PIT euphoric over EFL, Qatar partnership in Pittsburgh
Sri Lanka-based freight forwarder EFL is giving Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) a boost as it commits to making the airport its key US East Coast and Midwest cargo distribution gateway in conjunction with a Qatar […]
New Geodis AMS Gateway caters to volume growth
Geodis Netherlands opens its new Airside Gateway at Schiphol, in order to meet the “tremendous growth in volumes” it is experiencing. The facility promises the beginning of faster and safer airfreight handling, the logistics provider […]
Dubai Airports installs solar power cutting T2 load by 29%
Dubai Airports, operator of the world’s third busiest international airport, and Etihad Energy Services Company (ESCO), have successfully installed a solar energy system comprising 15,000 photovoltaic panels at Dubai International’s Terminal 2 – the largest […]
HKIA sees worsening cargo slide, -8.6% in June
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) reported drop in cargo throughput by 8.6 per cent in the month of June, year-on-year, to 387,000 tonnes. The decrease in throughput in June was attributed to weaker performance in […]
China’s Plant Box sets roots at EIA’s Airport City
Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is set to be the North American entry point and logistics hub for a China-based Plant Box, a company specialising in LED lighting systems for indoor plant growth. An agreement was […]
Menzies Aviation latest to sign on to ULD code
Menzies Aviation is the latest company to sign up to ULD Care’s Code of Conduct, promoting safe and efficient handling of unit load devices (ULDs). The code of conduct was established in 2018 and derived […]
Swissport invests in new Brussels cargo facility
Swissport is investing in a state-of-the-art air cargo facility at Brussels Airport including specialist pharma handling facilities in the new Swissport Pharma Center. Brussels Airport Company is constructing the building, with Swissport has signing a […]
SF Airlines begins B757-200F service Urumqi-Almaty
SF Airlines yesterday launched a new two-times weekly freighter service linking Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Almaty in Kazakhstan. The service follows closely on the heals of SF Airlines’ launch […]
Kuehne + Nagel preferred partner at Vienna’s pharma centre
Vienna International Airport (VIE) signs a partnership agreement with Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) on pharma freight handling at its new 1,600 sqm Vienna Pharma Handling Center (VPHC). K+N is now utilising this highly specialised service […]
Sheremetyevo welcomes first Vietnam Airlines flight
Vietnam Airlines has made its inaugural flight to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport from Hanoi (HAN) using B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier shifted its operations from Moscow’s Domodedovo (DME) to Sheremetyevo (SVO) starting 2 July 2019 […]
Swissport opens second Vienna airport facility
Swissport International opens its second air cargo warehouse at Vienna International Airport (VIE). The new cargo facility will cover an area of 2,100 sqm, bringing Swissport’s total cargo space to 7,000 sqm at Vienna International. […]
China Southern launches CGO-LHR B787 service
China Southern has launched a twice weekly B787-800 service between China’s Zhengzhou (CGO) and London Heathrow (LHR) offering 2,080 tonnes of annual belly capacity. The new route – Europe’s first direct Zhengzhou passenger flight – […]
Hactl signs up to new ULD Code of Conduct
Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – is the latest company to throw its weight behind the new Unit Load Device (ULD) Code of Conduct. ULD Care’s […]
Finnair plans 3x weekly to new Beijing Daxing Airport
Finnair adds capacity to Beijing with three weekly A330 flights to the new Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), which opens for operations by 30 September, 2019. Finnair will operate to Beijing International Daxing Airport on […]
UASL to use Hermes solution at Santiago Airport
Chile-based ground handler UASL of the Ultramar Group is the launch customer for Hermes NG, a Cloud-hosted, fully modular, pay-as-you-go cargo management ecosystem. UASL will use Hermes NG’s Business Intelligence (BI) module for event reporting […]
Singapore Changi faces second bout of drone disruption
Unauthorised drone flying caused a second spate of delays and flight diversions in less than a week at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) on Monday night, the city-state’s aviation authority says. Nearly 18 departures and arrivals […]
Amazon Air to begin Anchorage flights from 27 June
Amazon Air is set to begin flights to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) on 27 June as the e-commerce giant expands its own air network. The airport says in a Twitter post that Amazon Air will […]
