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TAC airfreight rate index expands into Europe
TAC Index, the provider of air cargo price trend indices on major routes, is to start publishing airfreight data from Germany.After launching earlier this year in Hong Kong, the TAC Index is now expanding, with its first indices in Europe.The index providers will start publishing data from Monday October 31, ...
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Air Cargo Forum: Shippers and airlines pledge to raise air cargo’s game
The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) signed a memorandum of understanding with IATA interest group Cargo iQ to improve quality in the industry at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum in Paris.The two partners pledged to implement the Cargo iQ quality management system and promote sustainability in airfreight.The MoU outlines six areas where ...
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New management appointments for dnata
Handling company dnata has appointed Steve Allen as divisional senior vice president, UAE airport operations, and Mark Gibb as senior vice president, dnata safety and standards, responsible for dnata’s safety culture globally and the company’s One Safety programme.Allen has 15 years of experience in British Airways, helping to design Heathrow’s ...
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Regions see opportunities and threats from Heathrow runway
There was a mixed reaction from the UK regions to the news that Heathrow Airport is to be allowed to build a new third runway.Birmingham Chambers of Commerce chief executive Paul Faulkner said that while the new London runway might fix the problems of capacity in south-east England, Birmingham airport ...
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Heathrow: The work starts now
Heathrow Airport welcomed the UK government’s decision to support its plans for a new runway and said that it would begin work to deliver it.Expanding the London gateway would do more than any other infrastructure project to share economic growth around the country and deliver more competition and choice, pointing ...
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Partial commitment on UK airport capacity does not reassure global investors says KPMG
Additional regulatory delay around Heathrow's third runway approval by the UK government sends out an "indecisive message to business and global investors" according to financial advisers KPMG.James Stamp, global head of aviation at KPMG, said: “Now, more than ever, UK plc needs to demonstrate both its ability and willingness to ...
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New runway price must be right, says IATA
IATA said it fully supported the UK government’s decision to build a new runway at London Heathrow airport but it needed to be affordable to airport users.It said that to maximize the potential of the new capacity, “Heathrow costs must become even more competitive and cost effective. The government's desire ...
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UK forwarders' cautious welcome to Heathrow decision
UK freight forwarding and logistics businesses have given a cautious welcome to the government's approval a third runway at Heathrow.Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), said: “Today’s news appears to be the beginning of the end of years of procrastination over the expansion of UK ...
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Gatwick Airport responds to Government decision on airport capacity
Gatwick Airport management has responded with a short statement regarding the UK government's approval of a third runway at rival Heathrow. Gatwick was seeing approval for a second runway.Gatwick chief executive Stewart Wingate, said: “We are disappointed as we do not believe this is the right answer for Britain. Gatwick ...
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One new runway not enough says aviation expert
A leading aviation academic has called for both Heathrow and Gatwick to be expanded if the UK's airport capacity shortage is not to impede Britain’s economic development.Responding to the Government’s decision to expand airport capacity by building a third runway at Heathrow, Dr Volodymyr Bilotkach, Senior lecturer in Economics at ...
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IAG on third runway: Heathrow customer charges must be capped
British Airways and Iberia parent International Airlines Group (IAG) has warned that the cost of the third runway project at Heathrow will" make or break it".While welcoming the decision to expand Heathrow, IAG added that it was pleased that the UK government "has recognised the cost to customers must not ...
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Engineers give runway plan guarded welcome
One of the UK’s leading industry organisations, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME), has welcomed Government approval of a new runway at London Heathrow Airport but warned that the future of the industry was still unclear.IME head of transport and manufacturing, Philippa Oldham, said: “This is so near and yet ...
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Business leaders welcome Heathrow runway verdict
UK employers’ organisation the CBI has responded enthusiastically to the UK government's approval of a third runway at Heathrow Airport .President Paul Drechsler, said it came “as an enormous relief to firms in every corner of the country.” He described the plan as “fantastic news”, especially as the country had ...
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UK government approves Heathrow third runway
The UK government has approved a third runway at Heathrow Airport – the first full length runway in the south-east since the Second World War.The scheme will now be taken forward in the form of a draft ‘National policy statement’ (NPS) for consultation.In a statement, the Department for Transport ...
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UK shippers' thumbs-up for Heathrow expansion
The decision to increase capacity at Heathrow Airport is “the right choice for the UK economy, the freight industry and the nation,” according to the UK-based Freight Transport Association (FTA).The shipper organisation has mounted a detailed campaign highlighting the “vital importance of airfreight” to the UK economy and why a ...
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Third runway: Heathrow statement on government approval
A Heathrow spokesperson said: "We welcome the news that Heathrow is the Government's preferred site for a new runway and look forward to hearing the full details later from the Transport Secretary."Expansion of Heathrow is the only option that will connect all the UK to global growth, helping to build ...
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Airfreight demand on the up at Panalpina
Panalpina enjoyed a bumper period for airfreight during the third quarter, while group revenues declined and profits increased.The Switzerland-based freight forwarder recorded airfreight volume growth of 10% year on year during the third quarter to 228m tonnes, while for the first nine months demand is 9% ahead of last year ...
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Heathrow expected to get runway approval, but Gatwick warns of groundhog day
Heathrow Airport is expected to be given UK government backing for expansion tomorrow while rival Gatwick has warned that approving an extra runway at the west London airport will result in "groundhog day".Headlines in today’s UK press suggest that the government will tomorrow reveal its backing for adding an extra ...
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Precision redelivers B757 converted freighter to China Postal
Precision Aircraft Solutions has redelivered its first Boeing 757-200 freighter conversion to China Postal Airlines.The aircraft, MSN 25598, was converted at HAECO Xiamen and marked Precision’s twelfth collaboration with the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider.“Being selected to help China Postal Airlines further the power of its express fleet ...
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Brussels airport continues to see cargo demand improve
Cargo demand at Brussels airport continued to improve in September after the airport’s difficult start to the year.The latest airport figures show an 8.5% year on year improvement in cargo tonnage through the airport in September to 42,906 tonnes.The largest increase in demand during the month came from full-freighter traffic, ...