ACI World welcomes its first woman Chair

Airports Council International (ACI) World has welcomed its first woman Chair, Ms. Candace McGraw, CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), bringing her vast industry knowledge to lead the trade association of the world’s airports. Ms. McGraw will chair the ACI World Governing Board  (WGB) that consists of  28 leading airport CEOs nominated by the regional […]

First vertiport operator joins ACI EUROPE membership

ACI EUROPE welcomes its first vertiport operator into the membership, with the announcement that Urban-Air Port is joining the association. The potential for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) services to be deployed at an airport as well as at new dedicated sites is rapidly developing as one of the most exciting new paradigms in aviation. New […]

ACI: Outlook for airfreight remains negative

The outlook for airfreight remains negative, with volumes declining by 4.2% in September, according to Airports Council International (ACI). Year-to-date airfreight was down 3.1% and with three months left, ACI says it is unlikely global trade will grow. International volumes were down 4.2% in September and domestic airfreight dropped by 4%. International airfreight was also […]

ACI World: 2019 could be a hard year for airfreight

Following a slightly better month in March, airfreight fell again in April with a decline of 3.6%, according to Airports Council International (ACI) World. Around the world, only North America and Africa saw total freight volumes growing year-on-year in April. North America increased by 1.4% in April, with domestic freight increasing by 7.5%, making up […]

Wildlife traffickers hiding in plane sight, report claims

Wildlife traffickers are highly dependent on air transport to smuggle endangered species, with seizures quadrupling between 2009 and 2017, ROUTES’s In Plane Sight report claims. The report, In Plane Sight: Wildlife Trafficking in the Air Transport Sector, produced by C4ADS as part of the USAID Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) Partnership […]

TIACA and ACI to work together to champion air cargo industry

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) will work with Airports Council International (ACI) to champion collaboration and efficiency, and promote best practice across the global air cargo industry. The associations will cooperate on a range of issues while backing each other’s events, with TIACA hosting panel debates at the 28th ACI Europe/World Annual General Assembly […]

ACI: E-commerce helps fuel growth at world’s top airports

Air cargo experienced a revival in 2017 with volumes at the world’s top 20 airports experiencing 6.8 per cent growth in 2017 helped by ever growing demand for e-commerce, Airports Council International (ACI) reports. The top 20 airports handled 51 million tonnes of cargo between them, representing 43 per cent of global volumes, and ACI […]

ACI: Freight growth slows in September but remains robust

The global surge in freight volumes slowed in September but was still up 6.8 per cent year-on-year, Airports Council International (ACI) says. The association says though the growth was down from 10.5 per cent in August, it says most regions posted robust freight volume figures. Africa led the way, growing 16.2 per cent followed by […]

ACI Europe: Airfreight continues to grow at double digit rates

Airfreight volumes at European airports continue to fly high with 10.9 per cent year-on-year growth in August, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe says. European Union (EU) airports reported growth of 10.2 per cent in August with non-EU rising at a faster rate, up 14.9 per cent. The EU’s top five airfreight hubs reported strong growth, […]

Strong growth continues in July at European airports

Freight traffic across European airports continues to see strong growth with volumes increasing 10.5 per cent year-on-year, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe says. Non European Union (EU) airports experienced the strongest growth, rising 23.3 per cent while EU hubs were up 8.5 per cent in July. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis freight was up nine […]

ACI: Global volumes up 6% in April despite global trade uncertainty

Global airfreight volumes increased six per cent in April despite uncertainty on global trade, Airports Council International (ACI) reports. It says business confidence remains strong despite global trade uncertainty and economic integration in the USA and United Kingdom. International trade made gains on the cyclical recovery in the global economy, translating into robust growth in […]

ACI: Hong Kong retains position as world’s busiest cargo hub in 2016

The world’s top 20 cargo airports grew 3.3 per cent in 2016 as air cargo markets experienced a revival in the second half of 2016, Airports Council International (ACI) revealed in its 2016 world airport traffic rankings. The top 20 handled 47.4 million tonnes between them, representing 44 per cent of global volumes between them. […]

ACI: Chinese New Year helps February freight volumes

Worldwide freight volumes grew 7.8 per cent, with international freight seeing the strongest growth, helped by the timing of Chinese New Year, Airports Council International (ACI) says. The association says international freight was up 9.6 per cent and domestic volumes by 3.1 per cent in its FreightFlash summary. Asia-Pacific saw the strongest growth, up 14.5 […]

ACI: Consumer electronics help airfreight surge 8.1% in November

Worldwide airfreight volumes grew 8.1 per cent driven by consumer electronics and global digitisation, Airports Council International (ACI) says. It says international airfreight was up 9.2 per cent while domestic volumes grew 5.6 per cent, with the global electronics market generating a surge in demand due to close release dates for competing consumer products. ACI […]

