Frankfurt Airport launches real-time cargo dashboard
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has introduced a cutting-edge Cargo Dashboard service, providing a real-time overview of incoming cargo volumes and operational processes at CargoCity South. This innovative tool, developed by the Allivate joint venture, marks a significant advancement in the digital transformation of cargo operations. The new Cargo Dashboard offers detailed insights into various aspects of […]
Swissport launches test of automated guided vehicle in Frankfurt
Swissport has launched a pilot with an unmanned, automated guided vehicle at its new cargo center at Frankfurt Airport, as part of a long-term test, replacing the manual transport of cargo. Swissport’s 17,000 sqm air cargo centre in Frankfurt, complete with an integrated CEIV certified Swissport Pharma Center, is equipped with cargo logistics and handling […]
Air Menzies International adds Frankfurt Airport to global network
Air Menzies International (AMI), the air freight wholesaler, has announce the opening of its new branch at Frankfurt Airport. It is a key expansion for the freight wholesaler, strengthening its presence in central Europe, especially as Frankfurt Airport is Europe’s busiest airport for cargo traffic, handling over 1.8 million tonnes of cargo in 2020. At […]
DAKOSY: Celebi Cargo to launch mandatory slot booking at Frankfurt Airport
Air freight is booming. Since the start of the pandemic, the cargo business has been running at full speed, especially at Frankfurt Airport. To ensure that the high volume of freight can be handled quickly and smoothly, the planning and coordination provided by FAIR@Link’s door management system are indispensable. For Christopher Licht, managing director at […]
Virgin Atlantic to launch new cargo only services between London Heathrow and Frankfurt
Virgin Atlantic has announced the addition of cargo only services to Frankfurt from its London Heathrow hub. From April 25, the airline will fly twice a week before increasing to three times a week from 1st May. This is the first time that the airline has offered direct flight services to and from Frankfurt and […]
LUG aircargo handling opens COVID Testing Centre at Frankfurt Airport
The CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport features a COVID-19 testing centre, offering an opportunity for rapid Antigen and PCR tests. The facility is open to the public including employees, visitors, customers and service providers. The testing centre was established on the initiative of the medical laboratory service provider InVitaGO GmbH with the support of LUG […]
Cargolux confirmed as a leader in GDP
Cargolux Airlines has successfully passed its GDP (Good Distribution Practice) surveillance audit. The certification attests that the company’s quality management system fulfils the latest requirements of the EU Directive ‘Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use’ and of WHO Guidelines. The certification reflects the airline’s strong commitment to high standards when handling […]
Feeling electric: new tech at MUC
At Munich Airport, operations are going electric. EFM, the company for de-icing and aircraft towing at Munich Airport, is now using an aircraft tow tractor equipped with the latest 700 V lithium-ion battery technology, which can effortlessly tow passenger aircraft up to a take-off weight of 352 tons and also wide-body aircraft. The flagship of […]
Stopping traffic
In 2020, the German air navigation service provider DFS logged fewer reports of interference caused by drones at airports in Germany than in previous years. More than half of these occurrences, however, led to traffic disruptions. In total, 92 drone-related occurrences were reported in German airspace in 2020, which was lower than in previous years. […]
FCS celebrate its top performers
Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) has honoured its top-performing airline customers of 2020 for their growth and agility in responding to industry disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In keeping with its annual tradition, FCS awarded each airline with a handmade Apfelwein-Bembel cider cup to knowledge their success in the Frankfurt air cargo market over the […]
Frankfurt Airport embarks on mass testing
Starting the first week of January, three major air cargo companies, FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services, LUG aircargo handling and Perishable Center Frankfurt (PCF) at Frankfurt Airport embarked on mass COVID-19 testing of personnel. A total of around 1,500 employees of the companies, which together handle around 40 percent of the air freight at Frankfurt Airport, […]
LUG to handle cargo for Delta Air Lines in Frankfurt
LUG air cargo handling will serve Delta Air Lines at Frankfurt Airport from 15 January 2020. The American airline operates three flights a day from Frankfurt to Detroit, Atlanta and New York using Airbus A330s and Boeing 767s. The USA is an important export market for Germany, especially in the automotive, machinery and pharmaceutical sectors. […]
Swissport lays foundations for Frankfurt Airport hub
Fraport and Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland have laid the foundation stone for the cargo handler’s new facility at Frankfurt Airport. The new building in CargoCity South will expand Swissport’s handling capacity by almost 50% and meet requirements for state-of-the-art airfreight handling. The warehouse includes a material handling system allowing containers and pallets to be automatically […]
Lufthansa Cargo returns to Miami after 25-year break
Miami International Airport has welcomed Lufthansa Cargo back after a 25-year break, with weekly Boeing 777 Freighter flights from Frankfurt. The weekly service resumed on Tuesday 5 November, and adds to daily passenger flights. Germany is Miami airport’s top European trade partner by value, with imports and exports amounting to $2.2 billion. Carlos Gimenez, mayor […]
Bookings are taking off at cargo.one
Three months after joining forces, the shipments booked through booking platform cargo.one are taking off on freighters operated by AirBridgeCargo and CargoLogicAir. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday 11 September at the airline’s office in Frankfurt Airport CargoCity Süd, executives were eager to tell Air Cargo Week about how the partnership is performing so far. From […]
