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Chicago RFD takes aim at pharma volumes from India
Chicago Rockford International (RFD) is targetting further growth in the pharma trade from India after recently welcoming its first shipment of the type from the country. The first shipment was undertaken by India-based pharma specialist forwarder Penta Freight India on behalf of a pharma company based in the country. The ...
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Menzies adds Chicago RFD operation as it looks to grow at secondary airports
Menzies Aviation will add a cargo handling operation at fast-growing Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) this summer as it expects continued growth at alternative gateways.In January, the handler signed a 10-year lease agreement with the Greater Rockford Airport Authority which is due to commence on June 1.Menzies will occupy building ...
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NewsChicago Rockford adds cargo community system as volumes surge
Amar More, Kale Info Solutions (L) and Zach Oakley, Chicago Rockford. Source: KaleChicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) will implement Kale Info Solutions' (Kale) Airport Cargo Community System (ACS) as it looks to automate processes and meet growth.The system will allow cargo handlers to receive real-time updates on estimated cargo arrival ...
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Emirates SkyCargo adds Chicago Rockford flights
Emirates SkyCargo has started freighter flights to Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) as it looks to expand connectivity in North America.The Dubai-based carrier said that from February 1 it has been operating scheduled and ad-hoc flights to Chicago Rockford on a combination of Boeing 777F and Boeing 777-300ER PAX freighters.The ...
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NewsUS cargo-focussed airports report rapid growth in 2020
US airports with a cargo focus last year saw their freight volumes grow rapidly as consumers switched to e-commerce, according to new research by Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development.The report, written by Joseph Schwieterman and Euan Hague, found that freight volumes at cargo-focussed airports last year increased by an average ...
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NewsChicago Rockford and Cologne Bonn team up on cargo
Chicago RockfordChicago Rockford (RFD) and Cologne Bonn (CGN) airports are teaming up to attract cargo and work on new e-commerce handling systems.The two airports said the "unique" knowledge sharing partnership would help manage the increasing e-commerce demand.Joint goals include attracting additional cargo airlines, alleviate on-ground challenges and help speed up ...
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NewsChicago RFD to build second cargo facility
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) has started the construction of a second cargo facility in close proximity to the airport.The new facility, which is in addition to the one announced in October last year, will feature: a 100,000 sq ft building, a ramp to accommodate six Boeing 747 aircraft and ...
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Stellar year for cargo at Chicago Rockford
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) handled record cargo volumes in 2020 on the back of e-commerce demand.The Illinois airport saw cargo volumes increase by 15% year on year in 2020 1.2m tonnes. The leading driver of the cargo growth was e-commerce purchases."Cargo growth has continued at a high pace since ...
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Senator establishes US Midwest base at RFD
German shipping firm Senator International has named Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) as its US Midwest hub.The company has been operating its own transatlantic cargo flights, known as its Senator Atlantic Bridge (SAB) since 2016 and it recently launched a twice-weekly service to RFD "offering a new and much needed ...
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NewsChicago Rockford starts construction of new cargo facility
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) has started constructing a 90,000 sq ft cargo hub as part of a two-phase expansion of its airfreight facilities.Located on the south side of the airport, the facility is expected to open in the summer of next year and will house Emery Air and Senator ...
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Chicago RFD set on continued cargo growth
Chicago Rockford International Airport has revealed that it is pushing to climb the ranks of the US's largest cargo airport after having increased its airfreight handling capabilities in recent months.On the the Federal Aviation Administration's 2019 list of All-Cargo Data for US Airports, Chicago Rockford International Airport sat in 19th ...
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Chicago Rockford beats own cargo-handling record in Q1 2020
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) has announced that it handled more than 625m lbs of cargo in the first quarter of this year — the most that it has ever processed in a three-month period.The hub explained that its first quarter figures reflect the cargo operations of RFD and its ...
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NewsCargo demand on the up at Chicago Rockford in 2019
Chicago Rockford (RFD). Credit: Dave Lindberg.Chicago Rockford (RFD) saw its cargo volumes grow by almost 11% year on year in 2019 to just over 1m tonnes.RFD is home to the second largest UPS hub in North America, which continues to increase its daily cargo flights. The airport also serves other ...
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A record year for cargo at Chicago Rockford
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) handled record volumes of cargo last year helped by the expansion of Amazon Air operations.The Illinois airport saw cargo volumes grow by 11% year on year in 2019 to reach just over 1m tonnes.In just five years, RFD has tripled the amount of cargo landing ...
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Amazon to take over Pinnacle Logistics' operations at RFD and Baltimore
Amazon will take over the ground handling operations of Pinnacle Logistics at Chicago Rockford (RFD) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall airports.A Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the Maryland Department of Labor shows that Pinnacle is planning to close its Baltimore facility on April 14, which will affect 1,609 ...
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Cargo airports fly with e-commerce
Montreal’s Mirabel airport is gearing up for some infrastructure improvements.Canada’s federal government and the local airport authority have pledged to contribute altogether C$107m ($81.24m) to the project, which will go towards the construction of a 20,000 sq m cargo terminal, new parking positions for 13 freighters and improvements in road ...