Brussels Airport records 11% cargo decline in May
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport (BRU) were down by 11 per cent in May, with the decline covering all segments with all regions showing negative growth, both in terms of imports and exports, the airport […]
Volga-Dnepr, Leipzig/Halle expand partnership
The Volga-Dnepr Group and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG) will continue to expand their strategic partnership at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) in the areas of air freight and logistics. The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]
Hong Kong continues cargo slide, down 7.3 per cent in May
Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) decreased 7.3 per cent in May, year-on-year, to 405,000 tonnes, according to the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA). Noting the, “uncertain global economic situation,” cargo imports decreased […]
Hactl picks up Mongolia’s Ezis Airways
Eznis Airways of Mongolia has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as cargo ground handler for its new Ulan Bator-Hong Kong services. Hactl is providing Eznis Airways with cargo terminal operations, and also […]
Kansai’s KIX Pharma Community achieves CEIV Pharma
Kansai Airports’ KIX Pharma Community has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma Certification on 10 June, becoming the first airport community in Japan to be awarded the certificate in pharmaceutical handling excellence. The CEIV (Center of Excellence […]
Hartsfield-Jackson selects WFS for new cargo facility
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, is extending its North American network to Atlanta after winning the tender to operate Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s (ATL) new Cargo Building C. The new […]
Emirates SkyCargo opens dedicated ORD pharma facility
Emirates SkyCargo is now operating out of a new purpose-built 1,000 sqm pharmaceutical cargo facility in Chicago (ORD) developed in partnership with ground handling company Maestro. The facility, with a capacity of 15,000 tonnes of […]
AA Cargo kicks off two new German destinations
American Airlines is adding two German destinations – Munich (MUC) and Berlin (TXL) – from today as part of new destinations to its international network for summer 2019. The Munich service from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) […]
AMS, ATL partner on data to boost trade flows
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is collaborating with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to promote cargo trade and investment between metro Atlanta and the Netherlands. The pair signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enable […]
Rhenus opens freight site at Leipzig/Halle Airport
Rhenus is operating its own business location for air and sea freight at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) from 1 June, citing above average air freight growth at the airport for its decision. The business site at […]
Turkish Cargo adds Sheremetyevo to its maindeck network
Turkish Cargo has added Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) to its cargo network with a weekly A330-200 freighter between Istanbul (ISL) and Moscow (SVO) from 12 June. Turkish expects to uplift export products like automotive accessories and […]
HKG unveils three-prong strategy for hub preeminence
Changing global trade patterns and supply chains are driving Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) new strategy focusing on strengthening its capabilities as a high-value cargo hub. The three-pronged strategy consists of capturing cross-border e-commerce opportunities; […]
Leipzig/Halle, V-D host humanitarian logistics conf
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), working with the Volga-Dnepr Group and the Akkon University of Human Sciences, organised a specialist international conference on Humanitarian Logistics on 21 May this year. Some 60 representatives from research institutes, government […]
AirBridgeCargo adds seafood capacity Oslo to Asia
AirBridgeCargo is adding a third weekly cargo departure from Avinor Oslo Airport (OSL) from 28 May, catering to seafood exports to Asia. The new departure will be tailor made for the seafood export from Norway […]
DHL opens new logistics hub at Vienna Airport
DHL Global Forwarding together with DHL Freight, one of Europe’s leading road freight providers, celebrates the opening of DHL’s new logistics facility at Vienna Airport (VIE). DHL says the state-of-the-art logistics hub will combine the […]
Brussels airport, airlines take court action against skeyes
Airport operator Brussels Airport Company and home carrier Brussels Airlines have jointly launched legal proceedings against Belgian air navigation services provider, skeyes over service disruptions. Airline TUI fly has also joined the interim injunction proceedings. […]