Another three years for LUG and Korean Air Cargo
Korean Air Cargo has extended its cooperation with LUG aircargo handling at Frankfurt Airport for a further three years until 2022. The airline and handling agent have worked together for 22 years, handling freight for passenger and cargo aircraft as well as road feeder services. Korean Air operates seven passenger flights a week to Frankfurt […]
GDP for Panalpina’s Frankfurt logistics centre
Panalpina’s healthcare logistics centre near Frankfurt Airport has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification, bringing the certified network to 38 locations. The Weiterstadt facility is located near the airport as well as close to major highways and Germany’s federal road infrastructure, allowing customers to shorten lead times for intra-European and global shipments. The facility, Panalpina’s […]
ACI Europe: Another weak month for airports
Airfreight across European airports had another difficult month in May, experiencing the seventh consecutive months of declines, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe reports. Airports inside the European Union saw traffic falling 2.3% while non-EU airports also declined by 1.6%. Out of the top 10 European freight airports, only Madrid, Liege, Paris Charles de Gaulle and […]
Think-a-thon makes a return at transport logistic
The think-a-thon is making a return at transport logistic in Munich, with more than 30 students devoting themselves to an industry topic, to be announced at the show. The concept was developed a year ago for transport logistic in Shanghai by PR agency Medienbüro am Reichstag, Jettainer and Messe München where students looked at developing […]
Say it with 900 tonnes of flowers for Valentine’s Day
Lufthansa Cargo made sure lovers across Europe could say it with flowers by transporting over 900 tonnes of roses for Valentine’s Day. More than 900 tonnes of roses were transported on Quito – Frankfurt, Bogota – Frankfurt and Nairobi – Frankfurt routes, the equivalent to some 10 million roses imported over three weeks. Most of […]
Dachser obtains CEIV Pharma at Frankfurt Airport
Dachser has expanded its life science and healthcare services by obtaining IATA CEIV Pharma certification at its Frankfurt Airport branch. The certification process began in 2017, requiring internal and external training, review of procedures for handling temperature-controlled life science and healthcare products, and an extensive assessment of complex processes by two separate independent validators. CEIV […]
Lufthansa Cargo handles first electronic Dangerous Goods Declaration
Lufthansa Cargo has handled the first dangerous goods shipment with an electronic Dangerous Goods Declaration (eDGD) at Frankfurt Airport using the INFr8 platform. The German airline made a significant contribution to the establishment of the global eDGD standard as part of IATA’s e-freight initiative. A completely new approach was developed and evaluated through close collaboration […]
Peli BioThermal opens station near Frankfurt Airport
Peli BioThermal has opened its newest station in Frankfurt, serving as an additional depot for the company’s Credo on Demand rental programme. Situated close to Frankfurt Airport, a major logistics hub for both pharmaceutical manufacturing and transfer, the latest location enables customers to receive and return the reusable Credo temperature controlled containers. Credo on Demand […]
Fewer freighter flights means less cargo for Frankfurt
Cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport fell by 6.4 per cent in July due to fewer freighters and less freight being shipped in passenger aircraft. The German airport handled 175,960 tons, the lowest figure in July since the 2009 financial crisis, mainly due to the number of freighter aircraft operating from Frankfurt, with flight numbers down […]
Fraport to sell stake in Hanover Airport to iCON Flughafen
Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport is to sell its 30 per cent stake in Hanover Airport to iCON Flughafen for €109.2 million. Fraport acquired shares in Hanover Airport’s operating company, Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH (FHLG) in two steps, initially 20 per cent in 1998, followed by another 10 per cent in 2003. The other 70 per cent […]
Tigers opens office at Frankfurt Airport
Tigers has opened an office at Frankfurt Airport, Germany to act as a gateway for airfreight consolidation starting with trade between Germany and South Africa. The office is headed by Marc Acksteiner offers the full range of core services including international freight forwarding and Customs brokerage, as well as the EU-China rail freight service, Tiger […]
No time to stand still at Frankfurt Airport
Germany’s main cargo hub Frankfurt Airport is in seemingly continuous expansion phase, writes Neil Madden. Cargo throughput (including airmail) rose by just 0.7 per cent to 539,610 tonnes in the first quarter of this year, in line with a warning given by owner Fraport Group of slower growth in cargo. This was attributed to a […]
Fraport receives CEIV Pharma for ramp handling services
Frankfurt Airport’s operator, Fraport has received CEIV Pharma certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for ramp handling of pharmaceuticals. The Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certificate is awarded for reliable transport of time-critical and temperature-sensitive products, helping companies to comply with internationally recognised rules and standards to […]
Fraport and Swissport sign deal for CargoCity South warehouse
Fraport and Swissport have signed a long-term lease to develop a custom-built air cargo warehouse at Frankfurt Airport’s CargoCity South. The facility will have a surface of 16,900 square metres, with an additional 2,200 square metres to be used as office and social space. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2019 with completion and handover […]
Frankfurt warns of a slowdown as cargo volumes fall in March
Frankfurt Airport warns that economic indicators point to a slowdown in growth as it reported cargo volumes fell 1.7 per cent in March. Germany and Europe’s largest air cargo hub saw volumes in March falling to 202,000 tonnes with the late timing of Chinese New Year and the early Easter holidays having a negative impact […]
