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NewsAir Canada adds Liege freighter flights
Source: Liege AirportAir Canada Cargo has completed its first flight to Liege as part of plans to expand operations in Europe.The new Toronto-Liege flights will operate twice per week utilising one of the airline's B767 freighters. Later this year a third frequency will be added.The service also includes a stop ...
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NewsChina Eastern selects WFS for Liege cargo-only PAX flights
Source: WFSChina Eastern Airlines has selected WFS to provide cargo handling services for its cargo-only passenger B777 flights into Liege.The new three-year agreement between the companies will see WFS handling a forecasted 32,000 tonnes of cargo per annum carried onboard up to nine B777 flights a week into the Belgian ...
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NewsLiege Airport limits are set
Liege Airport will be restricted to 55,000 movements per year by the Walloon Government but there is room for negotiation.The Walloon Government has now decided on the terms of the 20-year environmental permit that was first contested by the cargo specialist in September 2022, because of limits on flights and ...
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ACI Europe calls for review of environment permit set to curb cargo at Liege
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has said a new environmental permit will see cargo specialist Liege Airport lose business to competitors.The association of airport operators called for a review of the environment permit that is expected to curb cargo operations at the Belgium airport - which is already reporting reduced ...
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Liege Airport's cargo volumes take a hit
Liege Airport registered a double-digit percentage decline in air cargo volumes last year as the loss of a large customer and the resumption of bellyhold operations elsewhere took their toll.The airport handled 1.1m tonnes of freight last year, which is 19.3% down on the 1.4m tonnes processed in 2021.The airport ...
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MSC Air Cargo to add South Korea-US flights
Recently-launched MSC Air Cargo has added a new service between Incheon International and Indianapolis in the US as it continues to roll out operations.The service will operate twice per week on one of the company's B777-200Fs operated under an ACMI agreement with Atlas Air.The flights will initially operate on an ...
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NewsCargo specialist Liege Airport connects with SAF
SAF facility. Source: Liege AirportCargo-specialist Liege Airport is now able to offer Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to its airline customers, becoming the first Belgian airport to offer the fuel type.The airport said that over the last few months its fuel storage facilities have been audited and its fuel receipt, storage ...
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NewsMSC Air Cargo launches with Liege hub flights
MSC Air Cargo has launched operations with a first landing on December 3 and will adopt Liège Airport as its European hub.Last month, partner airline Atlas Air took delivery of the first freighter that it will operate on behalf of the shipping company, as part of a previously announced ACMI ...
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NewsNew cargo appointments at Liege Airport
Frédéric Brun (L) and Alexis Lapot. Source: Liege AirportCargo specialist Liege Airport will appoint two new cargo leaders, with Frédéric Brun and Alexis Lapot starting work at the Belgian hub.Brun will take the role of head of commercial cargo and logistics while Lapot will be senior manager cargo sales when ...
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Liege Airport appeals permit that will reduce "activities drastically and rapidly"
Cargo specialist Liege Airport will appeal a recently published environmental permit because of limits on flights and noise.The airport welcomed the 20-year permit but said that it contains two problematic conditions: a maximum limit of 50,000 aircraft movements per year for aircraft over 34 tons, and an obligation to reduce ...
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Kuehne+Nagel adds new pharma charter product
Kuehne+Nagel has launched a new healthcare solution that will offer capacity on its air cargo charter flights out of Liege.The new MedConnex service aims to address constraints in terms of airfreight capacity, especially for cargo that requires specialised handling and transportation such as temperature-controlled and GDP-compliant shipments.The service will utilise ...
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Liege reports record cargo volumes for 2021
Liege Airport saw its air cargo volumes reach record levels again last year as demand for freighter operations continued to rise.The airport, which has built a reputation as a cargo specialist in recent years, reported a 26% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes to 1.4m tonnes last year.The record volumes follow ...
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Putzger perspective: A tale of two airports
Frankfurt-Hahn airport filed for bankruptcy in October.Obviously it did not help that HNA Group, which had 82.5% of the ownership (with the remainder held by the German state of Hesse), has been in dire straits for some time and clearly not in a position to lift activities at Hahn, but ...
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NewsCainiao opens Liege Airport warehouse
Source: CainiaoCainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has opened a new warehouse at Liege Airport to meet e-commerce demand.The 30,000 sq m warehouse is divided into two parts: a 12,000 sq m air cargo station for the rapid transit of goods for both export and import between the ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo and WFS extend cargo handling contract at Liege
Image source: ABCFreighter operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has selected ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to support its cargo operations at Liege Airport.As part of the 10-year contract, WFS will process cargo on AirBridgeCargo’s Boeing 747F incoming and outbound flights, which fly from Liege 15 times per week.The handler will ...
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InsightsRoad Feeder Services: Under pressure
The road feeder services (RFS) industry in Europe has been under increasing pressure over the last year – but it’s putting measures in place to continue serving growing demand.The growing strain on the RFS sector over the last year is a knock-on effect from increased global air cargo volumes.The slow ...
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Ethiopian Cargo signs up for five more years with Liege
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo has signed up for another five years at Liege Airport.The deal means that Liege Airport will continue to be Ethiopian Airlines cargo hub serving as a freighter gateway between Africa and Europe until 2026.Ethiopian Airlines Cargo and Logistics Services acting managing director said: “In collaboration with Liege ...
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NewsNippon Express targets Europe with Belgian charter services
Forwarder Nippon Express (NE) Belgium has launched a new charter services as it looks to meet rising demand and a "chronic shortage of air cargo capacity".The company has recently launched a weekly charter service between Belgium and the US and another between Belgium and Japan.The round-trip service between Ostend-Bruges Airport ...
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Liege Airport aims to reduce environmental impact of operations
Liege Airport, along with local aviation and development groups, have signed a co-operation agreement with airlines that aims to reduce the environmental impact of airport operations.The cargo specialist airport has teamed up with FedEx, ASL Airlines Belgium, CAL Cargo Airlines, and Challenge Airlines on the initiative.The main objectives of the ...
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NewsPicture special: Take-off for CMA CGM Air Cargo at Liege
New market entrant CMA CGM Air Cargo on March 13 operated its first flight.The inaugural flight of the shipping group's air cargo subsidiary took off from Liege Airport in Europe and headed across the Atlantic to Chicago O'Hare in the US utilising one of its Airbus A330-200 freighters.A second Airbus ...
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