ACI Europe: Freight makes “surprising surge” in September
Freight traffic at European airports rebounded at the strongest rate since May 2011, with a “surprising surge” in September of 7.9 per cent, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe says. Freight grew 4.1 per cent in the third quarter, helped by the September surge, and is up 2.6 per cent on a year-to-date basis. The four […]
UPS expands European ground network to Switzerland
UPS has expanded its European network from six European countries to Switzerland as part of a redesign and $2 billion network investments across Europe. The express freight firm says investment in its ground network improves trade opportunities. Customers in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland and Sweden can now benefit from a faster, cost-effective UPS Standard service improvement […]
BARIG calls for reduction in charges for carriers at Frankfurt
The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) is calling for a reduction in charges for all carriers at Frankfurt Airport. BARIG has made the call following yesterday’s announcement that Ryanair will soon offer flights from Frankfurt and claims the fully equal treatment for all airlines at Frankfurt – newcomers and airlines that are already operating […]
Mathews appointed CCO by Chapman Freeborn
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has appointed Philip Mathews as chief commercial officer – a newly created role at the air charter firm. Mathews will take up the position on 1 November and joins Chapman Freeborn’s three existing executive directors on the board – chief executive, Russi Batliwala, chief operating officer, Shahe Ouzounian, and chief financial officer, Peter […]
UTi acquisition continues to boost DSV
Danish freight forwarder DSV continues to see growth across the business since the acquisition of UTi, it reports in its interim report for the third quarter (Q3). The company completed the takeover of UTi at the start of 2016 and says airfreight volumes, revenues and gross profits were all up in Q3. Air volumes in Q3 […]
Hainan Airlines to start services from Shanghai to Brussels
Hainan Airlines will launch direct flights between Brussels Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport sometime next year. The gateways says the new service will facilitate existing investment and export opportunities for both countries and also create new ones. During an official visit led by Prime Minister Charles Michel, Hainan Airlines and Brussels Airport Company signed a […]
IAG Cargo’s revenue falls 7% but volumes up
IAG Cargo has posted commercial revenue of €240 million over the period from 1 July to 30 September in the third quarter of 2016 – a fall of seven per cent on the same quarter last year. IAG says adjusting the prior year’s figures to reflect a directly comparable operation, commercial revenue decreased 6.5 per […]
Panalpina blossoming after buying Airflo
Flowers and perishables in general are blooming for Panalpina in Kenya and across Africa and it expects this trend to continue over the next five to six years. Country manager for Kenya, Conrad Archer tells Justin Burns that growth has been considerable since the acquisition of Airflo last year – Kenya’s second largest freight forwarder, which […]
Schiphol backs further projects to improve efficiency
Schiphol Cargo is backing further projects as part of the Smart Cargo Mainport Program to find innovation to improve flows through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, underpinned by transparent data exchange. The Smart Program projects centre on cargo flows, encouraging cooperation between the different parties in the supply chain, as well as data sharing. The Program steering […]
VIDEO: Building The Pharma Business
Brussels Airport was the first gateway to gain the International Air Transport Association’s CEIV Pharma certificate and is one of the pioneers and forward thinkers of handling pharmaceuticals. Azura Productions spoke to Brussels Airport Company’s head of cargo, Steven Polmans, and cargo & product development manager, Nathan de Valck about developments in pharma transportation at Brussels Airport […]
VIDEO: France Leads with E-Freight
E-freight is equally of the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the air cargo industry supply chain and an area of significant investment by operators. Azura Productions spoke CIN France’s chief executive officer, Jean François Bouilhaguet (CEO) about the combined French airports’ approach to technology and his take on the future of e-freight. CIN France is exhibiting at […]
VIDEO: The Future For London Cargo
Heathrow Airport was given approval by the UK Government on Tuesday for a third runway, which is set to significantly boost its cargo operations and business. Azura Productions spoke to the hub’s head of cargo, Nick Platts to discuss the future for London cargo and the latest on plans at Heathrow. Heathrow is exhibiting at […]
The airside ‘missing link’ pharma dolly launched by Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport launched its Airside Pharma Transporter at The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) Air Cargo Forum yesterday, which has been developed to solve issues airside in the movement of pharmaceutical cargo. The gateway and its cargo community collaborated to develop the dolly, including DHL, Expeditors, Panalpina, K+N, Brussels Airlines Cargo, Jan de Rijk Logistics, […]
Strong demand in Q3 for Panalpina
Panalpina saw good growth in the third quarter as it posted an airfreight volumes surge of 10 per cent on the same quarter last year handling 228 million tonnes. For the first nine months of 2016, demand is nine per cent up on the same time last year at 659 million tonnes. Overall airfreight gross […]
Gatwick chief “disappointed” over Heathrow runway green light
Gatwick Airport chief executive Stewart Wingate says the gateway is “disappointed” that the UK Government has given the nod to Heathrow Airport to build a new runway. The Sussex airport was seeking permission for a second runway, and says it questions whether Heathrow will be able to deliver a third runway and is ready to step […]
