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InsightsHeavylift supply chains thrive
Moving outsize and extremely heavy loads by air is a specialist business and a thriving one, according to the carriers, freight forwarders and handlers that are experts in the sector. Qatar Airways Cargo operates a fleet of 28 dedicated Boeing 777 freighters, which offer the specialised capability to transport a ...
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Leipzig/Halle Airport operator renegotiates deal with DHL
Leipzig/Halle Airport airport operator Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG) has reached an agreement on the extension of its contract with DHL which will see the express carrier pay higher landing fees at its largest hub, people familiar with the matter told Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.MFAG told DVZ that it ...
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Leipzig/Halle Airport operator set for cash injection
Financially troubled Leipzig/Halle Airport operator Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG) is set to receive a cash injection from its shareholders, while it is also considering the merger of its cargo handling business.Citing an MFAG spokesperson, Air Cargo News' sister title DVZ said a report from auditor KPMG found that the company ...
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Top German cargo hubs see cargo volumes slide in 2023
Leading German cargo hubs Frankfurt and Leipzig/Halle both saw their cargo volumes fall in 2023 as the economic conditions put pressure on the market.Germany's busiest cargo airport, Frankfurt, saw cargo throughput comprising airfreight and airmail decline 3.9% year on year to 1.9m tons. Compared with pre-Covid 2019 volumes were down ...
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Future of Leipzig/Halle cargo hub under scrutiny
Auditing firm KPMG has completed a restructuring report on the financially ailing operator of Leipzig/Halle Airport, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG), with observers expecting that shareholders will have to inject fresh capital.According to Air Cargo News sister title DVZ, KPMG will hand over a so-called IDW-S6 restructuring report to the management ...
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NewsAmazon Air to close its Leipzig/Halle Airport hub
Amazon Air hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Photo: AmazonAmazon Air is planning to close its airfreight facility at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany following a tough year for air cargo demand worldwide.US-headquartered e-commerce giant and parent company Amazon has not yet announced the closure date, but has confirmed it will be this ...
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NewsA record Q1 for cargo at Leipzig/Halle despite weakening in German market
Source: ShutterstockGermany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport set another record for cargo volumes in the first quarter while the overall German market showed signs of weakening in March.The airport - the fourth largest in Europe in terms of cargo - handled 385,438 tonnes of freight in the first three months of the year, ...
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Leipzig/Halle hits 1m tonnes so far in 2021
Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport looks on course for a record year for cargo as its volumes over the first eight months have exceeded 1m tonnes.In August, the airport processed 125,050 tonnes, an increase of 15.1% compared with a year earlier.Over the first eight months of the year the world's 20th busiest ...
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NewsCargoLogic Germany adds another freighter
Credit: Leipzig/Halle Airport, Uwe SchoßigCargoLogic Germany has added its fourth freighter as it continues to build up its fleet.The Leipzig/Halle based airline took delivery of its fourth B737-400 freighter (D-ACLX) last week.The carrier plans to double the size of its fleet compared with the start of the year.According to website ...
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NewsGerman military utilises Leipzig for AN-124 Afghanistan flights
The German military is utilising Leipzig/Halle Airport to transport equipment back from Afghanistan.The first Antonov-operated AN-124 flight as part of the operation arrived at the German freighter hub on May 18 carrying two helicopters. Cargo handler PortGround unloaded the aircraft.Alexander König, managing director of PortGround, said: “Handling outsized cargo is ...
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Cargo volumes continue to grow at Leipzig
Leipzig/Halle Airport continued to see its air cargo volumes grow in the first quarter of the year as charter flights carrying medical equipment roll in.The German airport saw air cargo demand increase by 20.9% year on year during the first quarter to 359,000 tonnes, following on from record volumes on ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr Airlines and LEJ set up emergency logistics hub
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish an emergency logistics hub for humanitarian tasks.Through the agreement, LEJ will offer some of its warehousing facilities for the storage of emergency cargo, while Volga-Dnepr will offer its aircraft for humanitarian operations.Both parties will strategically ...
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Leipzig/Halle expects another busy year for cargo after a record 2020
Leipzig/Halle Airport handled record air cargo volumes last year and it is expecting further growth in 2021.The German airport saw its cargo volumes increase by 11.7% year on year to a record 1.4m tonnes. Growth was particularly significant during the fourth quarter; in December, the amount of freight handled increased ...
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Leipzig/Halle Airport notes record cargo growth in October
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) has set a new cargo growth record for itself in October.Airfreight volumes last month increased 10.9% year on year to 124,881 tonnes. Year to date, demand increased by 8.4% to just over 1.1m tonnes.In addition, the number of cargo flights in October increased by 8.7% year on ...
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Amazon confirms the launch of European airfreight operations
E-commerce giant Amazon has confirmed the launch of air cargo operations in Europe after months of speculation.The e-tailer yesterday announced that it had leased two branded Boeing 737-800 aircraft from GECAS that will be operated by ASL Airlines on behalf of Amazon Air in Europe, following the start of operations ...
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Leipzig reports record increase in airfreight volumes
Leipzig/Halle Airport recorded the strongest growth in volumes of airfreight in September for eight years as all-cargo operators continue to ramp up services at the airport.The German airport — Europe's fifth-busiest cargo hub and a major base for DHL Express — said its airfreight volumes increased by 18.6% year on ...
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Leipzig/Halle's freight volumes continue to grow
Leipzig/Halle continued to record growth in its airfreight volumes in July, despite the coronavirus outbreak.The German freighter hub registered a 17.6% year-on-year increase in demand during the month to 122,727 tonnes.The growth reflects an increase in the use of freighters as a result of the loss of the majority of ...
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Leipzig/Halle experiences first-half cargo growth
Cargo volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) have continued to grow "steadily", bucking the "downward national trend" experienced by other hubs in Germany.During the first six months of this year, airfreight volumes increased by 4% to 633,856 tonnes, which, the hub said, underlies its role in facilitating the movement of essential ...
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Leipzig/Halle cargo volumes boosted throughout pandemic
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Europe's fifth-largest airfreight hub, saw its cargo volume increase to 114,502 tonnes in May this year — 5.4% higher than in April this year.From January to May 2020, LEJ's cago demand was 1.6% higher than during the same period last year, at 519,489 tonnes.Referring to the global ...
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NewsWorld's largest aircraft transports 10m face masks to Germany
AN-225 brings PPE to Leipzig/HalleThe world’s largest aircraft — the An-225 (Mriya) — has carried out a flight for Germany's armed forces carrying more than 10m face masks to Germany as part of the country's coronavirus relief efforts.The six engine aircraft landed at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Monday morning, from China, ...