Cool chain investments being made by LUG in Germany
LUG aircargo handling is building a health care centre at its Frankfurt Airport station to meet the growing demands of the pharmaceutical sector. LUG handles freight for 16 carriers at Frankfurt and a further eight at Munich Airport, which it is also eventually looking to develop cool chain facilities at. Speaking to Air Cargo Week […]
April tonnage growth of 4.6% for Leipzig Halle
Leipzig/Halle Airport grew its airfreight volumes in April by 4.6 per cent compared to the same month in 2016 as it handled 352,051 tonnes. Germany’s second-largest air cargo hub passed the one million tonnage mark last year for the first time handling 1,052,372.4 tonnes and became the fifth European hub to reach the milestone. This was a 6.5 per […]
Rhenus Group to open new sites around the world
Rhenus Group will add new business sites across a number of regions of the world including another consolidation point for airfreight customers at Frankfurt Airport. It has already opened six new offices, two in the Philippines in Subic and Clark, one in South Korea in Busan, one in the Indonesian city of Semarang, Rayong in […]
ACE: Air Cargo Community Frankfurt optimises pharma with new IT platform
All members of the Air Cargo Community Frankfurt are to invest in the optimisation of the ordering process and operation management of pharmaceutical transportation. These efforts are based on a combined IT platform, which is set to go live and be rolled-out in the summer this year for automated and electronic process support which allows a […]
Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2017 winners announced
Excellence in the air cargo industry was celebrated last night at the glittering Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards in Munich. The luxurious Westin Hotel saw a crescendo of cheering and applause for the reputable accolades as ecstatic winners in the 10 categories raised their trophies aloft. Broadcaster and television director Nadia Dunn compered the […]
Revenue rise in Q1 for German airport operator Fraport
Fraport – the operator of Frankfurt Airport – saw Group revenue increase by 3.5 per cent to €592.6 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017. In contrast, the Group’s operating result or EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) decreased by 5.7 per cent to €137.3 million, due to higher personnel expenses and cost […]
ACI Europe: strong March and Q1 for European airports
Freight traffic across the European airport network grew strongly in March and in the first quarter (Q1), according to the Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. Tonnage grew by eight per cent in Q1 on the same quarter last year and ACI Europe says March was the best monthly performance since April 2011 with growth of […]
Lufthansa Cargo loads 100,000th tonne via Fraport Speed Gate
Lufthansa Cargo has loaded the 100,000th tonne of cargo via Fraport’s Speed Gate at Frankfurt Airport CargoCity South. Cargo is unloaded at four automated gates at the press of a button, security checked with the gates and brought directly to the aircraft. Fraport opened Speed Gate almost four years ago, and it was mainly aimed […]
Frankfurt soars in March with 9.8% cargo growth
Cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport soared in March with 9.8 per cent growth to 205,443 tonnes, the highest monthly growth rate in six years. Fraport, Frankfurt Airport’s operator says the growth was helped by more favourable timing of weekdays compared to weekends than the previous year and Easter falling in April this year. Cargo, which […]
ACI Europe: 3.4% growth in February for European airports
Freight traffic across European airports grew 3.4 per cent in February with the strongest growth coming from non-European Union airports, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe says. It says European Union (EU) airports were up 2.7 per cent in February while non-EU hubs grew 4.7 per cent. Freight volumes grew 5.4 per cent in the first […]
PAUL water-filters flown from Frankfurt to flood hit Peru
LATAM Cargo has flown 25 PAUL water-filtering containers to Lima from Frankfurt to provide clean water for people affected by flooding across Peru. The PAUL (Portable Aqua Unit for Lifesaving) can filter up to 1,200 litres of water per day, and the 25 containers were funded by Frankfurt Airport’s operator Fraport, and its Lima Airport […]
Lufthansa Cargo starts work on cool centre expansion
Lufthansa Cargo has started work on expanding its cool centre, which will nearly double its capacity for temperature-sensitive cargo at Frankfurt Airport. Following completion, as of late summer of this year, 8,000 square metres will be available for cool chain cargo at its Lufthansa Cargo Cool Centre (LCC) up from the current 3,500 square metres. After the extension, the […]
Fraport profits rise despite revenue dipping
Fraport profits rose 34.8 per cent to €400 million ($429 million) despite revenue dipping 0.5 per cent to €2.59 billion. The company says ground handling revenue decreased 6.3 per cent to €630.4 million due to the sale of shares in Fraport Cargo Services, and adjusted for the effects from the sales, underlying revenue grew 1.8 […]
