British Airways returns to Cologne Bonn Airport
British Airways will be taking off and landing again at Cologne Bonn Airport from the autumn. From the launch of the winter timetable, the British airline will fly up to twice a day and a total of 12 times per week to its international hub at London Heathrow. The starting date for the new British […]
Technology and Sustainability drive success at Cologne Bonn Airport
On the back of a strong year in 2022, Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) has an eye on the future. Despite last year’s geopolitical situation, the airport was able to keep its numbers at a very high level, almost equal to 2021, with 971,000 tons of air cargo throughput and around 40,000 freighter movements. Having welcomed […]
New airline for Cologne Bonn Airport
On May 6, the Russian airline S7 Airlines will be taking off for the first time from Cologne/Bonn with a flight heading for Moscow. S7 will be operating weekly flights from the Rhineland Airport to Moscow-Domodedovo. With the Airbus A320neo, they will be using one of a new generation of aircraft for the route to […]
Volga-Dnepr transports 57 tonne generator to Kuwait for Siemens
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a 57 tonne generator to Kuwait for Siemens, putting its Cargo Supermarket to good use. Faced with a critical delivery deadline to move the rotor from its manufacturing site in Mulheim, Germany, Siemens asked Volga-Dnepr’s logistics specialists to project manage the shipment to transport it onboard an Antonov AN-124-100 Freighter to […]
UPS increases capacity to and from Spain
UPS will increase its air cargo capacity on 5 June from Vitoria and Seville in Spain to its European air hub in Cologne, Germany. The new Boeing 737-400F flights will allow UPS to offer later pick-up times for export shipments in northern and southern Spain and have a payload of 20 tonnes. This new service will complement […]
ACI Europe: Europe off to booming start in 2017
Freight traffic in Europe continue to fly high with 8.4 per cent year-on-year (YOY) growth in January, helped by improved macro-economic conditions, especially in the Eurozone, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. The association says freight has been particularly strong at non-EU airports, with 13 per cent growth YOY and the EU registered a 7.1 per […]
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 […]