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February freight surge at DXB
Freight volumes at Dubai International (DXB) increased 3% in February, rising from 191,002 tonnes in 2015 to 196,730 tonnes in February 2016. Cargo growth was however outpaced by the rise in passengers, which jumped 6.9% to over 6.3 million passengers in February 2016, according to the latest traffic report by ...
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Industry condemns ‘insensitive’ Belgian ATC strikes
Belgian air traffic controllers have been condemned by the airline industry for going on strike just days after Brussels airport reopened following the terrorist attacks of 22 March. The controllers staged a wildcat action on 12 April, causing widespread disruption.IATA director general Tony Tyler described the walk-out as “a kick ...
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Atlas Air chief calls for air traffic overhaul
Atlas Air president and chief executive William Flynn has called for a root and branch overhaul of the air traffic control system in the US.Addressing the CNS Partnership Conference in Nashville on 11 April, he urged the industry to support Congressman Bill Shuster’s Aviation, Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act. ...
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Freight down at Frankfurt
Frankfurt Airport cargo volumes fell 1.6% year on year in March and 1.2% in the year to date. Passenger business meanwhile rose 3.9% in the month and 3.3% for the year to date.Cargo traffic appears to be continuing the trend seen in 2015, when cargo traffic for the year fell ...
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NewsHong Kong holds on to hub top spot
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) remains the world's largest air cargo hub, said Airports Council International (ACI) in its preliminary world airport traffic rankings.Cargo at the Asian gateway was up 0.4%. Memphis in the US was second (up 0.8%), followed by Shanghai Pudong Airport, which was up 2.9%.Other highlights were ...
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NewsChennai airport prepares for role as aid and relief hub
A four-day “Get Airports Ready for Disaster” (GARD) workshop is underway at India's Chennai International Airport to help prepare for its role as an aid and relief hub during natural disasters.The workshop has been launched by Deutsche Post DHL Group and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).After a natural disaster, ...
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ACSV goes with Hermes air cargo management system
Air Cargo Services of Vietnam (ACSV) is to operate the Hermes air cargo management system in its freight warehouse at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport.Hanoi-based ACSV, the Vietnamese handler formed after the privatisation of Air Cargo Services Co (ACS) in June 2015, and the owner of Noi Bai Cargo Terminal, ...
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Iraq’s Najaf looks to security with X-ray screening systems
Iraq’s Najaf International Airport has ordered a Z Portal cargo screening system and a number of parcel inspection systems from Massachusetts, US-headquartered American Science and Engineering (AS&E). The equipment will provide Najaf Airport with capability to scan incoming vehicles and baggage for weapons, vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs), drugs, and ...
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NewsIATA demands answers to Europe’s €245bn waste of airspace
Bringing Europe’s airspace up to date could boost the economy by €245bn ($278bn) by 2025, says a new IATA study.The report, which marks the start of a campaign by the airline association, claims that the average flight is currently nearly 50km longer than it need be and is delayed by ...
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Defiant Brussels is back in business
Brussels Airlines operated the first passenger aircraft since the March 22 attacks on Brussels Airport at 13.40 on Sunday. In a low-key ceremony, emergency services saluted the flight to Faro, Portugal in the presence of mobility minister Jacqueline Galant and defence minister, Steven Vandeput.Chief executive of Brussels Airport Company, Arnaud ...
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NewsBrussels' cargo operations begin to return to normal after attacks
UPDATE: Air cargo operations at Brussels airport have begun to return to normal over the last couple of days after last week’s attacks that left 15 people dead.The Belgian airport began accepting freighter flights last Wednesday, the day after suicide bombers launched an attack in the airport’s check-in area, but ...
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NewsCargo 2000 reveals Cargo iQ rebranding and expanded data project
Cargo 2000 is to get a new identity and will launch a new data project and certification scheme as part of a revamp of the organisation.At the World Cargo Symposium, the IATA organisation revealed that it would now go by the name of Cargo iQ as part of a strategic ...
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Air Cargo Community Frankfurt adds new members
The Air Cargo Community Frankfurt has added three new members to its ranks.The airport community announced today that cargo handler Frankfurt Cargo Services, LATAM Airlines and Frankfurt Road Cargo had all joined the community, bringing its total number of members to 38.Air Cargo Community Frankfurt executive director Joachim von Winning ...
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Cargo flights resume at Brussels Airport but passenger operations remain suspended
Brussels Airport has said cargo operations will resume today (March 23) following yesterday's terrorist attacks that left 11 people dead.The airport said in a statement issued at 18:30 local time: "Partial aerial activities will resume tonight. Cargo flights and private flights handled by General Aviation can resume as of now. ...
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Brussels Airport update on cargo and passenger services
Brussels Airport, which suffered a terrorist attack yesterday in which 12 people died, has issued the following statement: "There will be no passenger flights tomorrow. Brussels Airport and airlines are in narrow contact to find suitable solutions for all passengers."Brussels Airport is looking at the possibilities to start cargo flights ...
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Schiphol launches pharma gateway
European cargo hub Schiphol has launched Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA), a community-based cool chain logistics programme for the niche high value airfreight product.All participants in PGA will be IATA CEIV Pharma-certified and the programme is the initiative of Schiphol’s Pharma Task Force, launched in July 2015 by Air Cargo Netherlands, ...
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Middle East airfreight hub volumes outpace Asia Pacific in January
Airfreight traffic grew 7.4% in the Middle East during January, more than double the growth in the Asia-Pacific at 3.3%, according to latest regional statistics from Airports Council International (ACI).Said ACI Asia Pacific: “The improvement in freight volumes in Asia-Pacific may be positively impacted by the push leading up to ...
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Explosions at Brussels Airport, 11 feared dead
Brussels Airport has been closed to operations after two explosions in the Belgian hub's passenger terminal left at least 11 people dead and many more injured.On its social media site, the airport authority said: "All airport operations have been suspended until further notice. Follow the information on our website. Don't ...
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Redline wins Bangladeshi aviation security services contract
UK-based Redline Assured Security has signed a two-year contract with the Bangladesh government to provide aviation security services at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.The appointment comes shortly after the UK's Department for Transport on March 9 placed an interim ban on cargo out of Dhaka's international airport to the ...
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Shanghai Pudong has strong February
Shanghai Pudong International airport handled 194,300 tonnes of air cargo in February, down by 12.6% on the same month of 2015.Nearly 144,000 tonnes of this total was carried on international services.The result was disappointing, particularly in the light of the strong start that had been made to the year.In January, ...