Airfreight growth outstrips passengers for first time in 18 months

Airfreight volumes grew faster than passenger numbers for the first time in 18 months in August 2016 with growth of 4.8 per cent, according to Airports Council International (ACI). All regions of the world saw growth in August, with the strongest uplift coming from North America at 6.7 per cent, followed by Asia Pacific at […]

TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum coming to Paris

The City of Lights – Paris – will be the stage for The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) 28th Air Cargo Forum (ACF) & Exhibition and it is set to be the biggest yet. ACF will be held from 26-28 October at Porte de Versailles in the centre of the French capital and the nation’s […]

ACI World: Hong Kong retains spot as world’s busiest cargo airport

Hong Kong International Airport retained its spot as the world’s busiest cargo airport as the whole market registered modest growth of 2.6 per cent in 2015, Airports Council International (ACI) says. In its 2015 ACI World Airport Traffic Report, the association reports that air cargo growth was slower than the passenger division due to subdued […]

ACI: International freight weak while domestic volumes grow

Worldwide freight grew by 1.1 per cent in March, with domestic growth making up for international weakness, Airports Council International (ACI) says in its March 2016 FreightFlash. International volumes were down by 2.1 per cent in March, with North America down by 11.9 per cent, followed by Latin America-Caribbean at 4.1 per cent, with Asia […]

ACI reveals top 20 cargo hubs for 2015

Most of the world’s top 20 airports saw at least small amounts of growth in 2015, with Hong Kong International Airport retaining the top spot, according to Airports Council International (ACI). The association says total cargo volumes including mail grew by 2.4 per cent and among the top 20 airports, only four saw a fall […]

European airports making up for struggles of 2015

Freight volumes at European airports have got off to a strong start in 2016, up 3.5 per cent in January, making up for the struggles of 2015, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe says. The 3.5 per cent year-on-year growth was above the 2015 global average of 2.2 per cent. The association says the strong result […]

European airports see weak growth in 2015

Freight traffic in Europe grew by just 0.7 per cent in 2015 compared to much stronger passenger growth of 5.2 per cent, according to Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. Among Europe’s top five freight hubs, only Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport was up on 2015, rising by 3.1 per cent to 748,914 tonnes. Frankfurt Airport remained […]

ACI Europe accuses A4E of being out of touch with reality

The creation of Airlines 4 Europe (A4E) has been strongly criticised by Airports Council International (ACI) Europe’s director general, Olivier Jankovec, who accuses them of not being in touch with reality. The new association, A4E, was set up by the chief executive officers of Air France KLM, easyJet, IAG, Lufthansa Group and Ryanair, to lobby […]

ACI: Weakness in India and China causes 1.3% fall

Airfreight volumes fell by 1.3 per cent in November with the weak growth in economies such as China and India unable to offset declines in other major market, according to Airports Council International (ACI) FreightFlash. In November the only region of the world to see an increase was Africa, rising by 11.9 per cent. Latin […]

European airports see mixed growth

Airports across Europe have seen cargo volumes increase by 1.2 per cent in October though the top hubs are still posting mixed results, Airports Council International’s October Airport Traffic Report. Europe’s largest freight airport, Frankfurt Airport saw volumes fall by two per cent in October to 174,435 tonnes, while the second biggest, Paris Charles de […]

ACI: European freight volumes flat with no improvement expected

Airfreight volumes in Europe have been flat so far in 2015 and are unlikely to see any noticeable improvement this year, according to Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. In September, freight volumes increased by 0.2 per cent compared to the same month last year. For the first nine months of 2015, freight is also up […]

Asia Pacific flat, Middle East sees small increase

Airports in Asia Pacific saw volumes remain flat in August while the Middle East saw a small increase, according to the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia Pacific FreightFlash for August. ACI Asia Pacific says volumes remained weak during August because of slowdowns in Asian exports and in oil producing economies. Asia Pacific saw growth of […]

Worldwide freight volumes fall in August

Freight volumes fell by 0.2 per cent worldwide in August with both North America and Latin America – Caribbean declining while most other regions saw little growth, according to Airports Council International (ACI). Airports in North America reported a fall of 1.7 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in August while Latin America – Caribbean declined by […]

Growth remains slow at European airports

Freight volumes at European airports grew by 0.4 per cent year-on-year in August, with Istanbul Atatürk Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol the only top five hubs to see growth during the month, according to Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. Frankfurt Airport, the largest freight airport in Europe, saw volumes fall by 4.7 per cent to […]