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NewsAir Cargo News Awards winners revealed
Andy Cornwell of American Airlines Cargo picks up the Cargo Airline of the Year Award from award sponsor FlyUs Aviation Group's James Gidlow and host Julia Hartley-BrewerA total of 14 companies walked away with a prestigious Air Cargo News Award last night at a glittering ceremony in the UK.The ...
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Brussels Airport: Cargo volumes increase as passenger services pick up
Brussels Airport has noted an increase in airfreight demand in July, as passenger services and bellyhold cargo capacity continued to increase.The hub recorded a 34.7% year-on-year increase in total cargo volumes in July, up to 74,848 tonnes.Bellyhold cargo volumes increased 155.4% in July to 9,668 tonnes; full freighter volumes climbed ...
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Brussels Airport streamlines perishables processing with renewed app
Brussels Airport has renewed its Perishable Management App, which facilitates the digital sharing of documents and certificates for fresh goods.Available through the hub’s BruCloud, the updated app streamlines the inspection process for imported perishables, as well as making the process paperless.“[An] important new feature is the automated integration of shipment ...
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NewsMedexi to open pharma centre at Brussels Airport
Pharma logistics firm Medexi will open a new service centre at Brussels Airport's Brucargo logistics area.The new building was recently completed and will become the home base of Medexi. The centre offers 4,000 sq m of warehousing and office space, 2,400 sq m of which is temperature-controlled.In the new warehouses, ...
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Brussels Airport reports increased cargo volumes in May
Brussels Airport has noted an increase in airfreight demand in May, as it continues the rollout of its Digital Green Lane for cargo processes.The hub recorded a 35.8% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes in May, up to 71,851 tonnes.The airport said cargo volumes carried in the bellyhold of passenger aircraft ...
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More firms sign up to Brussels' Digital Green Lane initiative
A number of air cargo companies at Brussels Airport have today joined up to the facility's digital slot booking initiative which offers completely paperless processes for cargo pick up and drop off.In total, 12 companies are now signed up to the Digital Green Lane initiative, including eight freight forwarders and ...
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Singapore Airlines picks WFS for Brussels freighter flights
Singapore Airlines has awarded a cargo handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) for its flights into Brussels and also renewed existing agreements in Paris, London and Manchester.The contract in Belgium is a three-year deal and will cover Singapore Airlines’ five Boeing 747 cargo flights each week, utilising WFS’ new ...
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NewsAir Cargo Belgium marks fifth anniversary
Launch of Air Cargo Belgium in 2016Air Cargo Belgium (ACB), a key member of Brussels Airport's cargo community BruCargo, is celebrating its five-year anniversary.The company was established on April 21, 2016, after extensive discussions between Brussels Airport; BAFI; ACMAB; Voka; CTC; Aviapartner; Swissport and WFS.ACB initally was comprised of seven ...
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NewsCargo handler WFS joins Brussels Airport's 'digital green lane' initiative
Ground handler WFS has signed up to join Brussels Airport Cargo's (BRUcargo) 'digital green lane' initiative that requires a completely paperless process for trucking operations at the hub.The digital green lane initiative brings together the various apps - such as truck slot booking and documentation products - developed by cargo ...
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NewsCargo growth at Brussels Airport as vaccine transportation continues
Brussels Airport has highlighted continued growth in its airfreight volumes since last summer, while noting its "significant role" in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.In January 2021, the hub posted a 20.8% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes.Full-freighter demand at the airport increased by 72.5% year on year in January, while integrator ...
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Brussels Airport cargo traffic remains steady
Brussels Airport said its cargo operations were "more in demand than ever" in 2020.The Europe-based hub experienced a 2.2% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes to 511,613 tonnes.The strongest growth was recorded in the full-freighter segment, which was up 43% on 2019."This steep growth is accounted for by the arrival of ...
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NewsBrussels Airport appoints new director of cargo
Geert AertsGeert Aerts will succeed Steven Polmans as director of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport in March.Aerts has been active in aviation for 17 years at CAE Inc, where he has been regional operations director for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, since 2014.At CAE Inc, he was responsible ...
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NewsSpiceJet and Brussels Airport team up on vaccine shipments
SpiceJet handled India's first vaccine shipmentsSpiceJet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Belgium’s Brussels Airport for the transportation of Covid-19 vaccines, while it has also carried India's first shipments.The partners will work towards developing a direct airlink between Brussels and India, with the European airport becoming SpiceJet's "first ...
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'Biggest product launch in the history of mankind' set to hit general cargo
General cargo shippers using airfreight when a Covid-19 vaccine is launched are set to face capacity shortages and price hikes.During the recent joint TIACA and Pharma.Aero project Sunrays Project webinar, participants were asked what would happen with general cargo when a vaccine begins to be shipped.Neel Jones Shah, global head ...
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Growth in freighter services boosts cargo volumes at Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport has reported an increase in cargo volumes for the fourth consecutive month.Volumes from January to September this year were 0.6% higher than in the same period in 2019.Meanwhile, in September 2020, the hub experienced an 18.9% year-on-year increase air cargo demand.Brussels Airport said that growth in all-cargo and ...
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Brussels Airport and Air Cargo Belgium set up Covid vaccine task force
Brussels Airport and Air Cargo Belgium have created a taskforce to help it prepare for the launch of a Covid-19 vaccine.The Taskforce, BRUcure, is mapping out all scenarios for the various types of vaccines in close consultation with the pharmaceutical companies that Brussels Airport works with."Each type of vaccine demands ...
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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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All Nippon Airways adds cargo-only flights to Brussels
All Nippon Airways is resuming flights to Brussels Airport from October 13.Flights to the hub will be carried out with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger aircraft, which has a 35-tonne capacity for bellyhold cargo.The aircraft will be used for cargo-only operations on the route and will not transport passengers to ...
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NewsWFS wins Air France KLM Martinair Cargo contract at Brussels Airport
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded a five-year contract with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo at Brussels Airport.WFS will carry out handling services for the carrier at its new facility at the airport, including cargo, mail and truck handling, for some 30,000 tonnes annually.WFS' new €100m cargo handling facility, ...
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Sara Van Gelder to join Nallian
Sara Van Gelder from the cargo team at Brussels Airport will move to join air cargo software firm Nallian next month.Van Gelder will help airport communities that have adopted Nallian's cloud-based platform to get quick and maximum value from these initiatives.Van Gelder said that she had been instrumental in driving ...
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