All East Midlands Airport (EMA) articles – Page 2

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    West Atlantic relocates UK operations to East Midlands Airport

    2017-11-20T16:48:50Z

    The UK division of Sweden's West Atlantic cargo airline has relocated its operation from Coventry Airport to East Midlands Airport.The express freight company has leased 43,000 sq ft of hanger space close to its key customers DHL and the Royal Mail.A statement said that the move is driven by a ...

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    New multimodal hub for East Midlands airport

    2017-10-10T12:31:02Z

    Two property partners have launched what they describe as an inland port, close to East Midlands Airport in the UK.Investment trust Segro and property developer Roxhill say that the Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway, a 700 acre `inland port’ with a new rail freight terminal, pointing out that it ...

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    East Midlands Airport to close at weekends for runway refurbishment

    2016-08-19T14:59:28Z

    East Midlands Airport in the UK will close at the weekends during November and December as its runway undergoes refurbishment.The refurbishment will be completed over seven consecutive weekends, a UK first for airport runway refurbishment projects, meaning that the airport will be closed to all traffic for 48 hours each ...

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    UK government delays decision on additonal runway for south east of England

    2016-06-30T11:34:13Z

    A decision on airport expansion in south-eastern England is to be delayed until "at least October", Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced.London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been vying with each other over building an extra runway and a decision was expected this summer.Heathrow's plan for a third runway received ...

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    Volga-Dnepr hails East Midlands efforts

    2015-10-21T14:34:16Z

    East Midlands Airport has been named the ‘Most Cargo Charter Friendly Airport’ in the UK by Volga-Dnepr Group.The award was presented at a gala dinner in London on 1 October to celebrate the Group’s 25th anniversary to the airport’s commercial director, Julian Carr (pictured, right), by the Russian carrier’s vice ...

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    East Midlands hits all-time high

    2015-03-20T11:59:25Z

    The UK’s East Midlands Airport handled 309,000 tonnes of flown cargo in 2014, the best ever throughput in its 49-year history. Traffic was up 3.6 per cent on 2013’s volume.The airport also beat its 2010 figure, its previous best year, by nearly 2,000 tonnes.EMA is a main UK hub for ...

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    Miller new head of East Midlands Airport

    2010-09-13T22:00:00Z

    EAST Midlands Airport (UK) has made Brad Miller (right), its current projects and procurement director, the new managing director.Effective 4 October, Miller replaces Penny Coates who has been promoted to chief operating officer for the Manchester Airports Group, which owns the airport.Miller said: “I’m obviously very proud to have been ...