Work underway on new dnata Heathrow facility

AIPUT's proposed new dnata facility at Heathrow

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 dnata City East Phase I warehouse.

The facility, located to the south of the airport, is due for completion by early October 2021

Edward Amery, head of UK industrial and logistics for Aberdeen Standard Investments, said: Aiput’s new, landmark warehouse at dnata City East will reinforce our long-term vision to drive the continued growth of our portfolio of prime air cargo assets at Heathrow.

“The completed dnata City East site will set a new benchmark for airport industrial property investment, with Aiput’s partnership with dnata creating a new, off-airport centre of excellence for UK airfreight.”      

Share this story

Related Topics

Latest business news

Putzger perspective: Cargo demand flies but can aviation keep up?

Aircraft supply chains are struggling to meet demand from airlines and the impact is taking its toll on air cargo…

Read More

Share this story

Cooling market puts Ascent’s expansion into lower gear

Mexico has been a hotspot of development for Ascent Global Logistics recently, but weaker market demand has seen the company…

Read More

Share this story

Atlantic market a drag on Air Canada’s cargo performance

Air Canada saw its cargo revenues decline in the first quarter of the year as weaker volumes on its Atlantic…

Read More

Share this story

Damian Brett

Damian Brett
I have been writing about the freight and logistics industry since 2007 when I joined International Freighting Weekly to cover the shipping sector.After a stint in PR, I have gone on to work for Containerisation International and Lloyds List - where I was editor of container shipping - before joining Air Cargo News in 2015.Contact me on [email protected]