All Europe articles – Page 75
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NewsUK airfreight fails to keep pace with passenger growth
Department for Transport statistics confirm that UK airfreight has not kept pace with the national growth in passenger numbers, in terms of both tonnage and numbers of aircraft movementsIn 2011, (77%) and 2016 (78%) most freight by tonnage was in carried the bellyholds of passenger aircraft, states the latest updated ...
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Forwarders look to secure airfreight capacity for busy peak
Freight forwarders are bracing for a busy peak period by securing air cargo capacity under block space (BSA) and ACMI agreements.Speaking shortly after announcing third-quarter results, Panalpina said it expected capacity to be an issue while slot constraints at airports, a veiled reference to the issues at Schiphol, would also ...
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CargoLogicAir adds scheduled link ex-Europe to Dubai and Hong Kong
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has launched its second scheduled cargo service with a weekly route connecting London and Frankfurt with Dubai and Hong Kong.This latest new route for the British all-cargo airline follows the launch of CLA’s first scheduled operation in August, when it introduced twice-weekly B747-400 flights from London Stansted Airport ...
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Panalpina expects busy peak as airfreight continues to grow
Freight forwarder Panalpina saw airfreight volumes increase by 8% during the third quarter of the year as it prepares for a strong peak season.The Switzerland-based firm saw airfreight volumes increase to 249,000 tonnes during the July-September period compared with 228,000 tonnes for the same period last year.The overall market is ...
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Turbulent times for Europe’s leisure airlines
Europe’s low-cost leisure airlines have faced a tough year, with airberlin, Monarch and Alitalia all filling for bankruptcy.The latest development in the long-running Alitalia saga saw Germany’s Lufthansa Group and the UK’s EasyJet submit an offer for parts of the insolvent Italian airline.Although details were thin on the ground, Lufthansa ...
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European airlines and airports renew dispute
An event organised by Airlines for Europe (A4E) has seen the region's carriers and airports renew their bitter dispute over airport charges.At the event, chief executives of A4E member airlines presented the final results of a York Aviation study on the cost and profitability of European airports as carriers continue ...
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MAG calls for a freight focus in UK's aviation strategy
UK airport group MAG has called on the country's government to make freight a central part of its new aviation strategy.The airport group, which operates Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands, said that the aviation strategy should set out an ambitious plan for improving international connectivity from UK airports.It would like ...
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MAG urges UK-wide aviation strategy
As the UK Government prepares its aviation strategy for the next 30 years, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is calling for “a strategy that is national in scope which seeks to maximise the economic and social benefits of aviation”This would include a focus on better connectivity with the country’s rail and ...
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Schiphol freighter sector dealt blow as 'local rule' for slots is rejected
Low-cost airlines have rejected proposals for a ‘local rule’ at Schiphol airport that would have given priority to freighter operators as the hub faces a shortage of slots.The airport is nearing its slot limit for the year of 500,000 and as a result is having to limit the number of ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Demand picks up as peak season approaches
European airlines saw cargo demand ramp up in September as the peak season started to get underway.The latest data from airlines based in the European region show that demand was up across the board in September compared with August.In fact, Lufthansa, IAG and Finnair all had their busiest September since ...
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K+N air growth ramps up but margins still under pressure
Double-digit percentage air cargo demand and revenue growth at freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) helped offset margin pressure in the third quarter of the year.The Switzerland-based forwarding giant continued its good run of form in 2017, with third-quarter airfreight demand increasing by 20.6% to 391,000 tonnes, while air revenues were up ...
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Singapore switches four freighter flights to Brussels from Amsterdam
Brussels Airport has confirmed that Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) will switch four freighter flights a week to the Belgian hub from its current base at Amsterdam Schiphol after the Netherlands gateway was forced to axe up to 35 freighter aircraft slots per week.The transfer, which takes place at the ...
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CIS airlines to outgrow overall cargo market
Cargo airlines based in the CIS region are growing much faster than their counterparts in other areas of the world.Speaking at the Caspian Air Cargo Summit, Boeing Commercial Airplanes regional director, airline market analysis marketing & business development Tom Crabtree said that airlines based in CIS countries had seen the ...
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China Southern and Air France-KLM intensify their cargo cooperation
China Southern Airlines Cargo (CZ Cargo) and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) are to intensify their strategic cooperation that could ultimately lead to an integrated commercial and operational cargo joint venture between Europe and China.The cargo arms of two major passenger carriers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...
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GECAS buys B747-8F and extends relationship with AirBridgeCargo
Aircraft lessor GECAS has acquired a Boeing 747-8 freighter from Boeing Capital Corp and will continue the existing aircraft lease with AirBridgeCargo (ABC) which has the jet in its fleet.This transaction expands lessor's decade-long relationship with the airline, which operates an all-747 fleet including two 747-400ERFs from GECAS.“We are pleased ...
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The full list of Heathrow's ten cargo commandments for staying Green:
Here are the ten steps outlined by Heathrow Airport to make sure that its cargo operations remain environmentally friendly despite the extra volumes driven by a third runway.1. Launch an online load consolidation tool by 2017Starting later this year, hundreds of trucking companies and cargo freight forwarders based around the ...
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Heathrow outlines ten cargo steps for staying Green
Heathrow Airport management has announced a new ten step Blueprint for Sustainable Freight to reduce the impact of freight vehicles around Europe's fourth largest cargo hub.The UK's largest airport, still awaiting a Parliamentary vote next year to approve building of a third runway, set out its plans to ensure that ...
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AirBridge adds Liege as a European freighter hub
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has introduced new freighter calls at Liege airport, flights that are understood to be shifting from slot-constrained Amsterdam Schiphol airport, as earlier reported by Air Cargo News.Starting with its winter schedule, ABC will "gradually increase its cargo capacity up to 12 flights per week," said the Russian ...
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Schiphol has high hopes for Chinese e-commerce
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has declared that e-commerce is “helping to strengthen” China’s position as the Dutch gateway’s largest cargo market, with exports from the Netherlands to the Far Eastern nation on the rise.A trade delegation from the Netherlands is due visit to South China later this month and will comprise ...
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New multimodal hub for East Midlands airport
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 ...