Kenyan perishables in high demand
Perishables make up the bulk of cargo handled by Siginon Aviation at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. This consists of flowers, which are 80 per cent of perishables it handles with the other 20 per cent vegetables and herbs. But aviation divisional manager, Jared Oswago (pictured below) says performance has been affected in […]
Cargolux adds Oslo to network
Cargolux International Airlines will start a weekly service on Tuesdays from Oslo to Luxembourg on 1 November 2016 on its flight from New York in the US. The first flight will carry a load of salmon that is distributed to various Cargolux destinations from the airline’s hub at Luxembourg Airport. Cargolux also expects to carry shipments for […]
Volga-Dnepr Group promotes Robert van de Weg
Robert van de Weg has been promoted by Volga-Dnepr Group to the role of senior vice president of sales & marketing. He is responsible for the Group’s scheduled cargo operations and charter businesses covering AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines, Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Atran Airlines, which between them, have a fleet of 16 Boeing 747s, 12 Antonov AN-124-100s, […]
Budapest aims for 100,000t in 2016 following strong September growth
Budapest Airport is expecting to handle over 100,000 tonnes of cargo in 2016 after breaking the 10,000 tonne a month mark for the first time in September. Cargo volumes grew by 33 per cent in September helped by strong growth from Cargolux and Turkish Cargo, and Qatar Airways Cargo’s decision to operate a third weekly […]
More transparency and collaboration needed in the cool chain
Pertinent issues in the cool chain sector came under the spotlight at the Cool Chain Association’s (CCA) 4th Pharma and Biosciences Conference in Dubai from 19-20 September. Delegates at the JW Marriott Marquis heard from a range of speakers during the two-day event with much debate focusing on the need for transparency and collaboration in […]
Air Logistics Group opens new office in Norway
Global general sales and service agent (GSSA) the Air Logistics Group opened a new office in Norway on 1 September – bringing its network to a total of 88 offices across 48 countries. Air Logistics represents 12 airlines in Norway including American Airlines, Cargolux, Icelandair and Pakistan International Airlines. The office located in Oslo is being […]
Cargolux adds new Puerto Rico service and targets cool chain sector
Cargolux Airllines International has introduced a new direct flight from Luxembourg to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on 2 October – targeting the perishables and cool chain markets. The flight leaves Luxembourg every Sunday at 22.15h and arrives in San Juan on Mondays at 01.30h (local times). Cargolux utilised highly specialised cool chain equipment and the most modern […]
Network expansion helps Schiphol grow tonnage
Tonnage at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was up two per cent year-on-year (YOY) in the first seven months of 2016 – as July boosted the figures when YOY growth was 4.4 per cent reaching 139,650 tonnes. During the period, Europe has performed strongly, up YOY by 42.6 per cent and driven by the addition of new […]
Budapest positioning itself as the hub for Eastern Europe
Budapest Airport is positioning itself to be the air cargo hub of Eastern Europe having seen growth of 11.3 per cent so far in 2016. The growth has come from both freighter aircraft and passenger services with bellyhold capacity. Cargo development manager, József Kossuth says a significant proportion of the growth has come from Qatar […]
11.3% uplift at Budapest Airport this year
Airfreight passing through Budapest Airport has increased by 11.3 per cent since the beginning of this year. The gateway in Central Europe says the bulk of this was transported by all-cargo carriers, but bellyhold cargo volumes grew just as strongly. Budapest has handled 6,770 tonnes of air cargo every month so far in 2016, and the […]
Luxair Cargo aiming to exceed 800,000t in 2016
Luxair Cargo is confident it will handle over 800,000 tonnes of cargo in 2016 helped by increased rotations from Qatar Airways and other customers expanding, business development and contract manager, Antoine Decker tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Describing the year so far, Decker says the Luxembourg Airport based handling agent has seen three per cent […]
FedEx tops the pile in IATA WATS yearbook
FedEx maintained its position in 2015 as the top cargo airline by total freight tonnes carried on scheduled services, according to the International Air Transport Association’s 60th Edition of the World Air Transport Statistics (WATS). The yearbook of the airline industry’s performance for last year, says the US cargo integrator handled 7.1 million tonnes of freight […]
Cargolux expands product portfolio
Cargolux Airlines International has expanded its product portfolio with CV Select and CV Select+, giving preferred access to premium capacity and vastly reduced cut off times. CV Select gives preferred access to premium capacity and booking commitment, while CV Select+ reduces cut off times before departure to 30 minutes before shipments can arrive at the […]
Cargolux moves South American flower flights to Amsterdam
Cargolux Airlines International has moved its South America – Netherlands services from Maastricht to Amsterdam to reduce transit times for the Amsterdam flower market. Following customer requests, Cargolux moved the service from Maastricht Aachen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The airline says customers will benefit from reduced transit times, as the flowers will no longer […]
HNCA denies acquiring Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Co (HNCA) has denied reports that it is the buyer of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. It has been named as the buyer of the German airport by other media outlets, but HNCA denies this. HNCA is a 35 per cent shareholder in Cargolux. In a statement on Cargolux’s website, HNCA says: […]
