AviAlliance to show the world how it can connect differently
‘Connect differently’ is the motto of Budapest, Dusseldorf and Hamburg airports as they present their cooperation at the Air Cargo China trade fair in Shanghai. The three airports who form AviAlliance will present their common features and characteristics of their logistics hubs in a joint presentation at booth 521 in Hall N1 on 16 May. […]
DHL Global Forwarding flies around the world
DHL Global Forwarding is deploying a second Boeing 747-400 Freighter to connect the US, Europe and Asia in response to high demand. Up to 100 tonnes of capacity per flight will be on offer, which will operate on a transpacific route from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Cincinnati in the USA, from where it returns to […]
Lufthansa Cargo doubles first quarter profits
Lufthansa Cargo profits have almost doubled in the first quarter of 2018 while the Lufthansa Group managed to reduce losses by 16 per cent. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for the Logistics business segment, which includes Lufthansa Cargo increased by 97 per cent in the first quarter to €65 million with the adjusted EBIT […]
Antonov lands the AN-225 in Berlin for ILA Air Show
Antonov has landed the AN-225 Mriya in Berlin with its Ukrainian owner announcing that it is ready to provide additional support to the Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) programme. The AN-225, which has a 250 tonne payload, is taking part in the Berlin Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace Air Show. Antonov is providing the SALIS […]
BARIG and Zeitfracht intensify cargo cooperation
The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) and Zeitfracht Luftfahrt Holding have intensified their cooperation in the field of air cargo and logistics. Under the agreement, Zeitfracht and its airfreight service provider subsidiary, Leisure Cargo will now contribute to the mutual promotion of major industry topics. The Berlin based Zeitfracht group is an owner […]
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 […]
Leipzig/Halle continues to grow at double digit rates
Airfreight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport continue to go higher and higher with 12.3 per cent growth from January to March. The airport, which is the fifth busiest cargo hub in Europe, handled 298,532 tonnes in the first three months of 2018, and 107,428 tonnes in March alone, a record for the month. Leipzig/Halle registered 8.2 […]
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 […]
New location for Dachser in Freiburg
Freight forwarder Dachser has acquired some 65,000 sq m of real estate in the Breisgau industrial park in Eschbach, a town near Freiburg, Germany. In August, the logistics provider will start construction on a new logistics center, which will include a transit terminal with a total area of 6,117 sq m and 82 docking bays, […]
Egyptair Cargo signs Skyline as exclusive German GSA
Egyptair Cargo has selected Dusseldorf-based Skyline Air Services as its exclusive cargo General Sales Agent in Germany. The contract commences on April 1. The airline operates a scheduled A300-600F four days a week from Cologne, Germany to Cairo, Egypt. Its fleet consists of three Airbus 300 Freighters and bellyhold in more than 70 passenger aircraft. […]
trilatec to revolutionise air cargo with lightweight pallets
Trilatec is providing a revolution in the airfreight sector with lightweight pallets providing considerable cost savings to airlines. The squAIR-timber, which is made from lightweight, recycled cardboard, is up to 80 per cent lighter than conventional pallets, and trilatec says initial experiences with airlines show that 1,200 tonnes of weight can be saved annually. Disposal […]
Vanneste to depart Luxembourg and join Cologne Bonn as CEO
Johan Vanneste is to depart Luxembourg Airport and join Cologne Bonn Airport as chief executive officer (CEO), following unanimously being elected by the German airport’s supervisory board. The 57-year-old Belgian citizen, who has been president and CEO of Luxembourg Airport since 2014, will take up his new role in Cologne no later than 1 June […]
Wisskirchen to use topsystem ECHOS at Cologne cargo centre
Topsystem Systemhaus has won a contract to supply Wisskirchen Handling Services with its Electronic Cargo Handling & Operations System (ECHOS) at the cargo centre of Cologne/Bonn Airport. Wisskirchen will be using the system from June 2018 at the multifunctional cargo centre in Cologne, where it combines the functions of an airfreight handling terminal and forwarding […]
Frankfurt maintains its position as Europe’s busiest cargo airport
Frankfurt Airport has maintained its position as Europe’s busiest cargo airport, having handled just under 2.2 million tonnes in 2017. Airport operator Fraport reports that volumes increased 3.8 per cent due to the economic upturn causing high demand for airfreight. It says that the North American market developed positively and after a decline in the […]
Rising revenue and yields help Lufthansa Cargo become profitable again
After an annual loss of €50 million in 2016, Lufthansa Cargo has become profitable again reporting earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of €242 million in 2017. Revenue rose by 21.1 per cent to €2.5 billion due to increased cargo tonnage and much higher yields particularly in the express business. Sales increased by six per […]
Kerry Logistics picks Schulz as commercial director for Europe
Kerry Logistics has picked Birte Schulz as commercial director for Europe, managing sales activities and key account management in 10 European countries. She will be based at Kerry’s office in Hamburg, Germany and will work closely with the European managing directors and local sales teams. Schulz will play an instrumental role in the strategic planning […]