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 […]
Freight tonnage rise of 1.3% for Frankfurt in February
Frankfurt Airport saw its cargo throughput continue its growth momentum in February, rising by 1.3 per cent to 161,765 tonnes. The airport’s operator Fraport says in the first two months of the year the gateway has handled 325,389 tonnes – a rise of 3.8 per cent. Fraport’s other airports it owns or has a stake […]
2016 was tough, but Lufthansa Cargo optimistic for 2017
Last year was challenging for Lufthansa Cargo, but the German carrier is optimistic 2017 will be a lot better. Falling yields, overcapacity battles, pilot strikes and other challenges negatively impacted business for the German carrier in 2016. Head of PR and internal communications, Andreas Pauker says 2016 was “primarily a difficult year in a challenging […]
Many issues to discuss as Air Cargo Africa returns for another year
There will be much to talk about at Air Cargo Africa in Johannesburg, with five panels discussing issues including Africa’s potential and overcapacity, and forum sessions including pharmaceuticals and perishables. The action will kick off with a welcome address by STAT Media Group editor-in-chief, R K Patra at 11.00h on Tuesday 21 February, followed by […]
ACI Europe: December surge pushes up volumes in 2016
Freight across European airports grew 4.1 per cent in 2016 with a major surge in December, particularly at non-European Union (EU) hubs, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe says. EU airports grew 4.4 per cent in 2016 and non-EU hubs by 3.2 per cent, while freight across the continent was up 10.2 per cent in December, […]
LUG lands Etihad Cargo handling contract at Frankfurt and Munich
LUG air cargo handling has scooped contracts with Etihad Cargo at Munich Airport and Frankfurt Airport. The cargo handler says the carrier was faced with strong competition and has reorganised itself in Germany and changed its cargo handling partner and took over at Munich this month and will takeover at Frankfurt next month. Etihad Airways offers two […]
5.6% uplift at Frankfurt Airport in January
Frankfurt Airport’s cargo volumes rose 5.6 per cent in January to 168,556 tonnes – which the hub puts down to the growing global demand for goods and the timing of the Chinese New Year. Other gateways within the airport operator Fraport’s ownership saw varying results. Ljubljana Airport in Slovenia handled 861 tonnes, up 14.6 per […]
Frankfurt Airport looks to innovate as it targets a bright 2017
A strong final quarter boosted Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to a pleasing airfreight result in 2016. Senior vice president for cargo, Dirk Schusdziara (pictured below) says after a very slow start to the year, it got better and better, handling 2.2 million tonnes in 2016 – 2.1 million tonnes of freight and 85,000 tonnes of mail. […]
Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo now under one roof at FRA
Cathay Pacific Cargo is relocating its local cargo handling activities at Frankfurt Airport to the Lufthansa Cargo terminal as part of the cooperation agreement between the two airlines. The relocation of Cathay Pacific Cargo’s freight handling into the Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) in Frankfurt is a core element of the carrier’s joint business agreement (JBA) […]
1.8% tonnage rise in 2016 at Frankfurt Airport
In 2016 cargo throughput at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) increased by 1.8 per cent to 2.15 million tonnes, while aircraft movements declined by 1.1 per cent to 462,885 takeoffs and landings. Last year, FRA was affected by pilot strikes and the hub’s operator Fraport says without the effects resulting from strikes and weather-related flight cancellations, the number of […]
ABC now the biggest all-cargo carrier in Amsterdam
AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ (ABC) growing fleet and network has allowed it to operate over 1,000 Boeing 747 Freighter flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Frankfurt Airport for the first time in 2016. It is now the largest all-cargo operator in Amsterdam and second largest overall for tonnage after the national carrier, and the second biggest cargo […]
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 […]
Lufthansa Cargo to double Frankfurt Cool Center capacity
Lufthansa Cargo is to nearly double capacity at its Frankfurt Airport Lufthansa Cargo Cool Center, with the expanded facility due to open in late summer 2017. The 4,500 square metre facility was completed in December 2011 with four cold-storage rooms for temperatures between 2-8C, 15-25C, -12 – -20C, and 5-15C, as well as a deep […]
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 […]
Jettainer wins more contracts and looks to expand further
Jettainer has signed a deal with Brussels Airlines to control and maintain its fleet of unit load devices (ULD) from the spring of 2017, as it continues its consistent growth. Jettainer will look after a fleet of about 1,000 ULDs over the next five years and it will set up a ULD controller at Brussels […]
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 […]
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 […]
