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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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NewsWFS to automate truck processing at Heathrow
Source: WFSCargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will next month add a ‘CargoKiosk’ at Heathrow to automate the processing of trucks.The CargoKiosk allows companies to complete the driver, vehicle and cargo authorisation process electronically prior to the truck arriving on-site.The driver then enters an ID and follows the touchscreen prompts ...
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Work underway on new dnata Heathrow facility
Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Aiput fund has started construction of Phase II of dnata City East, a 117,000 sq ft extension of its Heathrow cargo facility.Full planning permission for the warehouse was granted in August 2020. The building will be operated by dnata, which also operates the nearby 250,000 sq ft ...
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Heathrow third-runway plans hit by court ruling
The UK’s court of appeal has today ruled that plans for a third runway at London Heathrow airport are unlawful because they do not take into account government commitments relating to climate change.”We have concluded, in particular, that the designation of the [plans] was unlawful by reason of a failure ...
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NewsHeathrow's Christmas cargo figures revealed
London's Heathrow Airport has revealed that 144,000 tonnes of cargo – the equivalent weight of 68 London Eyes – is expected to pass through the hub during the festive season.This figure is reportedly 3% higher than last year's cargo volumes during the holiday period.British citizens are expected to import almost ...
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Heathrow former head of cargo Platts to join Riyadh Airports Company
Heathrow Airport Limited's former head of cargo, Nick Platts, will join DAA International to help develop Riyadh Airports Company's cargo operation.Platts' final day at Heathrow was last week, ahead of his move to Saudi Arabia to take up a role with DAA International.His new two-year director of cargo role will ...
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British Airways IT issues hit cargo customers
IT problems at British Airways have forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights at London Heathrow and Gatwick.IAG Cargo, the freight business of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, said that it had begun to automatically rebook customer shipments that have been affected by the IT glitch on the ...
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NewsSwissport signs up for ten more years with SEGRO
Heathrow Cargo CentreCargo handler Swissport has signed a 10-year deal to continue leasing its 104,000 sq ft facility at SEGRO’s Heathrow Cargo Centre.The Cargo Centre, which in total comprises 1.2m sq ft of space, offers direct access to the apron, “reducing waiting times and providing more certainty around deliveries”, SEGRO ...
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Keep calm and cargo on: Heathrow strikes called off
The UK’s air cargo industry is set to run smoothly this weekend after planned strikes at London's Heathrow Airport, scheduled to happen on July 26-27, were postponed.The strikes could have caused significant disruption to UK air cargo operations, in addition to many other flights and services at Heathrow.In response to ...
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UK Aviation 2050: Airfreight must play a defining role
Alex Veitch, head of multimodal policy at the Freight Transport Association (FTA), explains why the cargo sector should be a central part of the UK's aviation strategy, currently under discussion.Airfreight currently represents around 40% by value of the UK’s imports and exports, and as the UK seeks to supplement European ...
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Seminars aim to tackle Heathrow truck congestion
CCS-UK User Group – the not-for-profit body which represents users of the UK’s air cargo community data system – is hosting a series of seminars to showcase its solution for streamlining collections and deliveries of airfreight at Heathrow’s cargo terminal.Advance Information System (AIS) is a bolt-on module for CCS-UK that ...
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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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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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High Court dismisses legal challenges to Heathrow's third runway
The High Court in London has ruled against campaigners challenging the legality of the UK government’s decision to allow a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The challenges were from a coalition of objectors including the Mayor of London.Caroline Russell, chair of the London Assembly Environment Committee, said: “Although the Government’s ...
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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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Heathrow looks back on record 2018
The operator of London Heathrow Airport, Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL), has said that 2018 was a record year for the UK’s biggest and busiest air gateway.As well as handling a record number of passengers (80.1m), it also enjoyed an increase in revenue and profits compared to 2017.However, the picture was ...
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BIFA calls for response to UK Government’s Brexit consultation
The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, has urged its members to respond to the UK Government’s aviation policy consultation process.As the UK prepares its long-term aviation policy running through 2050, the government has sought industry input into developing its strategy.The ...
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NewsWFS extends its lease on two facilities at Heathrow Cargo Centre
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has renewed its lease on two units it currently occupies at Heathrow Cargo Centre, the airside freight facility owned and managed by real estate investment trust SEGRO at the UK’s busiest airfreight gateway.The five-year leases are for airside units at 551 Shoreham Road and 552 Shoreham ...
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Heathrow adds direct link to China’s Silicon Valley
The first direct flight linking London Heathrow with Shenzhen has touched down at the UK gateway.The Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A330-300 passenger service, which operates three times a week and represents the carrier’s first long-haul route, is part of Heathrow’s continuing expansion of its Chinese connections.Starting the year with five links ...