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Lufthansa cargo capacity up by 3.3% in 2017
Lufthansa saw total group airlines cargo capacity (available cargo tonne-km) 3.3% higher in 2017 than in the previous year.Group cargo sales (revenue cargo tonne-km) in the January to December period increased by 7.4%, resulting in a load factor 2.7 higher percentage points than in 2016, reaching 69.3% for 2017.A full-year ...
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Bumper cargo 2017 for the UK's Heathrow and MAG airports
London-Heathrow and the three UK airports owned by the MAG group all saw bumper cargo volumes in 2017.Heathrow became one of the fastest growing major European hubs for cargo in 2017, handling 1.7m tonnes – a full year increase of 10.2% over 2016 - with key markets the US, East ...
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Smiling Beluga XL makes its public debut
Planemaker Airbus has rolled out the first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL freighter aircraft from its assembly hangar in Toulouse.Once operational, a fleet of five next-generation Beluga XLs will be used to transport completed sections of Airbus aircraft among the company’s European production sites and to its final ...
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A record year for cargo at Liege Airport
Belgium's Liege Airport set an all-time record of 717,000 tonnes of goods handled in 2017, a growth of 8.5% compared with cargo volumes in 2016.An airport spokesperson said: "Cargo business worldwide saw overall growth, driven by strong economic performances in Europe, but also by the emergence of new e-commerce opportunities."All ...
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Brussels Airport’s cargo volumes soar by 8.3% in 2017
Brussels Airport handled 535,634 tons of cargo in 2017, a growth of 8.3% compared with 2016 and the highest volume in the last 10 years.All freight segments at the European hub recorded growth last year, but belly cargo in particular saw “a sharp recovery” of 13.8% compared to 2016, while ...
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Schiphol set for 5.4% cargo rise in 2017 despite freighter slots row
Amsterdam's Schiphol airport saw 2017 full year cargo volume grow by 5.4% to 1.75m tonnes over prior year, according to preliminary traffic and transport figures issued by the Royal Schiphol Group.The forecast increase comes as Europe's third largest cargo airport by volume awaits the outcome of a Dutch government decision ...
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CAL Cargo wins online auction for last Jade B747 freighter
Israeli-owned freighter carrier CAL Cargo Airlines has confirmed that it purchased an ex-Jade Boeing 747-400ERF on China’s Taobao online auction platform.Offer Gilboa, owner of CAL-Cargo and Ace Aviation Services, commented: "I am very happy and proud that we have managed to win this bid.“This is a great new development for ...
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Airfreight rates in dramatic peak season rise, states Freightos
Against a background of IATA’s estimated 9.3% growth in world cargo volumes for 2017, airfreight rates have been dramatically up this peak season, reports online platform Freightos.Freightos stated: "While some rates have eased recently, others are heating up. Most US airlines canceled 7-10 scheduled flights coming in from China between ...
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Liege Airport to invest more than €50m in cargo in 2018
Liege Airport will invest €30m in four new parking areas for large freighter aircraft next year, bringing 2018's total planned cargo investment to €50m at the busy Belgian hub.The announcement on additional freighter parking space follows November’s decision to provide a further 20,000 sq m of warehouses and handling facilities.“The ...
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NewsCopenhagen Airport the latest Nordic player looking to capitalise on air cargo
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) is the latest Nordic company to reveal plans to expand its cargo operation in response to growth in the region.The Denmark-based airport has signed an agreement with German developer AXXUS Capital to develop a 20,000 sq m air cargo centre in the eastern part of the airport. ...
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Panalpina picks Belgian perishables specialists for takeover
Logistics giant Panalpina is to acquire the Belgium-based perishables specialists Adelantex and AD Handling.The move follows similar acquisitions by Panalpina in September this year: Cool Chain Group in Germany, and Interfresh Airfreight Handling in the Netherlands.The two Belgian companies are specialised in the handling of perishables imports in Brussels, Liège ...
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Air France-KLM Cargo launches What Counts for SMEs
Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo (AF-KLMP Cargo) has introduced its What Counts product for small and medium-sized customers, bundling together 24/7 easy-to-connect services, tailor-made offers, and a loyalty programme.The Franco-Dutch carrier said that implementation of What Counts is “a substantial enhancement of our service through the utilisation of big data, digital ...
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From Russia with airfreight, Moscow volumes surge
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport handled more than 260,000 tonnes of cargo in the first 11 months of 2017, a 30% increase on the same period last year.Management at Russia’s largest cargo hub said that the airfreight surge was due to the “significant increase in cargo turnover on international flights”.The volume of ...
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European Union hopes new regulations will boost cross-border e-commerce
The European Union (EU) is hoping new cross-border regulations will help boost e-commerce trade.Yesterday, EU negotiators reached a provisional agreement that it is hoped will make prices for cross-border e-commerce more transparent and affordable and increase regulatory oversight of the parcel market.To improve price transparency, the regulations aim to foster ...
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New local rule proposed to end Schiphol's freighter slot deadlock
Schiphol Airport's key cargo stakeholders have agreed a proposed "local rule" that would ease the slot constraints on freighter flights at Europe's third largest freight hub.The solution for the Amsterdam gateway now goes to the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, with the request to consider the proposal as ...
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Lufthansa Cargo adds transatlantic charter flights to cover e-commerce demand
Lufthansa Cargo will carry out six charter flights between Frankfurt and New York on behalf of Deutsche Post as the postal operator looks to meet e-commerce demand.The Frankfurt-hubbed airline began the MD-11 flights in mid-November and they will continue until shortly before Christmas Eve, flying each Monday.Lufthansa Cargo chief product ...
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November boost for cargo hub Leipzig
Leipzig/Halle Airport’s monthly freight volumes exceeded 100,000 tonnes for the first time in November.Germany’s second-largest cargo hub handled 105,100 tonnes of freight last month as volumes rose by 9.4% in comparison with the same month in 2016.Cargo volumes also broke through the one million tonne barrier for the second time ...
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ABC and DHL complete a multi-modal RKN vaccine shipment to Miami
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed a successful multi-modal pharma trial shipment for DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) to deliver healthcare products from Moscow to Miami.The shipment, which replaced real vaccines with service water for test purposes, used an RKN active cargo container in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) cool chain ...
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NewsUK freighter hubs see record November
The UK’s "two most important airports" for freighter aircraft, East Midlands (EMA) and London Stansted, have seen record volumes of cargo in November, said airport owner MAG.The increased volumes were driven by early Christmas shopping and e-commerce, as Black Friday and Cyber Monday spending "shifted increasingly online from the high ...
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Heathrow airport details "Christmas cargo" stats
Over 143,000 tonnes of “Christmas cargo” is expected to fly via London Heathrow airport in the month leading up to December 25, a record to date, said the UK hub’s management.A statement added: “The airport’s data from November and December 2016 shows a clear spike in the volume of certain ...