Forwarders gives cautious welcome to Heathrow expansion
The trade association that represents the UK’s freight forwarding and logistics businesses has given a cautious welcome to today’s news that the government has approved a third runway at Heathrow. British International Freight Association (BIFA) director general, Robert Keen says: “Today’s news appears to be the beginning of the end of years of procrastination over […]
Heathrow hails third runway go ahead by UK Government
Heathrow Airport has hailed the news that the UK Government has approved its plans for a third runway and says it is the “only option”. A spokesperson from the UK hub, which is the busiest port for exports and handled more than 1.5 million tonnes of cargo a year says: “We welcome the news that […]
Heathrow runway decision welcomed by FTA
The decision to increase capacity at Heathrow Airport is the “right choice” for the UK economy, the freight industry and the nation, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA). The UK Government approved expansion of a third runway today and the FTA says it is essential for UK importers and exporters who rely on the […]
Stands at TIACA’s ACF in Paris coming together
Exhibitor stands are gradually coming together at The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) 28th Air Cargo Forum (ACF) & Exhibition in Paris, which will open tomorrow. Tradesman were busy constructing throughout the day and work is not set to be finished until later in the day at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. TIACA’s biennial […]
Airfreight growth outstrips passengers for first time in 18 months
Airfreight volumes grew faster than passenger numbers for the first time in 18 months in August 2016 with growth of 4.8 per cent, according to Airports Council International (ACI). All regions of the world saw growth in August, with the strongest uplift coming from North America at 6.7 per cent, followed by Asia Pacific at […]
Gatwick warns of ‘Groundhog Day’ if Heathrow gets runway nod
Gatwick Airport says the choice before the UK Government on airport expansion is stark – “it’s either growth and certainty with Gatwick or Groundhog Day at Heathrow”. The government is reportedly set to make a decision tomorrow on whether Gatwick gets a second runway or Heathrow Airport a third runway. Heathrow is rumoured to be set […]
Waller appointed CFO at CEVA Logistics
CEVA Logistics has appointed Peter Waller as chief finance officer and member of the executive board with immediate effect. Waller succeeds Arjan Kaaks, who has chosen to leave CEVA to pursue new opportunities. He has previously been Group CFO at Eurofins Scientific and spent over eight years with the Thomas Cook Group where he held […]
Exhibitors keep faith in logitrans in its 10th year
Exhibitors have kept faith in the logitrans tradeshow as it celebrates its tenth anniversary despite the difficult situation in Turkey. Logitrans will take place from 16 – 18 November 2016 at the Istanbul Expo Center, very close to Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, the largest airfreight hub in the region. Organiser Messe Muenchen says that despite the […]
Logistics sector to cut CO2 by 30% by 2030
The Luxembourg logistics and transport sector is ambitiously aiming to reduce CO2 emissions by 20 per cent by 2020 and 30 per cent by 2030, Cluster for Logistics (CLT) Luxembourg senior manager, Malik Zeniti tells staff writer James Muir. Zeniti says CLT was encourage to support the introduction of an international environmental Sustainable Logistics label […]
Tonnage up sharply at Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport’s tonnage figures in September rose sharply year-on-year (YOY) by 8.5 per cent which the gateway puts mainly down to the freighter segment and it continues the growth in August. The gateway handled 42,906 tonnes, up on the 39,533 tonnes in the same month last year. Freighter traffic was up 31.2 per cent to 14,657 […]
TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum coming to Paris
The City of Lights – Paris – will be the stage for The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) 28th Air Cargo Forum (ACF) & Exhibition and it is set to be the biggest yet. ACF will be held from 26-28 October at Porte de Versailles in the centre of the French capital and the nation’s […]
IAG Cargo boosts US network with New Orleans service
IAG Cargo will start a new bellyhold route to New Orleans International Airport from 26 March, 2017, becoming the only carrier to fly direct from Heathrow Airport. The new Louisiana state service will be served by a British Airways Boeing 787-8 aircraft, which has a bellyhold hold capacity up to 15 tonnes four times a week to and […]
Demand for P2F’s high and PEMCO doing nicely
The strongest demand for passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion aircraft is coming from Asia and Europe, according to PEMCO’s director of conversion programs, Mike Andrews tells Justin Burns. There has been a wave of new conversion programmes announced this year, as in a tough airfreight marketplace many air cargo carriers are opting for conversions as […]
ACS reports steady growth in charter volumes
Air Charter Service reports it has seen charter numbers rise year-on-year (YOY) by nine per cent at its financial year’s halfway point as of 31 July. ACS Group’s chief executive officer, Justin Bowman (above) says: “Numbers are up nine per cent compared to the same time last year at more than 5,800 contracts to the end of […]
BARIG calls for more logistics infrastructure in Germany
The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) says if Germany wants to maintain its status as the world’s leading export nation, it is only possible with a suitable logistics infrastructure. BARIG says the air cargo business in Germany is in need of locations that are allowed to develop dynamically – if this is not the case, […]
