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Hactl speeds truck processing at SuperTerminal 1 facility
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals' (Hactl) new automated truck lanes at its SuperTerminal 1 facility have helped speed up vehicle processing times.The new automated lanes, which replaced manned booths, register trucks and obtain details of vehicle size and purpose of visit.“Together with the doubling of entry lanes, these have eliminated ...
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Airlines warn that noise restrictions could damage the competitiveness of Frankfurt Airport
Airlines operating out of Europe’s busiest freight hub, Frankfurt, have warned that proposals for new noise restrictions could damage the airport's competitiveness.On Wednesday, the Hessian Ministry of Economy and Transport presented the plans for noise ceilings at the airport.The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) described the proposals as ...
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Moderate August rise for Asian air cargo
Preliminary traffic figures for August by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed a moderate rise in international air cargo markets although "persistent weakness" in global trade remains a concern.Asia Pacific airlines saw international air cargo demand in August grow by 2.5% in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms. The ...
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Strong month for cargo at Changi
Singapore Changi Airport handled 163,150 tonnes of cargo in August, 7.6% up on the same month of 2015.Including August, Changi has handled 1.27m tonnes of freight so far this year, up 5.2% year on year.The last three months have seen particularly good results; as well as August’s 7.6% year on ...
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ACI reveals freight traffic uplift in Asia in July
According to Airports Council International (ACI) statistics for July, cargo traffic through through the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions increased year on year by 3.3% and 4.1% respectively.International airfreight traffic through the Asia-Pacific market, at +5.3%, was particularly strong, but this was somewhat offset by much weaker domestic air freight ...
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Gatwick puts its case to UK Government’s airports sub-committee
Following closely on the heels of London Gatwick’s announcement that it has commissioned an independent assessment by Oxford Economics into the economic benefit of the gateway to the local area and the nation (http://www.aircargonews.net/news/airports/single-view/news/london-gateways-battle-it-out.html), the operator of the UK’s second-biggest airport has given evidence to a Cabinet sub-committee that a ...
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London gateways battle it out
Following on from London Heathrow’s assertion last week that a decision on the part of the UK Government to green-light Heathrow expansion would provide an immediate economic boost and support up to 2,700 new jobs, fellow London air gateway Gatwick International has commissioned an independent assessment into the positive economic ...
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Accusations fly after consultation on developing Manston Airport as a cargo hub
The war of words over the future of Manston Airport in the UK south east has escalated with the current majority owner of the site claiming that results of an informal consultation were as “reliable as an election in North Korea”.On Tuesday, developer RiverOak Investments, a US hedge fund, said ...
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New UN and WCO air cargo unit makes first bust
The World Customs Organisation's (WCO) and ICAO’s new Air Cargo Control Unit (ACCU) has completed its first drug seizure.The ACCU, which was established by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as well as ICAO and the WCO as part of its container control programme, will be established ...
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Ashgabat airport increases cargo capacity with new terminal
New air cargo facilities have been introduced in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan after the opening of a brand new international airport terminal.Built on a 1,200 hectare site, the terminal incorporates 190 buildings with facilities for both passengers and cargo, as well as a new flight training centre and food preparation areas.Operated by ...
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Emirates hopes to end perception Middle East hubs aren't pharma cargo friendly
Emirates SkyCargo’s opening of a $190m dedicated pharmaceuticals handling centre at its Dubai home hub will help end a legacy perception in some sections of the industry that Middle East hubs are not pharma-friendly.Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, speaking at the opening of the Emirates SkyPharma facility, ...
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The great airport debate: Do you want to be a hub or a spoke?
Will Britain choose to be a hub or a spoke? That was a question posed in a debate about the looming political choice for additional airport runway capacity in the south east of England.The speaker posing a rhetorical question, at least from his perspective, was Heathrow airport chief executive John ...
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UK runway decision, a beginning and not the end of the process
A UK government decision on a new runway to be built at either Heathrow or Gatwick will not push a magic button for extra capacity. Many more potential obstacles stand in the way.Who will pay the full cost of providing extra capacity and when are two thorny issues. Alongside those ...
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Airport cargo demand in July a 'cause for optimism'
Airport cargo figures for July “inspired some cause for optimism” even though demand over the first seven months still lags behind last year.The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) show that airfreight demand increased by 3.9% year on year in July. However, over the first seven months cargo demand ...
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Cargo to play a central role at Istanbul New Airport
Cargo is set to play a central role in the development of Istanbul’s new airport, which has ambitions to become the largest in the world.The new airport is being built on a 25-year build, operate and transfer (BoT) basis by the IGA consortium made up of five companies from the ...
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Cargo to play central role at Istanbul New Airport
Cargo is set to play a central role in the development of Istanbul’s new airport, which has ambitions to become the largest in the world.The new airport is being built on a 25-year build, operate and transfer (BoT) basis by the IGA consortium made up of five companies from the ...
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China's Shenyang Taoxian aims to become regional cargo hub
Plans have been revealed to develop Shenyang Taoxian International Airport in north east China into a major regional cargo hub.To help develop the airport, the owner of Shenyang Taoxian, Liaoning Airport Management Group, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Hactl Development Holdings (HDHL).Although specific plans are yet to be ...
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New Customs declaration speeds e-commerce cargo through Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
Dutch Customs has teamed up with the Schiphol airport cargo community in Amsterdam to launch a simplified e-commerce declaration called VENUE.The declaration has been designed to help shippers import and export items that are being purchased via e-commerce platforms - such as fashion, personal care, and homeware - throughout the ...
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NewsBrussels sees first cargo increase since terror attacks
Brussels Airport saw a 6.6% growth in cargo volumes during August, due to a strong performance of the freighter aircraft segment.It was also the first monthly airfreight throughput increase at the Belgian gateway since the March 22 terror attacks in the passenger terminal which left 16 people dead. A further ...
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Mixed August for European cargo hubs
European cargo hubs saw a mixed August, with two of the top three airports seeing monthly declines but year to date increases in airfreight volumes.Cargo throughput (airfreight+airmail) at Frankfurt, Europe’s number cargo hub in 2015, remained “almost stable” at 171,871 tonnes in August, down 0.1% on the same month last ...