Dutch GSSA FlyUs acquires Global Cargo Management in Germany
Dutch-headquartered GSSA FlyUs has further expanded its European network with the acquisition of Munich-based Global Cargo Management, which has a branch office in Frankfurt. The decade old company joins the growing FlyUs GSSA international network and extends the FlyUs global reach to 17 countries. GCM will be rebranded to FlyUs GmbH at a later date. […]
Eastbound traffic at Frankfurt struggles, westbound remains strong
Cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport have risen 1.3 per cent in January with eastbound traffic declining but traffic heading west performing well. The German airport handled 170,700 tonnes of air cargo in January, with airfreight up slightly by 0.5 per cent to 162,100 tonnes and airmail hitting its highest peak for 13 years, with 18.1 […]
Flexport opens second European office
Flexport, the leading technology-enabled freight forwarder and customs broker, is to open a second European office. The forwarder expects to hire over 100 employees for its location in Hamburg in Germany in the next two to three years. The Hamburg office will be led by Flexport director of accounts in the DACH region Janis Bargsten […]
Lufthansa Cargo launches two weekly freighter flights to Osaka
Lufthansa Cargo is increasing its presence in the Japanese market by adding two weekly freighter flights to Osaka. The Osaka services complement the existing daily freighter flights to and from Tokyo Narita as well as passenger flights to Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo Haneda and Nagoya. The new route is operated from Frankfurt via Novosibirsk to Osaka on […]
Paderborn and Munich volumes keep rising
Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport, situated in one of Germany’s strongest economic regions at the border of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Lower Saxony, is also keen to strengthen its customer relationships from a lower base. “We see that more than in other industries air cargo business is a people business,” explains the airport. “So, for us, as a […]
Crane Logistics picks Nielitz as country manager for Germany
Crane Worldwide Logistics has promoted Christian Nielitz to the role of country manager for Germany after nearly four years with the company. Nielitz joined in June 2014 as gateway development manager and was appointed to the role of branch manager for Dusseldorf in 2017. Crane regional vice president for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa, […]
Growth remains on the agenda for Germany
The end of 2017 made welcome reading for the German airfreight sector, discovers David Craik. International Air Transport Association (IATA) figures showed European airlines posted a 10.3 per cent increase in freight demand in September and a 6.4 per cent rise in October. IATA said that one of the key drivers behind the figures – […]
Leipzig/Halle breaks records on its way to 13th year of growth
Freight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport have grown for the 13th consecutive year passing 1.1 million tonnes and setting a monthly record in December. Europe’s fifth largest cargo hub and the second busiest in Germany handled 1,138,477 tonnes in 2017, an increase of 8.2 per cent, and a monthly record was broken in December when Leipzig […]
Munich Airport ends 2017 with record airfreight volumes
Munich Airport has ended 2017 on a high note with record breaking airfreight turnover to go with growth in aircraft movements and passenger numbers. The hub handled 378,803 tons in 2017, up from the 353,650 tonnes that passed through in 2016. As well as strong cargo growth, passenger numbers were up 5.5 per cent to […]
Lufthansa helps Deutsche Post and Santa Claus deliver presents on time
Lufthansa Cargo has ensured Christmas mail and parcels between Germany and the USA arrived on time with six additional freighter flights operated for Deutsche Post. From 13 November, Lufthansa Cargo has operated weekly MD-11 Freighter flights between Frankfurt and New York on Mondays, offering 60 tonnes of capacity, mainly filled with seasonal greetings and gifts. […]
Leipzig/Halle breaks records as it flies past the million tonne mark
Leipzig/Halle Airport continues to break records with freight volumes passing 100,000 tonnes in a month, as it flew past the one million tonne barrier again. It handled 105,110 tonnes of freight in November, an increase of 9.4 per cent compared to the previous year, marking the first time the airport more than 100,000 tonnes in […]
Frankfurt passes 200,000 tonne mark in November
Cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport continue to see strong growth passing the 200,000 tonnes mark in November, airport operator Fraport reports. The German airport, which is the busiest freight hub in Europe, handled 200,827 tonnes of airfreight and airmail in November, year-on-year growth of 4.9 per cent, and has handled 2.04 million tonnes year-to-date, an […]
FedEx all set for a hectic Christmas driven by e-commerce
FedEx says it will be a busy Christmas period and notes the rapid growth of e-commerce will drive volume over the 2017 season. The express freight firm explains it expects to see between 380-400million packages pass through its global network between Black Friday (24 November) to Christmas Eve. It also predicts three Mondays over the […]
NAS expands cargo options after Aigle Azur adds to network
Network Airline Services (NAS) is now offering more cargo capacity after France’s second largest airline Aigle Azur started two new destinations to Berlin Tegel (TXL) and Moscow Domodedovo (DME) on 1 December. The airline will operate four flights per week between TXL and Paris Orly (ORY), the Aigle Azur hub, and two direct flights from […]
