All Cargo Airport Articles – Page 79
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Schiphol slot restrictions could see the loss of 37 freighter flights per week
Schiphol Airport could see as many as 37 freighter flights per week disappear this winter as a result of slot restrictions at the hub.Last month, the Schiphol airport community’s worst fears were confirmed when Air Co-ordination Netherlands (ACNL) announced where slots would be allocated for the winter season.Amsterdam's airport can ...
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Changi launches new pharma community
Changi Airport has launched a new pharma community that will work towards improving the local supply chain's ability to handle pharmaceutical air cargo.As well as the airport group, the Pharma@Changi initiative includes Bollore Logistics, CEVA logistics Singapore, DHL Global Forwarding, dnata Singapore, Expeditors Singapore, Global Airfreight International, SATS, Schenker Singapore ...
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New players and platform solutions will bring far-reaching change to air cargo
Leading minds from industry and science have come together at the second Frankfurt Air Cargo Innovation Lab conference to discuss the future of logistics.Following last year’s success, some 100 participants from the air cargo industry are attending the two-day event, hosted at Frankfurt Airport by Fraport and the DVV Media ...
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Airports see strong Far and Middle East growth
Air freight through Asia-Pacific airports grew 9.3% and 10.6% in the Middle East during July, according to the latest figures from Airports Council International Asia-Pacific.ACI-AP said that exports continued to drive strong air freight growth in the Asia-Pacific region during the month, with Hong Kong up 11.1%, Shanghai Pudong by ...
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Third Hong Kong runway passes finance hurdle
The Hong Kong Airport Authority has released a report on the detailed funding study for a three-runway system (3RS) after it was accepted in principle by its board.HSBC bank was appointed by the AA as financial advisor last year to study the detailed funding plan for the 3RS project. It ...
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FAA works round the clock to bring flights back to Puerto Rico
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says that more than a dozen commercial passenger flights per day are now operating to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico following hurricane recovery efforts.FAA adds that as radars, navigational aids and other equipment damaged by Hurricane Maria are restored, ...
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Frankfurt Air Cargo Community welcomes new members
The Frankfurt Air Cargo Community has added six new members to its ranks as they look to shape the future of the hub's cargo operation.At the group's latest general meeting, it welcomed freight forwarders a. hartrodt, AF Logistik, Bolloré and Hermes, while BDA Logistics Innovation, specialising in transport between Europe, ...
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Pharma.Aero adds trio to membership
Pharma.Aero has seen three more companies join the worldwide platform which aims to foster strong collaboration among its membership of airport communities, pharma shippers, and other pharma logistics stakeholders.Logistics company Expeditors and specialist cool-chain ULD provider Envirotainer have joined the organisation, along with Pharma.Aero's seventh airport member, Montevideo Free Airport, ...
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Hong Kong cargo volumes soared 10.1% in August
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded solid growth in August 2017 as cargo traffic "soared" 10.1% to 412,000 tonnes, compared with like month last year.Exports, which registered a 12% robust increase, were the main driver behind the strong growth in cargo throughput. Transhipments also rose by 10% during the month.A ...
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Schiphol Airport braces for loss of 10.5% of freighter slots
Schiphol Airport is bracing itself to lose as much as 10.5% of its freighter slots next year unless a limit on the number of aircraft takeoffs and landings is changed.Under a covenant agreed on in 2008, the airport is limited to a maximum of 500,000 air traffic movements per year ...
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NxtPort and Air Cargo Belgium investigate multimodal platform
Ocean platform NxtPort and Air Cargo Belgium have announced a new partnership to investigate the possibility of developing multimodal cargo solutions.The two groups pointed out that companies that transport freight by sea, frequently use airfreight as well, and much of the logistics – such as customs formalities – are the ...
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DHL opens new Budapest express facilities
DHL Express has opened new facilities at Budapest Airport as part of the €160m BUD:2020 Development Programme.The new warehouse and office complexes offer automated sorting systems and a total land development area of more than 60,000 sq m.DHL Express is the latest company to launch operations at the new facility. ...
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Budapest Airport sees cargo demand reach a new high
Budapest Airport has had a record first seven months of the year for cargo as a result of growth in the central European region.In total, the airport handled 72,161 tonnes of cargo over the first seven months, up 19.6% on the same period last year.The airport registered 49,420 tonnes of ...
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ICAO backs Turkmenistan's freight ambitions
ICAO has backed Turkmenistan's plans for its new Ashgabat airport to become a freight hub, but also highlighted a number of priorities it should pursue to support air traffic growth.In a meeting last week with the president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu pledged support for ...
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Frankfurt freight boost in August
Frankfurt airport's cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) in August rose by 5.4% year-on-year to 181,102 tonnes or up by 4.8% year to date to nearly 1.5m tonnes.August was a busy month at Frankfurt, with LUG air cargo handling expanding its Health Care Center (HCC) in a 650 sq m first ...
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Book now for the Frankfurt Air Cargo Innovation Lab
The second Frankfurt Air Cargo Innovation Lab will take place on September 26-27, 2017 at Frankfurt Airport. Places are still available to book.Following on from the spectacular success of last year's launch event, leading figures in the airfreight industry, prestigious representatives from transport logistics and innovative start-ups, industry experts and ...
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Miami International to restart operations today
Miami International Airport (MIA) will resume operations today on a limited basis following the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma.In a statement, the airport said that some cargo and passenger flights would resume today, but added that many airlines would still not be operating to a full schedule and therefore airlines ...
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Miami International closes as Florida is hit by Irma
Miami International Airport (MIA) has announced it will be closed for the rest of the day (Monday) as a result of Hurricane Irma.The category four hurricane hit Florida on Sunday and while it has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, strong winds continue to batter the state's western coast.As ...
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DHL launches twice a week B747 freighter from Oslo to Seoul and Shanghai
Norway’s Oslo Airport has teamed up with DHL Global Forwarding to establish a twice a week chartered Boeing 747-400 freighter link to Seoul and Shanghai, with the ambition of establishing a scheduled service.The Norwegian seafood gateway, with a 32% general cargo growth so far this year, said that it is ...
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Heathrow tonnages rise 13% in August
Cargo flowing through London’s Heathrow Airport, the UK’s largest gateway, climbed 13% to 139,000 tonnes in August, marking the 13th consecutive record month for volumes at Europe’s number four airfreight hub.For the 2017 year to date volumes, Heathrow has recorded a 10.3% rise for the first eight months of this ...