Strong November for cargo traffic at Europe’s gateways
European airport trade association the Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has reported that freight traffic grew strongly in November 2016 compared to the same month in 2015. ACI Europe says the region’s airports posted cargo growth of 6.5 per cent in November and this was largely driven by non-European Union gateways – in contrast with passenger traffic. […]
Freight tonnage rise of 1.1% in 2016 at Brussels Airport
Cargo traffic at Brussels Airport rose by 1.1 per cent in 2016 compared to 2015, despite the impact of the terrorist attacks. The gateway handled 494,673 tonnes, a 1.1 per cent increase on the 489,303 tonnes in 2015 as the second half of the year made up for performance in the first half. Full freighter cargo […]
Fleet upgrades, wider network and pharma fuel American
Network expansion and fleet upgrades are driving cargo at American Airlines Cargo. The carrier’s president, Jim Butler (pictured below) says he is encouraged by the figures and it is focused on operational reliability and investing in the business. He explains: “The last couple of months have been encouraging and we have seen good volumes across […]
WorldACD: best peak season in years
Air cargo had its “best peak season in years” and is shaping up to be one of the better ones in a long time, according to WorldACD. In its report for November, the data market analyst says the USD-yield has gone up with a much larger percentage than in previous years, while the month showed an acceleration […]
VIDEO: IAG Cargo’s Drew Crawley reviews 2016
2016 was a busy year for IAG Cargo as it integrated new acquisition Aer Lingus into the business, developed its premium products and announced new British Airways routes across the globe. IAG Cargo’s chief executive, Drew Crawley reflects on 2016 and gives some insights on the focus areas for the group in the year ahead. He took […]
Turkish appoints Turhan Özen as chief cargo officer
Turkish Airlines has appointed Turhan Özen as its new chief cargo officer – he joined the carrier in December 2016. He started his career in 1991 at IVECO, where he worked in sales, marketing, and logistics management positions before moving on in 2000 to TNT Logistics, where he moved up to operations director. Özen took on the […]
Qatar Airways adds four new freighter routes in the Americas
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched freighter operations to four new destinations in the Americas starting from 2 February 2017. The Boeing 777 Freighter will fly twice a week to Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Quito (subject to government approval) and Miami in the US. The twice weekly freighters will depart from Doha via Luxembourg, the cargo carrier’s […]
WFS’ John Batten takes seat on Cargo iQ board
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) interim chief executive officer (CEO) for Europe John Batten has joined the board of Cargo iQ. Batten, who has 35 years’ experience in the air cargo industry, was previously an observer to the Cargo iQ board of 12 airline and freight forwarder representatives. Cargo iQ is a not-for-profit membership group supported by IATA with […]
Cool Chain Association appoints de Walle to key role
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has appointed Renate de Walle as its new treasurer and director of the board. The director of pharmaceutical logistics at Air France KLM Martinair Cargo replaces Malik Zeniti from the Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg, who steps down after three years of service, but will remain a member of the CCA. De Walle […]
Premium products proving a success at IAG Cargo
IAG Cargo’s Critical service has been described as a “roaring success” with some unexpected customers using it, commercial director David Shepherd (pictured below) tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). The premium service was launched on 3 October providing shipments an absolute guarantee to fly on the service booked. It is designed for time urgent shipments which […]
Cargolux joins European airline association A4E
Cargolux Airlines International has joined Europe’s largest airline association – Airlines for Europe (A4E). A4E says to accommodate to the needs of all-cargo airlines and as well to the cargo operations of its existing airline members, it will introduce a specialised working group as well as ensuring its current and future campaigns will reflect the expanded requirements. Cargolux […]
Brussels Airport recovering following terrorist attacks
Brussels Airport is on the rise following a difficult start to 2016, when airlines moved and it was hit by terrorist attacks, head of cargo Steven Polmans (pictured below) explains to Air Cargo Week staff writer, James Muir. He says Brussels had a negative start to the year with the loss of Ethiopian Airlines Cargo […]
Lufthansa and VC agree on arbitration as seek solution
Lufthansa and the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) have agreen on arbitration for the collective wage agreement and are aiming to reach a joint solution by the end of January. Yesterday, both agreed to approach a mediator for the collective wage agreement together and the negotiating parties agreed to finalise the arbitration by the end of January […]
ACW World Air Cargo Awards to take place on 10 May
The Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2017 will be held on Wednesday, 10 May at The Westin Grand Hotel in Munich. Voting will open on Monday, 9 January for the accolades, which are acclaimed in the air cargo community as the ‘Oscars’ of the industry as excellence is celebrated at a glittering gala event in […]
Monarch gains freighter maintenance contract with Cygnus Air
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has scooped a contract with Cygnus Air to provide C check maintenance for its Boeing 757 Freighter aircraft. MAEL’s aircraft engineers will carry out C Check maintenance for the Madrid-based cargo airline, which will include insulation blanket modification for the Spanish operator. All the maintenance work will be carried out at […]
