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Schiphol freighter sector dealt blow as 'local rule' for slots is rejected
Low-cost airlines have rejected proposals for a ‘local rule’ at Schiphol airport that would have given priority to freighter operators as the hub faces a shortage of slots.The airport is nearing its slot limit for the year of 500,000 and as a result is having to limit the number of ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Demand picks up as peak season approaches
European airlines saw cargo demand ramp up in September as the peak season started to get underway.The latest data from airlines based in the European region show that demand was up across the board in September compared with August.In fact, Lufthansa, IAG and Finnair all had their busiest September since ...
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K+N air growth ramps up but margins still under pressure
Double-digit percentage air cargo demand and revenue growth at freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) helped offset margin pressure in the third quarter of the year.The Switzerland-based forwarding giant continued its good run of form in 2017, with third-quarter airfreight demand increasing by 20.6% to 391,000 tonnes, while air revenues were up ...
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Singapore switches four freighter flights to Brussels from Amsterdam
Brussels Airport has confirmed that Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) will switch four freighter flights a week to the Belgian hub from its current base at Amsterdam Schiphol after the Netherlands gateway was forced to axe up to 35 freighter aircraft slots per week.The transfer, which takes place at the ...
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CIS airlines to outgrow overall cargo market
Cargo airlines based in the CIS region are growing much faster than their counterparts in other areas of the world.Speaking at the Caspian Air Cargo Summit, Boeing Commercial Airplanes regional director, airline market analysis marketing & business development Tom Crabtree said that airlines based in CIS countries had seen the ...
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China Southern and Air France-KLM intensify their cargo cooperation
China Southern Airlines Cargo (CZ Cargo) and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) are to intensify their strategic cooperation that could ultimately lead to an integrated commercial and operational cargo joint venture between Europe and China.The cargo arms of two major passenger carriers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...
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GECAS buys B747-8F and extends relationship with AirBridgeCargo
Aircraft lessor GECAS has acquired a Boeing 747-8 freighter from Boeing Capital Corp and will continue the existing aircraft lease with AirBridgeCargo (ABC) which has the jet in its fleet.This transaction expands lessor's decade-long relationship with the airline, which operates an all-747 fleet including two 747-400ERFs from GECAS.“We are pleased ...
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The full list of Heathrow's ten cargo commandments for staying Green:
Here are the ten steps outlined by Heathrow Airport to make sure that its cargo operations remain environmentally friendly despite the extra volumes driven by a third runway.1. Launch an online load consolidation tool by 2017Starting later this year, hundreds of trucking companies and cargo freight forwarders based around the ...
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Heathrow outlines ten cargo steps for staying Green
Heathrow Airport management has announced a new ten step Blueprint for Sustainable Freight to reduce the impact of freight vehicles around Europe's fourth largest cargo hub.The UK's largest airport, still awaiting a Parliamentary vote next year to approve building of a third runway, set out its plans to ensure that ...
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AirBridge adds Liege as a European freighter hub
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has introduced new freighter calls at Liege airport, flights that are understood to be shifting from slot-constrained Amsterdam Schiphol airport, as earlier reported by Air Cargo News.Starting with its winter schedule, ABC will "gradually increase its cargo capacity up to 12 flights per week," said the Russian ...
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Schiphol has high hopes for Chinese e-commerce
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has declared that e-commerce is “helping to strengthen” China’s position as the Dutch gateway’s largest cargo market, with exports from the Netherlands to the Far Eastern nation on the rise.A trade delegation from the Netherlands is due visit to South China later this month and will comprise ...
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New multimodal hub for East Midlands airport
Two property partners have launched what they describe as an inland port, close to East Midlands Airport in the UK.Investment trust Segro and property developer Roxhill say that the Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway, a 700 acre `inland port’ with a new rail freight terminal, pointing out that it ...
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Emirates signs codeshare with Cargolux
Cargolux Airlines and Emirates SkyCargo have signed a codeshare partnership for cargo.The carriers said the new codeshare would allow both carriers to procure cargo capacity on each other’s flights and then offer it to their customers under their own airway bills and flight numbers. The codeshare agreement will be applicable ...
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FedEx expands Barcelona hub
FedEx Express has opened a new ground operations centre in Barcelona’s Zona Franca.FedEx says Spain is a key part in its development of a European leading logistics network. Following its acquisition of TNT last year, FedEx Express is adding a European ground network to its existing air operations.It will process ...
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European airlines call for air traffic control strikes to be made illegal
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is calling on the European Union (EU) and national governments to put an end industrial action by air traffic controllers, which it says is hugely disruptive and costly to the industry.Its call comes after industrial action by air traffic controllers disrupted operations at several ...
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AirBridge to shift some Amsterdam freighters to Liege
Russian all-cargo airline AirBridgeCargo (ABC) is expected to shift some of its freighter flights from flight-slot constrained Amsterdam Schiphol airport to Liege in Belgium, Air Cargo News understands.ABC and Liege airport management were not available for comment but the switching of selected ABC freighter services out of Schiphol appears likely ...
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New chief for Estonia’s Airest
Estonian cargo airline Airest has appointed Aleksei Lupitski as its new chief executive, taking over from Jaanus Ojamets, who has stepped down for personal reasons.Lupitski has held senior management positions at various airlines for the last 20 years and, for the past eight was the president and chief executive of ...
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Shannon finishes runway work eight weeks early
Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland has completed a €15m runway resurfacing project on eight weeks early.Lagan Asphalt Group started work on the main Shannon runway, Ireland’s longest, in May, including the full rehabilitation of 2,400m of runway surface, replacement of edge and centre line lighting with LEDs, ducting ...
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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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ABC adds third Munich freighter call
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has added a third weekly freighter call into Munich, a key logistics hub in southern Germany.Operated by a Boeing 747 freighter, the service offers a 48 hour delivery time, including cargo handling, to 12 destinations in six Asian countries via the ABC hub in Moscow.Andrey Andreev, vice-president ...