All Europe articles – Page 5
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NewsWFS opens 5th cargo terminal at Madrid Airport
The new facility was formally opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony by John Batten, chief executive, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia (EMEAA) at WFS, and Humberto Castro, managing director of WFS in Spain & Italy. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its cargo handling capacity by 60% at Adolfo ...
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NewsSwissport adds pharma shipment consolidation service in Basel
Source: SwissportSwissport has opened a new "Cool+Connect" pharma facility at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse that allows it to consolidate shipments at the airport and reduce truck journeys.The new facility is larger than the existing pharma area at 20 m x 5 m and expands Swissport's overall pharma capacity at the airport from ...
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New UK government must support airports' cargo capacity growth
The incoming UK government must do more to increase cargo capacity at UK airports if the economy is to grow, trade body Aviation Services UK (ASUK) has stressed ahead of next week's General Election.The UK economy is dependent upon competitiveness in, and connectivity to, international markets and therefore aviation plays ...
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NewsSingapore Airlines selects WFS for Gatwick cargo handling
Source: WFSSingapore Airlines has selected WFS to provide cargo handling services for its new flight to the UK, while it has also renewed its deal with the firm covering other countries.The new deal covers the handling of cargo on Singapore Airline's new flight from Singapore Changi Airport to London Gatwick.The ...
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NewsAirExplore adds three 737Fs
Martin Stulajter, chief executive of AirExplore. Photo: Avia Solutions GroupSlovakia-based aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI) firm and charter airline AirExplore has taken delivery of three Boeing 737-800 freighters to expand its cargo capacity.The newly acquired cargo aircraft will be based at European and Middle Eastern airports, said the airline, ...
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NewsMenzies extends Budapest Airport cargo services
Photo: Menzies AviationMenzies Aviation has joined forces with Airport Services Budapest Zrt. (AS Budapest) to extend its ground handling, cargo and lounge services at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) in Hungary.AS Budapest is the ground handling company for several major airlines at Hungary’s largest commercial airport.As part of the ...
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Beijing Capital brings another freighter service to Liege
Liege Airport (LGG) has grown its air cargo business with the addition of a new freighter service operated by Beijing Capital Airlines.The Chinese airline began the route between Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) in East China’s Jiangxi province and Liege Airport in Belgium on June 24, said Alexis Lapot, senior ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo adds Madrid to freighter network
Photo: EtihadEtihad Cargo will launch a twice-weekly Boeing 777 freighter service between Abu Dhabi and Madrid next month to enhance its European network and support e-commerce connectivity from Asia to Europe via its Abu Dhabi hub.The service between Zayed International Airport (AUH) and Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) will begin ...
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NewsDHL Express ramps up use of electric vehicles at Brussels
Source: Brussels AirportDHL Express is ramping up its use of electric ground-handling vehicles at Brussels Airport as part of efforts to reduce its emissions output.The investment means that one in three tractors and loaders used by DHL Express at the Belgian hub are now fully electric.In total, DHL has put ...
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Leipzig/Halle Airport operator set for cash injection
Financially troubled Leipzig/Halle Airport operator Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG) is set to receive a cash injection from its shareholders, while it is also considering the merger of its cargo handling business.Citing an MFAG spokesperson, Air Cargo News' sister title DVZ said a report from auditor KPMG found that the company ...
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SF Airlines launches Ezhou-Budapest air cargo route
SF Airlines has launched an air cargo route linking Ezhou Huahu Airport in central China's Hubei Province with Budapest International Airport in Hungary.This is the first air cargo route linking Ezhou Huahu Airport to Hungary and is also SF Airlines' third route from this airport to Europe, reported China's state ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding's new CEO for Germany and Switzerland
Source: DHL GroupMarkus Panhauser will take on the role of chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding Germany and Switzerland from July 1.Panhauser succeeds Tobias Schmidt, who has led both country organisations alongside his role as chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding Europe since November 2021.Schmidt will now focus on his ...
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Lufthansa Cargo launches freighter flights from Munich
Lufthansa Cargo will expand its regional freighter network in July with the addition of flights from Munich Airport for the first time.The German cargo carrier said the flights will start on July 6, utilising its Airbus A321 freighters to connect Munich with Istanbul twice a week.Customers can already start booking ...
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Liege sees air cargo volumes improve again in May
Belgian freighter hub Liege Airport reported another month of increasing cargo volumes in May.The airport said that cargo tonnages for the month increased by 13.4% year on year to 95,905 tonnes.The airport said the increase is ahead of the general cargo market, which is estimated by DHL to have increased ...
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NewsAIA appoints McInnes in UK cargo role
Colin McInnes. Source: AIA CargoAIA Cargo has appointed Colin McInnes as its new vice president cargo UK as the firm looks to expand in the country.McInnes joins from CHAMP Cargosystems where he was head of sales and account management for Europe, Middle East and Africa.He also spent 18 years working ...
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FedEx plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs in Europe
FedEx is planning to cut thousands of jobs in Europe as it continues to struggle with sluggish market conditions.The express giant said that it would let go between 1,700 and 2,000 members of its back-office team on the continent - around 3-4% of its 52,000 European employees.It hopes the move ...
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European Cargo gears up for more freighters
Freighter operator European Cargo and Bournemouth Airport's in-house handler Cargo First are preparing for the addition of three more Airbus A340 freighters over the coming months.The carrier, which operates flights between Bournemouth in the UK and China, will add its fourth A340-600 converted freighter in July, with two more to ...
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NewsSwissport Frankfurt recertified by IATA for pharma
Swissport's air cargo centre at Frankfurt Airport. Photo: SwissportSwissport's air cargo centre at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has been reawarded with IATA’s CEIV Pharma (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics) certification.The certification demonstrates a company's rigorous adherence to the quality and security standards essential for handling sensitive pharmaceuticals.“The ...
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My Freighter and Air Europa expand cargo networks with new tie-up
My Freighter and Air Europa have announced an interline agreement that will allow the former to add flights to the Americas and the latter to expand into Asia.The agreement will give Tashkent-hubbed My Freighter access to eight new destinations: Panama City, Cancun, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, Columbia, Miami, New York ...
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Budapest Airport gets new owners
Hungary's Budapest Airport, which has been investing heavily in cargo infrastructure over recent years, has a new owner.Yesterday, AviAlliance and the co-shareholders of Budapest Airport agreed to sell the airport to a consortium consisting of the Hungarian state-owned Corvinus and French co-investor Vinci Airports.The value of the transaction is €3.1bn ...