All Europe articles – Page 115
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Tough start for Gatwick's cargo business
Gatwick Airport’s air cargo business has had a tough start to the year as demand dropped by almost 10%.The West Sussex airport, which is hoping to secure government backing for expansion at the expense of west London rival Heathrow, saw cargo demand drop by 9.7% year on year in January ...
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ASL swoops on TNT fleet
ASL Aviation has agreed to purchase TNT Airways and Pan Air Líneas Aéreas, which the express firm has agreed to sell as part of its takeover by FedEx, for an undisclosed sum.The deal will see Dublin-headquartered ASL, which was the expected destination of the fleet, take over the flights operated ...
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Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year
Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for carriers to specific regions and your favourite all-cargo airline. The 2015 categories are:Best Cargo Airline to/from: Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe & Middle East, All-Cargo Airline and the Cargo Airline of ...
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CargoLogicAir reveals fleet plans
New UK-based all-cargo airline CargoLogicAir (CLA) has revealed it hopes to operate a fleet of five Boeing 747 freighters in 2018.The much speculated-upon airline today confirmed it had been awarded an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.CLA has taken delivery of its first Boeing 747-400 freighter ...
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Finnair Cargo signs up Mercator's SkyChain
Finnair Cargo has signed up to use software provider Mercator’s SkyChain air cargo management system as the airline expands hub and air capacity.SkyChain will be implemented by October 2016, six months ahead of the opening of Finnair's new cargo terminal in spring 2017.The new terminal is being developed in line ...
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RiverOak applies for Manston airport reopening
US hedge fund RiverOak has made a pre-application inquiry to UK planning inspectors for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to reopen Manston airport in the south-east of the country, primarily as a freight gateway.The UK's Planning inspectorate confirmed that it had received a pre-application inquiry from RiverOak in early January. ...
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Panalpina launches research into 3D printing and the supply chain
Logistics giant Panalpina and Cardiff Business School at Cardiff University are expanding their research partnership to include new manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing.The aim is to help Panalpina’s customers identify the right products that could be switched from traditional to new, ‘additive manufacturing’ techniques which include 3D printing.The use ...
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FedEx takeover of TNT edges forward
FedEx’s takeover of TNT has taken another step forward after Brazil’s competition authority gave its go-ahead to the acquisition.The US parcel giant said Brazil’s Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica had yesterday unconditionally approved its intended acquisition of TNT Express.“We are very pleased with the unconditional approval from the Brazilian regulatory ...
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News2015: a year of marginal growth for air cargo
Last year can be summarised as a period of marginal growth for air cargo demand, despite the strong first quarter, according to one analyst.In its monthly market update, analyst WorldACD said that volume increased by a “meagre” 2% during the full year despite starting the year strongly because of strike ...
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ST Aerospace completes 55% ownership of EFW freighter conversion specialist
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has taken an additional 20% equity interest in Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the Germany-based passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion arm of plane maker Airbus.The investment, first announced in June 2015, was completed following the receipt of regulatory approvals and "fulfilment of customary conditions precedent".Dresden-based EFW now ...
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Next steps for Cargolux China
European all-cargo carrier Cargolux has moved on to the next stage of launching Cargolux China, a Zhengzhou-based freighter airline which looks set for take-off by the first quarter of 2017.The Luxembourg-based carrier’s president and chief executive, Dirk Reich, said that the next few weeks will involve garnering approval from the ...
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FedEx opens Nordic Gateway in Copenhagen
FedEx Express has opened officially its new Nordic Gateway facility at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark, a facility that will serve as a gateway for inbound and outbound shipments for Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.The 8,000 sq m facility can sort 3,300 packages per hour, process 18 weekly FedEx Express flights, ...
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Antonov denies liquidation reports
Antonov has denied reports that the company has been liquidated, pointing out that the manufacturer has actually been transferred to a different state concern.Several media reports have carried stories on the demise on the iconic aircraft manufacturer over the last few days.In response, the company said it had transferred the ...
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Qatar Marches on with freighter routes to Budapest, Prague and Ho Chi Minh
Qatar Airways Cargo will launch A330F freighter routes to Budapest, Prague and Ho Chi Minh in March, filling a “definite gap in the market” and increasing the Middle East airline’s freighter destinations in Europe to 14 and in Asia/Pacific to six.An Airbus freighter will fly twice a week from Qatar ...
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Air Partner teams up with TALA for urgent flights for aerospace industry
The Aerospace Logistics Alliance (TALA) and air charter service provider Air Partner have co-operated in providing a number of flights for aerospace industry over the past few months.On one flight, a small King Air turboprop was chartered out of London Southend Airport to Zurich on behalf of TALA UK carrying ...
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NewsGlobal economic weakness is air cargo's biggest concern in 2016
The Air Cargo News annual reader survey has revealed that the current state of the global economy is the single biggest challenge to the industry, while the pharmaceutical sector offers the best potential for growth.This year’s survey asked freight forwarders, airports, handlers and air cargo carriers their opinions on a ...
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Singapore Airlines Cargo extends handling contract with Frankfurt Cargo Services
Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) and Singapore Cargo Airlines have renewed the carrier’s handling contract at the German airport, Europe's largest airfreight hub by volumes.Hans-Georg Emmert, managing director of FCS, said: “We are very pleased that Singapore Airlines, one of Asia’s leading airlines, has decided to extend its contract with FCS ...
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Londoners ‘favour Gatwick expansion’ claims airport operator
Londoners are more in favour of expanding Gatwick than the alternatives says the airport operator, quoting a YouGov poll, the first to be carried out since the UK government once again delayed a decision on the issue.Gatwick scored more highly than Heathrow on issues such as the effect on air ...
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Munich subsidiary buys Berlin airport ground handler
Southern Germany airport group Flughafen München (FMG) has expanded its ground handling operations in Berlin with the purchase of a Spanish-owned operator at the capital’s Tegel Airport (TXL).AeroGround Flughafen München, a ground handling subsidiary of FMG, has acquired the established ground handling companies Acciona Airport Services Berlin and HSD Flughafen.A ...
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Global GSA parent firm wins Maastricht Airport concession
The parent company of Global GSA has been awarded a ten year concession to take over operations of Maastricht Aachen Airport as it looks to expand freight volumes.The Dutch airport announced yesterday that it had awarded the concession to Trade Centre Global Investments (TCGI), owner of Global GSA, as it ...