Air Canada Cargo adds Frankfurt to freighter network
Air Canada Cargo has added Frankfurt to its freighter network, with Boeing 767-300 Freighter services from Toronto due to start on 19 November. The weekly 767-300F, operated by Cargojet through a wet lease agreement with Air Canada, are in addition to the 28 weekly widebody flights Air Canada operates between Canada and Frankfurt. Air Canada […]
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 […]
Lufthansa Cargo revenue slides 16%
Lufthansa Cargo’s revenue has declined 15.9 per cent to €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) and has increased losses in the third quarter, though it remains hopeful that things will improve by the end of the year. The Lufthansa Logistics segment, which includes Lufthansa Cargo, posted an earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) loss of €69 million […]
Frankfurt’s cargo surges following slight recovery of global economy
Cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport surged by 5.9 per cent in September helped by “the slight recovery” of the global economy. September cargo throughput, which includes airfreight and mail for import, export and transit, increased to 180,252 tonnes, and were up 1.3 per cent to 1.58 million tonnes for the first nine months of the […]
Munich posts 4.2% growth in tonnage
Munich Airport saw year-on-year (YOY) growth in tonnage of 4.2 per cent in the first nine months of 2016. The Bavarian hub handled 245,700 tonnes during the period, up on the 235,760 tonnes in the same period last year, as it continues to grow its freight business. Munich says this included a 2.8 per cent rise […]
More than 88% of stands sold for air cargo europe 2017
Stands at air cargo europe – the world’s biggest air cargo industry event – are being sold at a record rate with 88 per cent already snapped up. The event is organised by Messe Munchen and will take place for the 8th time in Munich from 9-12 May next year and feature a trade fair and high-profile conference. […]
New bellyhold cargo routes for Air Canada
Air Canada has added six new destinations to its international bellyhold network – including new routes to Europe, Asia and Africa. These include services from Toronto to Mumbai and Berlin; Montreal to Algiers and Marseille; and Vancouver to Taipei and Nagoya. The new services will launch for summer 2017, with the Montreal-Algiers and the Vancouver-Taipei routes subject […]
Lufthansa board approves full acquisition of Brussels Airlines
The Lufthansa supervisory board has given the green light to the purchase of the remaining 55 per cent of SN Airholding – the parent company of Brussels Airlines. This full acquisition will be acquired through an exercise of call option and the German carrier says the transaction will be concluded at the beginning of 2017. The board of Lufthansa gave the thumbs […]
Tonnage up in August across Germany’s airports
Total cargo tonnage levels across airports in Germany rose year-on-year (YOY) by 4.2 per cent to 364,205 tonnes in August, according to the German Airports Association. The association says it is the ninth consecutive month of growth and the strong August lifted YOY cargo growth for the year so far. Gateways in Germany have handled 2,959,047 […]
Fraport signs MoU with Beijing Capital International Airport and Air China
Fraport, Beijing Capital International Airport and Air China signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 21 September in Beijing, for future co-operation in expanding flight frequencies between the two hubs of Beijing and Frankfurt. In addition to coordinating communications and marketing activities, the MoU will focus on developing special customised airport services at the representative […]
Moves underway to end Bangladesh cargo ban
Multiple moves are underway to end a ban by three countries on air cargo directly flown from Bangladesh a source in the capital Dhaka, reports Michael Mackey. The three countries are Australia, the UK and most recently Germany. Citing safety concerns the three now require cargo originating from Bangladesh to be re-screened in a third country […]
New fulfillment centre for va-Q-tec
va-Q-tec has opened a new Fulfillment Centre for its serviced rental business at the company’s headquarters in Wuerzburg. At the site, various high-performance packaging systems, from thermal transport boxes to airfreight containers, are prepared for each customer’s transport requirements – meeting the demands of pharmaceutical and temperature-sensitive cargo. va-Q-tec says healthcare companies are particularly dependent on […]
Lufthansa Cargo extends Peter Gerber’s contract
Lufthansa Cargo has extended chief executive officer (CEO) Peter Gerber’s contract for another five years. Gerber will lead the carrier as CEO and chairman of the executive board after the supervisory board unanimously agreed an early extension of his contract to 30 April 2022. Lufthansa Cargo says it has initiated a comprehensive restructuring process in recent […]
60 Seconds with Dirk Schusdziara
60 Seconds with Frankfurt Airport’s senior vice president of cargo, Dirk Schusdziara Justin Burns, ACW: How has business been so far in 2016? Schusdziara: In the first half of 2016, cargo volumes grew 0.7 per cent to 1.05 million tonnes. While the worldwide cargo market started slow into 2016, we saw signs of recovery at […]
Chapman Freeborn expands OBC team
Chapman Freeborn’s OBC has made a series of new appointments as it continues to expand its global hand-carry services to meet increasing demand. The Cologne-headquartered on-board courier (OBC) specialist has promoted Pasquale Bellarosa to director of sales and operations, and hired Tobias Riener, who has joined in the role of director of business development and is introducing hand-carry services to […]
Muller to replace Reuter at Dachser from January 2018
