DB Schenker acquires Vähälä Logistics
DB Schenker acquires Vähälä Logistics. DB Schenker is continuing on its course of growth in Finland. Five terminals and more than 260 employees are now joining the network of the leading logistics provider in northern Europe, as DB Schenker in Finland has concluded an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Vähälä Logistics Oy […]
Swissport to run Finnair Cargo’s COOL Nordic Hub
Swissport will take over the running of Finnair Cargo’s COOL Nordic Cargo Hub at Helsinki Airport on 1 June. The state-of-the-art COOL Nordic Cargo Hub has been fully operational for over a year, and with operations now fully stabilised, Finnair Cargo aims to shift focus to network-wide data-driven operational excellence. Janne Tarvainen, managing director of […]
Finnair Cargo not growing old after 95 years
Finnair Cargo may be one of the oldest cargo companies but after 95 years is still one of the most modern ones, head of global sales Fredrik Wildtgrube tells Air Cargo Week. He says that 2018 has been a “massive implementation year” for Finnair Cargo, having worked on improving services, systems and performance. Wildtgrube promises […]
Finnair Cargo adds wide-body flights to Brussels
Finnair Cargo will add wide-body passenger aircraft to its daily flights between Brussels and Helsinki while discontinuing freighter services. From 31 October, the daily service to Belgium’s capital will be served with wide-body aircraft on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and for the Spring 2019 season, the former flight will be operated with an Airbus A330 and […]
Exclusive: ECS Group’s Globe Air Cargo signs up Finnair stateside
In a key move in the Americas, ECS Group subsidiary Globe Air Cargo will represent Finnair Cargo in the United States from May 1. The airline, which serves major gateways at Chicago, Miami, New York and San Francisco directly from Helsinki, will utilise an Airbus 350 on the routes. The A350 has a maximum cargo […]
Pandas settle into new home in Finland after flying with Volga-Dnepr
The two giant pandas that Volga-Dnepr Airlines transported to Finland have settled into their new home at Ahtari Zoo. Lumi and Pyry were transported from China to Finland under a joint programme aiming to preserve and study giant pandas. Their arrival in Finland followed the signing of an agreement in 2017 by the Preservation and […]
Qatar Airways Cargo adds Helsinki to pharma network
Qatar Airways Cargo has added Helsinki to its expanding pharma network, its 74th pharma destination introduced within three months since Dublin was added in June. Finland is very important in the global pharmaceutical market and boasts expertise in research and development, attracting hundreds of clinical trials every year. The pharmaceutical service system in Finland is […]
Antonov Airlines’ AN−124 Ruslan makes round-the-world trip
An Antonov Airlines’ AN-124−100 Ruslan aircraft has flown one and a half times around the globe performing a series of commercial flights. The aircraft flew from Mary International Airport, Turkmenistan to Helsinki, Finland on Tuesday 18 September 2017, where it took on board commercial cargo consisting of industrial heat exchangers, weighing 54 tonnes. The following […]
Finnair Cargo excited about prospects of COOL Nordic hub
Finnair Cargo has benefitted from the upturn in airfreight volumes, and is very excited about the prospects of its COOL Nordic Cargo Hub at Helsinki Airport when it becomes fully operational in January 2018. The perishable area of the €80 million ($95.6 million) terminal will open for fish shipments in October and the facility will […]
Europe to Asia proving very strong for Finnair Cargo
Cargo revenue at Finnair was up 16.1 per cent between April and June helped in particular by movements between Europe and Asia, David Craik writes. “Market capacity continues to increase but supply and demand are more balanced than previously, leading to higher cargo load factors and yields,” the report said. Finnair Cargo managing director, Janne […]
Solar panels to help power Finnair’s new cargo terminal
Solar power will help Finnair keep its salmon and pharmaceuticals fresh at its new COOL Nordic Cargo Hub in Helsinki, which will begin full cargo operations in January 2018. Finnair’s new cargo facility at Helsinki Airport will use solar power produced by 1,200 panels installed on the building’s roof. Each of the panels can produce […]
Revenue and tonnage growth for Turkish Cargo
Turkish Cargo’s cargo revenue has grown 24.4 per cent and tonnage is up 26.1 per cent on a year-on-year (YOY) basis in the first half of 2017 to the end of June, as it continues to expand its services. The carrier says it has also grown YOY by 46.8 per cent in the Chinese market during the […]
New Finnair Cargo terminal in Helsinki on track
Implementation of a new cargo management system (CMS) late in 2016 helped stabilise Finnair Cargo in January and 2017 has started well. Head of global sales, Fredrik Wildtgrube (pictured below) says the CMS has driven customer confidence in the right direction. “In addition we have executed our roadmap relentlessly with a clear customer mindset that has further […]
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 […]
Tonnage rise in September for Finnair
In September, Finnair’s revenue tonne kilometres grew year-on-year (YOY) by a significant 24.8 per cent to 11,972 tonnes and after nine months of the year tonnage has grown YOY by 15.8 per cent to 96,667 tonnes. The carrier saw strong growth on European, North Atlantic and Asian trade lanes last month – up YOY 33.8 per […]
Finnair Cargo and IAG Cargo improve connectivity
