Interviews – Page 2

  • Frederic Brun. Photo: Liege Airport 1/12/2023
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    Liege goes for growth

    4 December 2023

    Liege Airport is on a growth mission and head of commercial Frederic Brun has taken on the challenge. Airports should step up their efforts in the air cargo supply chain and actively communicate with other stakeholders, otherwise, they could lose their worth. Historically this is something airports have fallen short ...

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    Challenge charges ahead with fleet and route expansion

    3 November 2023

    Freighter operator Challenge Group is forging ahead with the growth of its routes as well as its fleet, says chief commercial officer, Or Zak. Challenge Group is on course to operate a mix of 12 Boeing freighters by 2026, adding four 767 and four 777 converted aircraft, expanding beyond its ...

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    Hong Kong International invests in cargo

    6 September 2023

    Hong Kong International Airport maintained its position as the world’s largest cargo hub in 2022 despite registering a double-digit percentage volume decline. The airport is now investing in further growth. Last year, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) was ranked as the world’s busiest air cargo hub, despite its volumes falling ...

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    DFW goes big on expansion as it reaches capacity

    7 August 2023

    Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is investing in new cargo facilities to address its capacity conundrum and target growth. Earlier this year, DFW announced that it had selected two tenants - Menzies Aviation and dnata USA - for its legacy 19th Street Cargo facility redevelopment. While the development of ...

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    DB Schenker aims to keep its freighters flying

    28 July 2023

    How did Covid change airfreight and how can the logistics industry protect and maintain air cargo supply chains during any future pandemic? Those are the questions being considered by air cargo professionals and their customers as Covid-induced supply chain disruption and sky-high airfreight rates become a footnote in history. Freight ...

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    Chapman Freeborn looks to another 50 years of success

    5 July 2023

    It is 50 years since Chris Chapman and Mike Freeborn began marketing Alaska International Air’s fleet of Hercules freighter aircraft. At its peak, Alaska International Air operated five aircraft, but with business faltering in the local oil and gas industry Chapman Freeborn then utilised these aircraft for ad hoc charters ...

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    American Airlines Cargo has hydrogen hopes

    5 July 2023

    American Airlines and its cargo division is placing its faith in hydrogen and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) technology development to reach zero-emission operations by 2050. Hydrogen is a technology very much in the early stages of exploration within the aviation industry, but American Airlines and its cargo division ...

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    Air France KLM Martinair Cargo aims for digital differentiation

    5 June 2023

    The last few years have seen the air cargo industry rapidly enhance its digital capabilities but Air France KLM Martinair Cargo hopes to stay ahead of the curve. Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has always been at the forefront of digitalisation in air cargo: it was one of the ...