Lammers to succeed Kerkloh as Munich Airport CEO
Jost Lammers will take over as president and CEO of Munich Airport, succeeding Dr Michael Kerkloh who is retiring on 31 December 2019. Lammers, who is CEO of Budapest Airport will start his five-year term on 1 January 2020 and has had a long career in the aviation industry. He has a long career in […]
Paderborn and Munich volumes keep rising
Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport, situated in one of Germany’s strongest economic regions at the border of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Lower Saxony, is also keen to strengthen its customer relationships from a lower base. “We see that more than in other industries air cargo business is a people business,” explains the airport. “So, for us, as a […]
Freight volumes hit an all time high at Munich Airport
Freight volumes have hit an all time high at Munich Airport, handling 180,000 tonnes in the first half of 2017. The sector has grown nine per cent year-on-year and comes as passenger numbers top 20 million in the first half of the year, the same number as it handled for the whole of 1999. Munich […]
Munich Airport CEO’s contract extended for another year
Munich Airport chief executive officer and president, Dr Michael Kerkloh has had his contract extended for an additional year, meaning he will remain as the head of operating company, FMG until the end of 2019. The 63 year old who hails from Germany’s Westphalia region has been Munich’s top executive since September 2002, and is […]
Strong Q1 for tonnage at Munich Airport
Munich Airport has posted strong growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017 compared to Q1 last year as cargo tonnage grew at a significant rate. In the cargo segment, the total airfreight tonnage in the first three months of the year was over 85,000 tonnes – a year-on-year increase of approximately eight per cent. The number of aircraft movements […]
Munich posts 4.2% growth in tonnage
Munich Airport saw year-on-year (YOY) growth in tonnage of 4.2 per cent in the first nine months of 2016. The Bavarian hub handled 245,700 tonnes during the period, up on the 235,760 tonnes in the same period last year, as it continues to grow its freight business. Munich says this included a 2.8 per cent rise […]