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NewsCargo volumes boom at Miami International
Source: Miami International AirportMiami International Airport (MIA) has broken its record for cargo volumes handled for the second year in a row.The Florida hub handled 2.7m tons of freight in 2021, "shattering" its previous record of 2.3m tons achieved in 2020.International freight grew by 17% to 2.2m tons, while domestic ...
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NewsHong Kong loses cargo hub top spot to Memphis
The world's largest cargo hubs saw demand increase last year despite the Covid outbreak, while US express hub Memphis surpassed Hong Kong to become the world's largest cargo hub (full charts below).Preliminary statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) show the the top ten air cargo hubs in 2020 saw volumes ...
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Ground handler Menzies wins Avianca contract at MIA
Avianca Cargo has selected Menzies Aviation as its ground handler at Miami International Airport (MIA).The partnership, which starts in May and last for five years, will see 300 Menzies staff providing cargo ground handling services for Avianca at MIA.Avianca has a 225,000 sq ft warehousing space at MIA that processes ...
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A record year for cargo at Miami International
Miami International Airport (MIA) set a new record for cargo volumes in 2020 thanks to an end of year surge in demand.Last year, the Florida airport saw its cargo volumes increase by 57,382 tons year on year to more than 2.3m tons.The airport highlighted an "exceptionally strong" end to the ...
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MIA on-track to surpass annual cargo handling record
Miami International Airport (MIA) has said that it is set for a record-high year in cargo handling.The hub, which has processed 1.9m tonnes of cargo from January to October this year, said that it is on-track to surpass its annual record of 2.3m tonnes.It added that September and October this ...
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NewsEuropean Air Transport launches Miami-Brussels freighter flights
EAT Leipzig A330-200FEuropean Air Transport (EAT) Leipzig has launched a new freighter service between Brussels and Miami International (MIA), which the US airport has hailed for its ability to handle pharma traffic.The five-times-per-week service was launched on October using Airbus A330-200F aircraft capable of carrying 65 tonnes per flight.MIA described ...
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Lufthansa Cargo re-launches MIA freighter service
For the first time in more than 25 years, Lufthansa Cargo will be flying a freighter service to Miami International Airport (MIA).The freighter service will fly weekly from Frankfurt to Miami, utilising B777 aircraft.MIA said Germany is a "highly-valued European trade partner"; last year, imports and exports between the two ...
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Air Cargo Americas: Miami hopes to expand e-commerce pre-clearance programme
Miami International Airport (MIA) is hoping to expand the e-commerce pre-clearance programme it has set up with Brazil to other countries in Latin America.Speaking at the Air Cargo Americas event taking place in Miami this week, Miami-Dade Aviation Department manager for the aviation, trade & logistics marketing Emir Pineda said ...
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NewsMIA gets green light on massive improvement programme
The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners has adopted a new capital improvement programme for Miami International Airport (MIA) that would see funding of up to $5bn to support airport-wide modernisation projects over the next five to 15 years.MIA is the USA’s biggest air gateway for international freight, as well ...
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NewsMiami airport’s Pineda to join Tiaca’s board
Emir PinedaMiami airport’s Emir Pineda has been elected to the board of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).Pineda is trade & logistics manager for the marketing division of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, which operates Miami International Airport (MIA).Pineda started his career as an intern at MIA in 1988 before embarking ...
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FedEx Express to expand cargo footprint at Miami International
Parcel giant FedEx Express is to expand its logistics footprint at Miami International Airport (MIA), the fourth largest cargo hub in the US.Property company Aeroterm, which has developed a number of airport cargo facilities across the US, has reach an agreement with airport landlord Miami-Dade County for the expansion of ...
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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 ...