Finnair Cargo and IAG Cargo is to enhance connectivity for its customers with five weekly Airbus A350 flights between Helsinki Airport and London Heathrow Airport. This is an additional three extra widebody aircraft flights per week as there was previously only two and the new frequency will start from 3 October. The carriers will share capacity […]
Finnair’s network expansion helps it grow in August
Finnair’s cargo capacity in scheduled traffic measured in available tonne kilometres (ATK) grew by 4.9 per cent, and revenue tonne kilometres (RTK) increased by 8.7 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in August. ATK was 121.8 million, while RTK was 69.4 million and for the year so far ATK is 923.4 million, a YOY rise of 7.1 […]
Finnair Cargo partners with HUB logistics for terminal at Helsinki
Finnair Cargo has selected HUB logistics to operate its new ‘next-generation’ cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport from December this year. The carrier is scheduled to open its new, state-of-the-art, 37,000 square metre COOL Nordic Cargo hub in May 2017, and will work with HUB logistics to ensure a smooth transition and optimised usage of the new automated terminal. […]
Finnair Cargo continues recovery following difficult 2015
Finnair Cargo continues to recover after a difficult year in 2015, with volumes growing 15.9 per cent in July 2016. The airline handled 12,925 tonnes of cargo in July 2016, a year-on-year increase of 15.9 per cent, making up for July 2015 seeing a fall of 16.2 per cent to 11,150 tonnes. Between January and […]
Finnair and Swissport sign contract extension for Helsinki
Swissport International and Finnair have signed an extension of their existing contract for ramp handling services in Helsinki Airport until 31 October 2020. The new agreement is effective immediately, and the companies say it builds a strong basis for future joint growth and further increased quality at the growing hub in Helsinki. Swissport International has […]
Qatar announces 14 new routes for 2016 and 2017
Qatar Airways has announced 14 new routes across Europe, Africa and Asia, including Doha – Auckland, which it says will be the world’s longest flight when launched. The network expansion was announced at the ITB Berlin international travel fair, where Qatar unveiled services to Bosnia, Cameroon, Finland, France, Gabon, Italy, Macedonia, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, […]
Sustainability a top priority for Finnair Cargo
Finnair Cargo’s new 80 million euro ($87 million) Cool Nordic Cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport, set to open in spring 2017 will be the one of the most environmentally-friendly facilities of its kind. Sustainability is key in the construction and operations and its aiming to gain the BREEAM environmental building certificate for the project, according […]
Finnair Cargo sees January recovery
Finnair Cargo has seen volumes increase by 14.9 per cent to 10,742 tonnes in January, putting its volumes near where it was in the same month of 2014. All areas of the world saw double digit increases compared to January 2015, with Asian tonnage rising the most, 16 per cent to 6,758 tonnes. European cargo […]
Finnair Cargo signs agreement with Mercator for new management system
Finnair Cargo has signed a strategic agreement with Mercator for a new air cargo management system. The Finnish carrier will now use the firm’s airfreight system, SkyChain, which is set to be implemented by October 2016, six months ahead of the opening of Finnair’s new 80 million euro Cool Nordic Cargo terminal in spring 2017. This […]
Finnair expects slight improvement in China
Finnair Cargo maintained 2014 volumes into 2015 in China, and is expecting a slight improvement for the start of this year, its sales director Asia, Tomi Asikainen tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Asikainen says: “To and from China the overall demand levels have maintained at 2014 levels but we have not been strangers to the […]
Helsinki Airport sees substantial cargo tonnage fall
Tonnage figures at Helsinki Airport fell by a substantial 13.8 per cent in 2015, coming in at 167,980 tonnes down from 194,932 tonnes in 2014. The Finnish airport’s international volumes were the main reason, down 13.5 per cent and totaling 154,869 tonnes, compared to 179,028 tonnes the year before. Domestic cargo also suffered in 2015 […]
Sister agreement between Helsinki and Beijing airports
Finavia and Capital Airports Holding (CAH) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a sister airport agreement between Helsinki Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport. The parties hope the MoU will develop and strengthen the connection between Finland and China, particularly between Helsinki and Beijing. Finavia and CAH intend to establish best practices and […]
Finnair Cargo makes head of global sales appointment
Finnair Cargo has appointed Fredrik Wildtgrube as its new head of global sales – and he will take on the role from 11 January 2016. The carrier says Wildtgrube has broad experience in logistics and sales having worked in multiple freight forwarding companies and most recently at Nokia and Microsoft Mobile. Finnair vice president head of […]
Finnair to sell cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport to Finavia
Finnair is to sell its cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport to Finavia as development continues on its new terminal, which is set to open in 2017. The current terminal will be decommissioned in 2017. Finnair’s cargo operations will continue in the sold terminal until they are relocated to the new terminal in 2017. Finnair’s strategic objective […]