8.1%, in comparison with same month in 2015.The comparison with May last year, when aircraft operations were still affected by the March 2016 terrorist attack on the passenger terminal, shows 2017 freight volumes up by ...
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New Ethiopian hub to officially open in late June
Ethiopian Airlines will officially open its new air cargo terminal at home hub Addis Ababa later this month.Africa’s largest carrier said that it would open the terminal, which covers a total area of 150,000 sq m, during the three-day ICAO Global Air Cargo Development Forum, which starts on June 27.The ...
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Europe: cargo on the rise
According to the latest statistics released by ACI Europe, the region’s airports saw freight traffic grow by 5.6% year on year in April.There was a difference between EU and non-EU airports: the former saw growth of 4.3%, while throughput at the latter increased by 13.6% for the month. Growth was ...
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FAA to award US$527.8m in airport grants
As part of its Airport Improvement Program (AIP), the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award US$527.8m in airport infrastructure grants to 584 gateways across the US, transportation secretary Elaine Chao announced recently.The AIP “helps to maintain our aviation infrastructure and supports safety, capacity, security and environmental improvements”, secretary Chao ...
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Manston: Public consultations to be held
As part of proposals to reopen the UK’s Manston Airport as an airfreight hub, RiverOak Strategic Partners (RSP) is to hold seven public consultations between June 14 and June 24.RSP believes Manston could provide thousands of jobs for Thanet and the wider regional economy if it were reopened and developed ...
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April throughput rises at DXB
Dubai International Airport handled 217,881 tonnes of airfreight during April, a rise of 1.9% over the same month of last year when 213,790 tonnes passed through the Middle Eastern gateway.For the year to date, volumes rose by 3.9 percent compared to the same four months of 2016, from 828.934 to ...
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Changi sets new record
Singapore Changi Airport has set a new record in its air cargo history, handling more than 2m tonnes of airfreight during the 12 months ended April 30 – up seven percent on the previous reporting period.There was growth across imports, exports and transhipment flows, key segments being aerospace parts, perishables, ...