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Air France KLM cargo handlers to join Frankfurt strike
Air France/KLM cargo ground handling staff at Frankfurt Airport are set to stage a one-day “warning” strike tomorrow (Friday, November 25th) over pay.German trade union ver.di said that the strike will begin at 06.00 and will end at 22.00, affecting around 150 ground employees across Germany, mainly in the carrier’s ...
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Cargo handlers feel the peak season strain
Cargo sheds across Europe and North America are struggling to keep up with this year's peak season demand, causing delays for the pick up and drop off of cargo.In Europe, handlers at major cargo hubs Frankfurt Main, London Heathrow and Amsterdam Schiphol are all feeling the strain.Air Cargo News reported ...
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SF Airlines launches Frankfurt freighter link
Express operator SF Airlines has launched a new freighter service between Wuhan and Frankfurt (FRA) to cater for e-commerce demand.The service represents SF Airlines' fourth to Europe and the third international route from Wuhan, following the launch of flights to Tokyo and Osaka earlier this year.The flight will be operated ...
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NewsFrankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) helps Germany's fight against Covid-19
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) is processing time-sensitive essential medical cargo at Frankfurt airport, so that it can be distributed to German hospitals as quickly as possible.Over the past few days, FCS has handled medical supplies, which were shipped from the US, China and Mexico, to ...
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European hubs see cargo volume declines narrow in July
Declines in cargo traffic at European airports narrowed in July, but volumes were still down on a year earlier.Statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that cargo volumes declined by 2.3% year on year in July, with European Union (EU) airports registering a 3.1% drop-off and non-EU hubs reporting ...
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Seven months of cargo declines in a row at European airports
Air cargo traffic at European airports declined for the seventh month in a row in May.The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that cargo volumes were down by 2.2% in May.European Union (EU) airports saw freight traffic fall by 2.3% while non-EU ones registered a 1.6% decline.The ...
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European airports see sharp decline in cargo demand in April
European airports in April recorded their sharpest decline in freight traffic since January 2012.According to Airports Council International (ACI) Europe, airports in the region saw cargo volumes decline by 6.2% year on year in April.Over the first four months of the year, cargo demand in Europe is 3% behind a ...
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NewsNew JettHub centre increases ULD storage
Jettainer has inaugurated an 18,000 sq metre JettHub in the Four Parx Gross-Gerau, near Frankfurt Airport, as its new logistics centre for unit load devices (ULDs).JettHub offers space for up to 6,600 containers and pallets and the company says larger and modern stackers and racks allow for a more efficient ...
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NewsEuropean airports see 1.8% cargo volume decline in Q1 2019
Freight traffic at Europe’s airports fell by 1.8% during the first quarter of 2019 although Belgian freighter-friendly hub Liège saw volumes surge by 12.5%.The latest report by European airport trade body ACI Europe, said: “The decline in freight traffic in Q1 was all down to the European Union (EU) market ...
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Cargo at Brussels down but up at Frankfurt in March
Brussels airport saw cargo volumes decline in March but Frankfurt managed to return to growth after two months of declines.Brussels saw pure air cargo volumes decline by 12% year on year in March to 44,532 tonnes, with the airport blaming industrial action by air traffic controllers and general slowdown in ...
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Airports see cargo volumes decline further in February
Major airports suffered another month of traffic declines in February, with the world’s largest airfreight hub reporting a double-digit percentage decrease on a year earlier.Hong Kong International Airport saw cargo volumes decrease by 14.4% year on year in February to 274,000 tonnes due to “unfavourable macroeconomic conditions”.Figures in the first ...
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A weak start to the year for Europe's leading cargo airports
January was another tough month for airports around Europe as freight volumes continued to decline on a year ago.Figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that cargo volumes decreased by 2.4% year on year during the month, with losses concentrated at European Union (EU) airports (-3.2%) while non-EU facilities ...
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NewsGIV makes first eDGD declaration using Frankfurt's INFr8
Germany-based dangerous goods specialist GIV has sent its first digital shipment declaration via the eDGD portal INFr8 at Frankfurt Airport.Adem Yurt, managing director and dangerous goods safety advisor at GIV, said that he wanted his company “right from the start” to be involved in the pilot of the INFr8 portal."We ...