Cargo airports – Page 83
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Brussels and Budapest airports continue the European cargo growth trend
Europe’s gateway and secondary airports continue to see increased airfreight volumes, with strong results at both Brussels and Budapest.Cargo traffic at Brussels Airport surged 15.2% in November to 45,500 tons, with full-freighter services continuing the strong growth trend at the key European hub.November was also a strong cargo month for ...
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Local councils launch legal challenge to Heathrow's third runway plan
Heathrow Airport's plans for a third runway face a challenge in the courts after a coalition of local councils served legal papers on the UK government for "unlawfully supporting the expansion" of the UK's number one passenger and cargo hub.Hillingdon, Richmond, Wandsworth and Windsor and Maidenhead councils, together with environmental ...
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European airports see cargo growth reach five-year high
The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that year-on-year cargo demand growth for October reached its highest level since May 2011.ACI Europe recorded an 8.7% year-on-year increase in freight traffic in October, with airlines in European Union (EU) countries reporting growth of 7% and those outside the ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to expand Frankfurt Cool Center
Lufthansa Cargo has announced it will increase the size of its cool centre at its home hub of Frankfurt Airport by almost 80% on the back of temperature-sensitive cargo growth.The German cargo giant said it would expand its Cargo Cool Center from 4,500 sq m to 8,000 sq m with ...
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MAG sees cargo revenues increase in first half
UK airport operator MAG saw revenues generated through its cargo business increase by 3.8% year on year during the first half of its financial year.The MAG Group, which operates East Midlands, Manchester and Stansted airports, said that improvements in cargo revenues in the April-September period were driven by new all-cargo ...
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Hactl wins Bismillah freighter deal
Bismillah Airlines has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) to handle its newly-launched twice-weekly B747F services from Dhaka.The flights are the Bangladesh-based airline’s first scheduled service to Hong Kong.Hactl will provide ramp handling, cargo terminal operations, crew transportation and air cargo documentation.The flights will be marketed in Hong ...
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Airlines' group criticises Frankfurt Airport fees increase
Airlines have slammed a decision to raise the charges for carriers using Frankfurt airport (FRA) in Germany at a time when rival European hubs are lowering their pricing structures.The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG), which represents around 100 national and international airlines based at Frankfurt, criticised the decision ...
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O’Hare enjoys strong cargo month in October
Chicago O’Hare International Airport, one of the world’s busiest airports, handled 162,449 tonnes of cargo in October, up by 8.9% on the same month of 2015.Freight represented 139,986 tonnes of that figure, express volumes 15,177 tonnes and mail 7,286 tonnes.International cargo accounted for 117,688 tonnes, domestic cargo by 44,761 tonnes.The ...
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Milan-Malpensa offers second line options
SEA, operator of Italy’s busiest airfreight gateway, Milan-Malpensa International Airport, is to offer freight forwarders and express service providers the option to build second line warehouses at the hub.Though the facilities would not have direct access to the apron, they would be located within the airport and close to its ...
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Oslo Airport considers seafood centre after recent freighter wins
Oslo Airport’s recent freighter service wins, fuelled by rapidly rising demand for seafood, has led the airport to consider building a new seafood centre and new areas for air cargo.The Norwegian airport’s operator, Avinor, said that in conjunction with exporters it has been working on a feasibility study to look ...
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Impressive figures for Dubai International
Operator Dubai Airports has revealed cargo traffic figures for Dubai International Airport in October.The gateway handled 236,169 tonnes of cargo during the month, up by 9.5% compared to the same month of last year.Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, observed: “Cargo numbers impressed during October with the biggest monthly increase ...
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Berlin airports enjoy airfreight traffic increases
Flughafen Brandenburg Berlin (FBB), which operates Berlin Schönefeld Airport and – through its subsidiary BFG – Berlin Tegel Airport, has released some healthy airfreight traffic statistics for October.A total of 4,561 tons of air cargo was handled at Schönefeld and Tegel, an increase of 25.3% over the same month of ...
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ACI reports on positive September freight figures
According to the latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI), global air cargo volumes rose year on year by 5.9% in September.International freight traffic was up by 7% compared to the same month of 2015, domestic cargo volumes by 3.3%.ACI attributed the surge in international traffic in the main to ...
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Brussels Airport cargo volumes up by 6.5% in October
Brussels Airport handled 46,603 tons of cargo in October, up by 6.5% on the figure for the same month of 2015.Cargo carried on the main deck of full freighters was up by 28.8% year on year to reach 17,119 tons. The gateway’s operating authority, Brussels Airport Company, noted that freighter ...
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Brussels Airport lays out its strategy for the next 25 years
Brussels Airport Company chief executive Arnaud Feist has laid out the gateway’s long-term strategy in the form of a programme called Strategic Vision 2040.According to Feist, the airport has an ambitious plan to prepare itself for what it envisages will be significant growth in air traffic over the next 25 ...
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Racing into Abu Dhabi
At the end of this week (on 27 November), the concluding race of the Formula 1 season will be held at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit.Many of the cars that will race, plus supporting equipment, have already flown into the emirate in preparation for practice sessions (which start on 25 ...
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Changi on five year cargo high led by pharma and perishables
The first nine months of 2016 have seen Singapore's Changi Airport register its best cargo performance in the last five years on the back of growth in perishables and pharmaceutical demand.Changi Airport Group assistant vice president, cargo and logistics development division Phau Hui Hoon said that between January and September ...
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UPS adds Californian flights ahead of the peak season
UPS will add flights out of San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) in California to cover the peak season rush in demand.From December, the US express operator will operate four flights per week from between the airport and UPS' Louisville hub using a Boeing 757 aircraft.President of UPS’ South California District ...
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Bridge of size for the An225 at Leipzig/Halle
An Antonov 225, the world’s largest commercial cargo aircraft, stopped off at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport en route to Chile via Iceland.It was the An225's 21st visit to the central German airport. A Leipzig/Halle spokesperson said: "Apart from its home base at Kiev Gostomel, there is no other European airport that ...
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Liege to be Africa hub for NAS
Liege Airport has signed a new partnership with Network Airline Services (NAS) to make the Belgian gateway its hub for Africa and to increase flights to Angola.London-based NAS has, since setting up its operation in Liege in May 2014, transported over 90,000 tonnes of freight through Liege on its worldwide ...