Manchester and Stansted see tonnage increases in November
Two of the Manchester Airports Group’s (MAG) gateways – Manchester Airport and London Stansted Airport – saw strong growth in November, but East Midlands Airport saw tonnage fall. Boosted by new long-haul bellyhold routes to the likes of Beijing in China and Singapore, Manchester saw cargo surge 14.5 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in the month to […]
Qantas to fly direct from Perth to London
Qantas is to operate the first Australia – Europe services with Perth – London flights from March 2018. The Australian flag carrier will use a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the route, which will be 14,498 kilometres and take around 17 hours. It will be the longest Qantas flight, ahead of its Airbus A380 service between […]
Emerging markets fuel 4.4% growth in November at Heathrow
Heathrow Airport handled 138,050 tonnes in November – a 4.4 per cent year-on-year (YOY) rise on the same month last year. In the first 11 months of 2016 it has handled 1,407,561 tonnes – a YOY increase of 2.8 per cent on the same period in 2015. On a rolling 12-month basis it has processed […]
Global coverage drives ACS as it targets the $1bn mark
Air Charter Service (ACS) is seeing growth in all regions as the opening of new offices pays dividends, but it is finding some sectors a struggle, including the oil and gas (O&G) segment. The charter firm’s chief commercial officer (CCO), Justin Lancaster (pictured) explains to Air Cargo Week’s Editor, Justin Burns that China, countries within the […]
e-AWB penetration rate some way off IATA’s target
The electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration rate for October was 44.7 per cent – still some way of the 2016 year-end target of 56 per cent set by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Next year’s target penetration rate also looks like a tough one to hit, as IATA’s head of cargo, Glyn Hughes (pictured […]
ACI Europe: European freight jumps 8.7% in October
Freight traffic at European airports has jumped by 8.7 per cent in October, the best monthly performance for over five years, according to figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. The October figure was the best monthly performance since May 2011, with European Union (EU) airports registering an average increase of seven per cent while […]
PEMCO redelivers 737-400 to Vallair
Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) has announced the redelivery of its first passenger to freighter conversion aircraft to Vallair – a Boeing 737-400. Vallair’s B737-400 PEMCO converted aircraft features 11 pallet positions, up to 48,000 pounds of payload, and 4,600 cubic feet of total volume. European-based aviation asset management company Vallair holds options for additional […]
IATA study finds air cargo connectivity boosts global trade participation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released a study yesterday at the Air Cargo Media Day in Geneva, which it says identifies a quantitative link between a country’s air cargo connectivity and its participation in global trade. The association says the study it commissioned, with research carried out by Developing Trade Consultants, found a one per cent […]
IATA: Air cargo grows 8.2% – the strongest in 18 months
European cargo growth led the way in October with a 13.4 per cent surge, driven by German exports and a weak euro, boosting worldwide volumes by 8.2 per cent, IATA says. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says freight tonne kilometre growth (FTK) was the strongest for 18 months, helped by the collapse of the […]
CHAMP sets up team to drive digital adoption in air cargo
CHAMP Cargosystems has created a dedicated team as it looks to accelerate digital adoption across the air cargo supply chain. The industry IT provider has appointed Wojciech Soltysiak as its new chief technology and innovation officer, who will lead a new team dedicated to drive innovation through digital technologies and be responsible for creating and maintaining […]
Heathrow contracts seven companies to design expansion plans
Seven companies have been contracted by Heathrow Airport to be part of design plans for the airport’s “sustainable expansion”. The UK Government backed the building of a third runway at Heathrow in October, rather than a second runway at Gatwick Airport. MPs will vote in the Houses of Parliament in about 12 months time on the […]
BARIG criticises airline charges change at Frankfurt Airport
The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) has criticised the decision on Friday by the Hessian Ministry of Economics, Transport and Regional Development to increase airline charges at Frankfurt Airport. BARIG says the fresh fee structure still provides incentives for new airlines starting operations from the airport, which “places established airlines at a disadvantage”. BARIG adds Frankfurt is […]
ABC keeps on growing as Russia stabilises
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has continued record-breaking growth, while Russian airport volumes have stabilised following the slump caused by economic sanctions, Volga-Dnepr Group senior vice president, sales & marketing, Robert van de Weg tells Air Cargo Week (ACW) staff writer James Muir. Cargo volumes at ABC, part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, grew 29 per cent in […]
Consolidation for Cargolux Italia
Cargolux Italia is the largest Italian all-cargo carrier and has steadily grown its presence and network in recent years, which has helped it through a tough year writes Justin Burns. 2016 has been a difficult with negative market headwinds impacting performance, especially on certain Asian routes such as Hong Kong and other Chinese destinations. Cargolux […]
Strong volume growth of 6.2% in October, WorldACD reports
Airfreight volumes grew strongly year-on-year (YOY) by 6.2 per cent in October driven by the Asia Pacific region, according to market analyst WorldACD Market Data. The analyst says the month was up on the five per cent YOY growth in September, while yields also saw improvement. WorldACD says the “undisputed” driver in October was Asia […]