CHAMP adds Japan Customs to its TGC solution
CHAMP Cargosystems is now offering Advance Cargo Information (ACI) filing to Japan Customs via its customs compliance solution, Traxon Global Customs (TGC). CHAMP, which has already signed up 15 carriers for its ACI service, says […]
Atrans taps e-commerce on new Hangzhou-Riga service
Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, is introducing a new route into its network between Hangzhou (HGH), China and Riga (RIX), Latvia. Hangzhou is an emerging technology hub and home […]
For Hong Kong March flatline brings April decline
March’s flatline growth in cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has swung to an 8.1 per cent year-on-year decline in April, dropping to 394,000 tonnes. Cargo traffic remained weak due to uncertain global […]
DHL Express, Bahrain Airport renew for 10 more
DHL Express is extending its current lease with Bahrain International Airport (BAH) for another 10 years as e-commerce in the region grows. One of BAH’s most important strategic partners and a key contributor to Bahrain’s […]
Finnair Cargo appoints Swissport to run its COOL hub
Finnair Cargo has appointed Swissport as the new operator of its COOL Nordic Cargo Hub facility at Helsinki Airport. From June 2019, Swissport will handle over 600 tonnes of perishables, pharmaceuticals and general cargo daily […]
Hainan Airlines gives Norway’s seafood exports a lift
Hainan Airlines has begun the first non-stop service between Norway’s Avinor Oslo Airport (OSL) and the Chinese capital of Beijing (PEK), giving a boost to Norwegian seafood exports. The three times a week service using […]
Oslo Airport’s new seafood facility screeches to a halt
Oslo Airport’s much heralded seafood centre looks in jeopardy after ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and airport operator Avinor agreed to terminate their agreement for the construction and operation of the hub. The state […]
London Gatwick gets new owner with VINCI Airports
London Gatwick (LGW) has a new majority owner after VINCI Airports completed the purchase of a 50.01 per cent stake in the airport. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) will continue to manage the remaining 49.99 per […]
Swissport enjoys robust year with revenues up 6.7%
Swissport enjoys “excellent” year on the back of a 6.7 per cent rise (10.4 per cent in constant currency terms) in business volume generating EUR 2.99 billion in revenue, compared to the full-year 2017. The […]
Brussels Airport sees 11.3% decline in April volumes
Flown cargo throughput at Brussels Airport (BRU) decreased by 11.3 per cent in April year-on-year, to 40,902 tonnes, a result that was further impacted by the service disruptions at Belgian air traffic control company, Skeyes. […]
Singapore’s PSA, SATS unveil sea-air initiative
Singapore is upping its multimodal cargo game with container port operator PSA International and Changi Airport-based cargo handler, SATS signing an agreement to boost sea-air connectivity. PSA and SATS say they will collaborate on a […]
Emirates SkyCargo sees full-year revenue rise 5%, volumes up 1%
Emirates SkyCargo is reporting a revenue of AED 13.1 billion (USD 3.6 billion) for the full year 2018/19, an increase of 5.0 per cent over the previous year – as the Emirate Group posts its […]
Saudia Cargo resumes maindeck ops to CAN, BOM
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company has resumed freighter service to Guangzhou (CAN) and Mumbai (BOM) from 1 April. According to Saudia Cargo, the two cities are now each served with a weekly freighter, adding to the […]
HAM pilots community platform with DAKOSY
Hamburg Airport (HAM) is piloting a new air cargo community platform, [email protected] Air Cargo Community System, from software developer DAKOSY at its air cargo centre. The neutral IT-supported system enables all companies involved in freight […]
SIA, SATS extend SIN cargo handling deal
Singapore Airlines and SATS have agreed to extend their commitment to strengthen hub competitiveness with the renewal of a suite of aviation services contracts for the next five years at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN). From […]
BUD taps Belt and Road with two China MoUs
Budapest Airport has signed on to China’s Belt and Road with agreements to “cooperate closely” with two major Chinese cargo hubs, in order to further develop aviation links between China and Hungary. The first agreement […]
Thailand, China’s Zhengzhou to sign cooperation agreement
Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office is set to sign a MoU later this month with the administrative committee of the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone (ZAEZ) to support the Thai government’s flagship economic project. Approved […]