Jochen Müller will take over from Thomas Reuter as chief operations officer (COO) of the Air & Sea Logistics business arm at Dachser from 1 January 2018. The 52-year-old will replace Thomas Reuter as COO and during the transition period, Müller will work on developing projects, which he will start on 1 October this year. Reuter will remain […]
Southco renews contract with DHL for four more years
DHL Global Forwarding has had its contract renewed by Southco for another four years to be the firm’s sole global logistics provider. Southco is a provider of engineered access hardware and DHL will work over air, ocean, domestic and customs brokerage services on various trade lanes. DHL Global Forwarding ships a variety of its latches, […]
Frankfurt continues to grow in July
Frankfurt Airport has continued to see cargo volumes recovering, with a 1.5 per cent year-on-year increase to 180,425 tonnes in July. The July figure follows growth in June, having suffered from weak demand in previous months. Year-to-date, cargo volumes at Frankfurt have increased by 0.8 per cent to 1.2 million tonnes. Other Fraport operated airports […]
Lufthansa Cargo launches ‘myAirCargo’ service
Lufthansa Cargo has launched ‘myAirCargo’, giving private customers the chance to move bulky items internationally by air. The logistics subsidiary of Lufthansa says it will organise the transportation from door-to-door, taking care of customs formalities along the way, and will be useful for goods such as sizeable souvenirs from exotic holidays. The service is only available […]
Priority Freight expands German office with new airfreight department
Priority Freight has enhanced its operations in the heart of mainland Europe by setting up a new emergency airfreight department at its office in Willich, Germany. The upgraded office – located less than 25 kilometres from Düsseldorf International Airport – has been fitted with Priority’s tracking and IT systems, which it says will improve speed […]
BMW set to use new service from the US to Germany
A new air cargo service from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) in the US to Munich Airport is set to start, according to the Spartanburg Herald Journal. The publication reports that German car manufacturer BMW is planning on using the new service from the South Carolina gateway to the Bavarian hub in Germany, which will be […]
Lufthansa 2016 profit forecast lowered to ‘below previous year’
Lufthansa has warned that revenue is likely to fall to 15 billion euros ($16.5 billion) in the first half of 2016 and it has reduced its profit forecast for 2016 to ‘below previous year’. The airline is predicting a weak second half of the year as long-haul traffic to Europe has been hit by political […]
New online service for standard cargo launched by Lufthansa
Lufthansa Cargo is to offer a new online service for standard air cargo from September called td.Basic – as it looks to boost business. The carrier says td.Basic will provide customers with simple background processes, booking via the cargo airline’s online channels only and a somewhat longer duration. Lufthansa says the new basic product will be suited to any shipments where […]
Lufthansa Cargo: Perishable volumes might see fall
Flowers, fruits and vegetables volumes may fall as customers shift from scheduled freighters to charter services and belly flights, Lufthansa Cargo head of operations Fresh/td and cross functions, Oliver Blum tells Air Cargo Week. Blum says: “On the routes from Ecuador and Columbia, we have recently shifted from scheduled freighters services to our network on […]
Strong growth in Munich reinforces need for third runway
Munich Airport has seen cargo volumes continuing to grow with volumes increasing by four per cent to 163,000 tonnes in the first half of 2016. The airport has seen take-offs and landings increase by 2.5 per cent to 191,000 and expects to see this increase by four per cent in 2017. Munich has seen a […]
FCS to handle WOW’s cargo in Frankfurt
Frankfurt Cargo Services has been appointed cargo handler for WOW air’s six times a week Reykjavik – Frankfurt services. The low-cost Icelandic airline, which was founded in November 2011 by Skúli Mogensen has been expanding rapidly and the Frankfurt services will help further growth, particularly on routes to North America. WOW plans to increase its […]
Strong June boosts Frankfurt’s first half results
Frankfurt Airport has seen cargo and mail volumes increase by 3.3 per cent to 179,808 tonnes in June, helping to boost first half results. June is only the second month of 2016 to see a year-on-year increase apart from April, when volumes soared by five per cent due to strong growth in China, Japan and […]
Asia and China in particular key focuses for Munich
China and Asia as a whole remain the most vital trade lanes for Munich Airport for both bellyhold and freighter-only segments. One of the Bavarian gateways key carriers is HNA Group airline Yangtze River Express (pictured), which operates five-weekly flights to the Chinese cities of Tianjin and Shanghai operated by a Boeing 744 Freighter. Munich […]
Lufthansa Cargo and ANA extend joint venture
Lufthansa Cargo and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will extend their cooperation on 12 July – which they say will provide greater flexibility and speed for customers throughout all of Europe. As of that date, Lufthansa’s entire European feeder network will be combined with the direct flights of both partners. As a result, the carrier says customers from all […]
Jettainer adds Leipzig to its ULD network
Leipzig/Halle Airport and Jettainer have added the hub to its JettLease network, so the Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary’s unit load devices will be available from Germany’s second largest airport. The agreement was signed at the Air Cargo China tradeshow in Shanghai on 15 June, and adds to the JettLease hubs of Frankfurt, Chicago and Hong Kong. […]