Milan Malpensa on target to continue strong expansion path
Business is rosy at Milan Malpensa Airport and Italy’s principle air cargo gateway goes from strength to strength and growth looks a given. Malpensa saw a nine per cent uplift in tonnage in both 2014 and 2015, reaching 500,000 tonnes last year and has a 55 per cent market share of Italian air cargo, while […]
Muscat sees 7% growth in Q1
Muscat International Airport has seen cargo volumes increase by seven per cent in the first quarter of 2016 to 34,759.8 tonnes. The airport says Oman Air and Cargolux Airlines International extended their partnership in February to cover twice weekly operations to Mumbai. They had been operating a partnership from Chennai to Muscat connecting on to […]
Cargolux increases Ho Chi Minh City services to thrice-weekly
Cargolux has increased services to Vietnam with a third weekly flight to Ho Chi Minh City as the country’s growing economy increases demand for airfreight. The extra Ho Chi Minh City service left on 14 April and will flight via Doha. It will leave Luxembourg at 08.05h on Tuesday and arrive in Ho Chi Minh […]
Cargolux posts record tonnage level in 2015
Cargolux says in its 45th anniversary year and against a background of low yields, continued overcapacity and declining volumes, it performed “extremely well” achieving record levels of tonnage and block hours and ended the year on a net profit after tax of $49 million. Cargolux grew its freight tonne kilometers by 8.7 per cent, which it […]
ACCC upholds price fixing fines against Garuda and Air NZ
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has upheld surcharge price fixing fines against Garuda Indonesia and Air New Zealand. The ACCC had taken action against 15 airlines, of which, 13 paid fines totalling $98.5 million, while Garuda and Air New Zealand appealed. Proceedings against Garuda and Air New Zealand were dismissed on 31 October […]
IATA WCS: CHEP and Cargolux renew contract
CHEP Aerospace Solutions and Cargolux have renewed their unit load device (ULD) management contract to run until 2020. The companies signed the contract at the International Air Transport Association World Cargo Symposium at the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin on 16 March. It was signed by Cargolux director of global logistics services, Franco Nanna and CHEP […]
Cargolux and Oman Air extend Indian partnership to Mumbai
After successful cooperation between Cargolux and Oman Air for cargo flights to Chennai as part of an agreement signed last year, the carriers have added an additional destination in India with two weekly flights to Mumbai, beginning on 8 March 2016. Flight CV6102 leaves Luxembourg on Tuesdays at 12.25h and is routed via Bahrain where it arrives […]
Cargolux to start Rio services for pre-Olympic Games demand
Cargolux International Airlines is to increase Brazilian services with flights to Rio de Janeiro from 4 March to cater for pre-Olympic Games demand. Flight CV7645 will leave Luxembourg on Fridays at 12.00h and arrive in Rio de Janeiro at 23.30h. The flight will continue to Viracopos before returning as flight CV7656, arriving in Luxembourg on […]
Oman’s airports see strong cargo surges
Oman Airports says cargo volumes at Muscat International Airport enjoyed positive growth of 10 per cent, where tonnage in 2015 reached 134,500 tonnes, which was a rise on the 122,189 tonnes in 2014. The airport operator was driven by Oman Air and Cargolux signing a joint venture agreement last year, as they look to develop Muscat as […]
Luxembourg Airport tonnage grows 4.2% in 2015
Airfreight continues the upward trend at Luxembourg Airport and it handled 738,000 tonnes in 2015, rise of 4.2 per cent compared to 2014. The strongest growth was recorded in October and November when there was an increase of nine per cent, in August of eight per cent and July of seven per cent. The gateway […]
Cargolux board approves $77 million investment in Chinese carrier
The Cargolux Airlines board of directors has approved an investment of $77 million for Cargolux China, a new Chinese cargo airline joint venture based at Zhengzhou in China. The investment represents a 35 per cent share in the new airline for Cargolux. Cargolux China will be based at Zhengzhou and is expected to start operations in 2017, focusing […]
Ter Bruggen joins Cargolux
Gerard Ter Bruggen has been appointed regional director West and North Europe by Cargolux, joining from Qatar Airways. Ter Bruggen started the Cargolux on 1 January and is based in Amsterdam. He will be covering the UK, Scandinavia, the Baltic States and the Benelux countries. Before taking the Cargolux job, Ter Bruggen was the Qatar […]
‘Contradictory’ price fixing cartel fine overturned
Fines of 790 million euros ($868 million) imposed by the European Commission against airlines for fixing fuel and security surcharges has been overturned, as the decision was ‘contradictory’. In 2010, the commission had fined Air Canada, Air France, British Airways, Cargolux, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, LATAM Airlines Group, Martinair, Qantas, SAS Cargo and Singapore Airlines […]
Cargolux union talks collapse
Negotiations over the collective work agreement (CWA) between Cargolux Airlines International and the Letzebuerger Chreschtleche Gewerkschaftsbond (LCGB) trade union have collapsed with both sides blaming the other for the failed talks. Cargolux and the union had reached an agreement on principle on 1 December, which included new pilots and aircraft in Luxembourg and implementing the […]
Clark takes the helm in Africa for Cargolux
Cargolux has appointed Jonathan Clark (pictured below) as its new regional director in Africa and he will join the company on 1 February 2016 and be based in Johannesburg. Clark’s career in air cargo that began in 1989 at MSAS Cargo in Glasgow. He later worked for Lufthansa Cargo for over 19 years in a number […]
