Swissport awarded five-year cargo contract with Lufthansa group at Brussels and Liège airports
Swissport and Lufthansa signed a 5-year contract for cargo handling at Brussels and Liège airports. The agreement covers Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines. At the end of December 2019, Swissport and Lufthansa Cargo renewed their agreement regarding cargo handling at Brussels and Liège airports. The agreement includes warehousing and cargo ramp transport of mail, […]
time:matters extends network to 16 African cities
time:matters has established a hub in Brussels, providing it access to 16 African destinations through Brussels Airlines’ network. Through the Brussels hub, customers can access Abidjan, Accra, Banjul, Bujumbura, Conakry, Cotonou, Douala, Dakar, Entebbe, Freetown, Kigali, Luanda, Lomé, Yaoundé, Ouagadougou and Monrovia. Customers will enjoy the same benefits as at other time:matters European hubs in […]
Negative market trends hit Lufthansa Cargo’s profits
First quarter profits for Lufthansa Cargo fell substantially due to negative market trends particularly on Europe – Asia routes. Adjusted EBIT was down 67% to €24 million, with the adjusted EBIT margin declining by 7.3 percentage points from 11.2% to 3.9%. Revenue for the logistics business segment, which covers Lufthansa Cargo was down 4% to […]
Lufthansa markets cargo capacity on Brussels Airlines flights
Lufthansa Cargo has started marketing cargo capacity on Brussels Airlines’ flights for services departing from 1 September. The pre-booking period is 30 days, and freight booked in this way will fly with Lufthansa Cargo’s air waybill with the number 020. Brussels Airlines Cargo customers will benefit from access to Lufthansa Cargo’s network while the German […]
WFS earns new contracts with five airlines in the US
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed up five airlines for passenger, ramp and cargo handling services across the US. WOW Air has picked WFS to provide ramp, passenger and cargo services for its three Airbus A330-300 flights a week from Dallas Fort Worth to Keflavik International Airport, serving Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavik. The three-year contract […]
Lufthansa Cargo to market Brussels Airlines’ cargo capacity
Lufthansa Cargo has signed an agreement to market cargo capacity of Brussels Airlines from 1 September 2018. Freight customers of Brussels Airlines will benefit from access to Lufthansa Cargo’s route network of 300 destinations in over 100 countries. The route network will by supplemented by destinations in Africa from Brussels, with the Belgian airline operating […]
Air & Sea Cargo Americas: Industry flies to Miami to talk about cargo
Top executives from the aviation, maritime and logistics industries will return to Miami for the Air & Sea Cargo Americas conference held from 1 – 3 November 2017. The Miami Airport & Convention Center will welcome top decision makers who will exchange views and experiences to enhance cargo growth across in the Western Hemisphere. The […]
Freighter traffic falls at Brussels due to stricter noise standards
Cargo traffic at Brussels Airport rose 1.8 per cent in August but full freighter volumes continue to fall as companies depart due to stricter noise standards. Total tonnage was 40,558 tonnes in August, with the freighter segment registering a 0.9 per cent decline to 29,245 tonnes. Full freighter volumes were down 18 per cent to […]
Cargo falls at Brussels as freighters leave due to noise restrictions
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport fell in June with a major fall in full freighter traffic as airlines departed due to stricter noise standards. The hub serving Belgium’s capital handled 42,375 tonnes in June, up 5.3 per cent on the 40,243 tonnes processed in the previous June though down 1.9 per cent on two years […]
Standardised pharma trade lanes becoming a reality
The air cargo pharmaceuticals sector continues to grow strongly at double-digit rates while the global pharma industry is also expanding strongly. Industry players are meeting demand by investing heavily and putting plenty of resources, whether that be through gaining International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) CEIV Pharma certification, building specialist pharma facilities, or cool dollies to […]
2017 looks promising after challenging year in 2016
2016 was a challenging year due to the 22 March Brussels Airport terrorist attack, but Brussels Airlines vice president global cargo, Alban Francois (pictured below) tells Air Cargo Week’s staff writer, James Muir that 2017 is looking promising. He says the airline saw some growth in 2016 despite the effect of the attacks in March, […]
Jettainer takes over Brussels Airlines ULD management
Jettainer has taken over the management and maintenance of Brussels Airlines’ unit load devices (ULD) with a specially designed unit being handed over to mark the occasion and travel as an ambassador. Brussels Airlines now has a brand-new fleet of about 1,000 ULDs, many of them AKEs, following the change of management provider that came […]
Brussels Airlines taken over by Lufthansa
Lufthansa has taken over Brussels Airlines acquiring the remaining 55 per cent of the shares at a cost of 2.6 million euros ($2.7 million). Brussels Airlines will be fully integrated into the Lufthansa Group in 2018 joining the Eurowings Group, which Lufthansa says will strengthen its market position. Lufthansa had acquired a 45 per cent […]
Freighter surge makes up for bellyhold weakness at Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport’s cargo volumes continue to recover, growing by 15 per cent in November, with the surge in full freighters making up for belly cargo continuing to struggle. Total cargo rose by 15.2 per cent in November to 45,564 tonnes, with freighter tonnage increasing 26.8 per cent to 34,914 tonnes. Freighter traffic increased by 55.5 […]
Jettainer wins more contracts and looks to expand further
Jettainer has signed a deal with Brussels Airlines to control and maintain its fleet of unit load devices (ULD) from the spring of 2017, as it continues its consistent growth. Jettainer will look after a fleet of about 1,000 ULDs over the next five years and it will set up a ULD controller at Brussels […]
Jettainer to manage Brussels Airlines’ ULDs
Jettainer has signed a deal with Brussels Airlines to control and maintain its fleet of unit load devices from the spring of 2017. Jettainer will look after a fleet of about 1,000 ULDs over the next five years and it will set up a ULD controller at Brussels Airport. The deal was signed on 28 […]
Lufthansa board approves full acquisition of Brussels Airlines
The Lufthansa supervisory board has given the green light to the purchase of the remaining 55 per cent of SN Airholding – the parent company of Brussels Airlines. This full acquisition will be acquired through an exercise of call option and the German carrier says the transaction will be concluded at the beginning of 2017. The board of Lufthansa gave the thumbs […]
Freight services weather latest Lufthansa strikes
Lufthansa Cargo says all freighter flights operated normally despite a pilots’ strike on Tuesday 8 September and Wednesday 9 September which severely curtailed passenger flights and affected some bellyhold capacity. The pilots are striking over retirement benefits, pay and Lufthansa’s plans to expand low-cost operations. The striking pilots, represented by the union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), […]
