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UK shippers' thumbs-up for Heathrow expansion
The decision to increase capacity at Heathrow Airport is “the right choice for the UK economy, the freight industry and the nation,” according to the UK-based Freight Transport Association (FTA).The shipper organisation has mounted a detailed campaign highlighting the “vital importance of airfreight” to the UK economy and why a ...
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Third runway: Heathrow statement on government approval
A Heathrow spokesperson said: "We welcome the news that Heathrow is the Government's preferred site for a new runway and look forward to hearing the full details later from the Transport Secretary."Expansion of Heathrow is the only option that will connect all the UK to global growth, helping to build ...
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IATA draws up security blueprint
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has drawn up a list of four principles to find “durable solutions to aviation’s security challenges”. They cover areas such as overflying conflict zones, landside security at airports, insider threats, cyber security and harmonisation of information requirements and airport checkpoints.Director general and chief executive, ...
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Heathrow expected to get runway approval, but Gatwick warns of groundhog day
Heathrow Airport is expected to be given UK government backing for expansion tomorrow while rival Gatwick has warned that approving an extra runway at the west London airport will result in "groundhog day".Headlines in today’s UK press suggest that the government will tomorrow reveal its backing for adding an extra ...
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Brussels airport continues to see cargo demand improve
Cargo demand at Brussels airport continued to improve in September after the airport’s difficult start to the year.The latest airport figures show an 8.5% year on year improvement in cargo tonnage through the airport in September to 42,906 tonnes.The largest increase in demand during the month came from full-freighter traffic, ...
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UK airport expansion vote to take place in winter 2017
It now looks like the UK government will hold a final vote on its plans for airport expansion in the south east of the UK late next year.The BBC said that a cabinet sub-committee would announce whether the government backed an extra runway at Heathrow or Gatwick next week, but ...
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Call for Germany to improve airfreight infrastructure or lose out to neighbours
Germany's airports must invest in infrastructure or they risk losing cargo volumes to their European rivals, according to the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (Barig).Speaking at a conference organised by the Federation of German Industry and the Federation of the German Aviation Industry, Barig secretary general Michael Hoppe said ...
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Miami Airport reveals new sea-air perishables services
Miami International Airport (MIA) has revealed plans to launch sea-air services, offering ocean transport from Latin America to the US airport before onward transport to Europe and Asia by air.In September, the US Department of Agriculture approved the airport’s plans for ocean to air transhipments that will target the perishables ...
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Frankfurt cargo surge in September
A “slight recovery” of the global economy saw September total cargo throughput at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport (FRA) rise by 5.9% to 180,252 tonnes.Europe’s largest cargo hub saw volumes (airfreight + airmail) for the first nine months of 2016 increase marginally by 1.3% to just under 1.6m tonnes.Earlier this week, London ...
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Gatwick welcomes new UK agreement to double flights with China
Gatwick Airport has welcomed a new agreement between the UK and Chinese governments to more than double the number of permitted flights between China and the UK.Under the new deal, passenger flights can now increase from the current maximum of 40 per week for each nation to up to 100, ...
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NewsSeptember rise for Heathrow cargo volumes
Heathrow airport’s cargo volumes rose 5.9% in September to 126,109 tonnes on the back of growth to East Asia and Latin America, with China volumes up 13% as Brazil airfreight soared 18%, and Mexico 7%.Year to date, airfreight at the UK's number one air cargo hub grew by 2.1% to ...
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FTA demands quick UK runway decision
The UK's Freight Transport Association has called on the UK government to make a quick decision on whether to add an extra runway at Heathrow Airport.Speaking at the Shaping the Future Heathrow’ Conference at the Royal Institute of British Architects, FTA director of global and European policy Chris Welsh said ...
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Gatwick salvo on Heathrow pollution levels
Gatwick has produced its latest salvo as the battle over airport expansion in south-east England enters its final phase. The airport – the second busiest in the country – argues that rival Heathrow is breaching legal pollution limits, in some cases by up to 162%.It says it has new evidence ...
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Airports and air industry sign green pact
Airports Council International (ACI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to step up co-operation on environmental initiatives.The pact was unveiled by Angela Gittens, ACI World director general, at ICAO's 39th assembly in in Montreal on 6 October.The two bodies will work much more ...
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New cool centre to spearhead south Indian cargo drive
Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS) has started trial operations at what it describes as the country’s first integrated on-airport perishable cargo handling centre, ahead of its commissioning expected by the end of the year.AISATS Coolport, at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru is a 40,000 tonnes a year, 11,000sq m ...
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New MD for Munich Airport
Andrea Gebbeken has been appointed as a third managing director at Munich Airport, alongside Dr Michael Kerkloh and Thomas Weyer.She has extensive experience in aviation and logistics, including a stint as managing director of Tirana Airport in Albania. Her most recent appointment was as head of north German operations for ...
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Report pours cold water on Manston Airport's cargo prospects
A report commissioned by the local council is unenthusiastic about plans to reopen Manston Airport in south-east England as a cargo and passenger hub.Aviation industry experts, AviaSolutions said that airport operations at Manston are unlikely to be financially viable in the longer term and almost certainly not in the period ...
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Belfast back to normal after damaged TNT freighter moved
The damaged TNT 737 freighter that disrupted operations at Belfast International Airport yesterday (Tuesday, 4 October) has been towed off the runway.The plane was stranded at the intersection of the main Northern Ireland gateway’s two runways after it burst a number of tyres on landing at 6am. All flights had ...
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TNT freighter incident disrupts Belfast flights
Flights at Belfast International Airport after a TNT 737 freighter aircraft suffered a burst tyre incident on the main runway at about 6am today (Tuesday October 4), leading to the complete shut-down of Northern Ireland’s main air gateway at one stage.A spokesman for the airport was reported as saying that ...
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London runway decision ‘soon’
UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said that a decision on south-east England airport expansion is imminent, according to the BBC.The Government has been pondering whether to build a new runway at Heathrow or Gatwick or to extend one of Heathrow’s two existing runways. A decision appeared to be imminent ...