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 […]
DHL Express appoints Reckling as new CEO for Germany
DHL Express has appointed Markus Reckling as the new chief executive officer (CEO) for Germany, and he took the helm from January. He has taken responsibility for further expanding the express division’s business in Germany and will continue to drive the focus on customer service, quality and employee engagement. Reckling takes over from Wolfgang Albeck, […]
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. […]
More strong growth in January at Leipzig/Halle
Leipzig/Halle Airport started 2017 as it ended last year as its cargo tonnage surged by 6.9 per cent in January. Germany’s second busiest air cargo gateway and Europe’s fifth busiest – handled 84,782 tonnes, as it continued the strong growth it achieved in 2016. Last year, Liepzig/Halle handled more than one million tonnes for the […]
Etihad and Lufthansa extend cooperation
Etihad Aviation Group and Lufthansa Airlines have unveiled details of a new commercial partnership – and are looking into further cooperation including freight operations. The two airline groups have concluded a $100 million global catering agreement and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul. Both are also exploring further cooperation in […]
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) […]
ECS appoints Bittner as new MD of Globe Air Cargo
ECS Group has announced the appointment of Martin Bittner as its new managing director (MD) of Globe Air Cargo, Germany. Bittner assumed the role on 1 January, taking over the helm from Mark Grinsted who will retire after serving 14 years with the group. Grinsted will hang his boots up on 31 March shortly before […]
Lufthansa Cargo looking to China and India in the Far East
China and India are the targets for Lufthansa Cargo as it sees these being the strongest Far East markets for cargo in 2017. The carrier says it expects the strongest relative growth of export and import to come from both these countries. Aside from the Far East it will focus its attentions on the North […]
Leipzig passes one million tonne tonnage mark for 1st time
Freight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport in 2016 passed the magical one million tonne mark for the first time as the airport handled 1,052,372.4 tonnes. This was a 6.5 per cent increase over the previous year at Europe’s fifth largest cargo hub, Germany’s second busiest by volumes after Frankfurt Airport. The sterling year for tonnage was […]
Airfreight growth makes up for truck volumes falling at EuroAirport
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg’s freight volumes remained stable in 2016 at 101,000 tonnes with strong airfreight growth making up for a fall in trucked freight. Freight volumes grew to 101,300 tonnes in 2016 from 101,050 tonnes in the previous year, with airfreight growing 12 per cent to 54,944 tonnes while trucking freight was down 11 per cent […]
DHL and Gavi join forces to improve vaccine supply chain
Deutsche Post DHL Group and Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance – are to team-up to provide efficient transport management and help improve vaccine supply chain for vaccine distribution in Gavi-supported countries. Kenya is one of the first countries to benefit from the new partnership, announcing a new initiative with DHL – the logistics arm of the Deutsche […]
Munich Airport’s airfreight rises 5.4% in 2016
Munich Airport’s airfreight volumes saw strong growth in 2016 rising by 5.4 per cent to 334,497 tonnes. Airfreight volumes were up from 317,387 tonnes in 2015, while airfreight and airmail rose by 5.2 per cent to 353,650 tonnes. Aircraft movements increase by 3.8 per cent to 394,430 and Munich Airport president and chief executive officer, […]
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 […]
Kerry Logistics expands in Europe by acquiring Multi Logistics
Kerry Logistics has expanded its European operations through the acquisition of Multi Logistics, a specialist in film and media logistics. The acquisition will add four offices to Kerry’s German network, bringing the total to seven, including its regional headquarters in Frankfurt as well as Bremen, Hamburg, Munich and Berlin. Each office offers local and multinational […]
Lufthansa and VC agree on arbitration as seek solution
Lufthansa and the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) have agreen on arbitration for the collective wage agreement and are aiming to reach a joint solution by the end of January. Yesterday, both agreed to approach a mediator for the collective wage agreement together and the negotiating parties agreed to finalise the arbitration by the end of January […]
ACW World Air Cargo Awards to take place on 10 May
The Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2017 will be held on Wednesday, 10 May at The Westin Grand Hotel in Munich. Voting will open on Monday, 9 January for the accolades, which are acclaimed in the air cargo community as the ‘Oscars’ of the industry as excellence is celebrated at a glittering gala event in […]
Leipzig/Halle blasts past the million tonne barrier
Leipzig/Halle Airport has exceeded the one million tonne mark for the first time, reaching 1,002,875 tonnes on 14 December. Leipzig/Halle, which is the second-largest airport in Germany in terms of cargo and fifth in Europe, also set a monthly record in November, handling 96,081 tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 11.3 per cent. Express freight was […]
SAS to launch Stockholm Arlanda – Stuttgart flights
SAS will start services from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to Stuttgart Airport, with six flights a week on the route from 26 March 2017. Swedavia, the state-owned group that owns operates and develops 10 airports across Sweden including Arlanda says Stuttgart and the Baden-Wurttemberg region is home a large cluster of companies in areas such as […]
IATA: Air cargo grows 8.2% – the strongest in 18 months
European cargo growth led the way in October with a 13.4 per cent surge, driven by German exports and a weak euro, boosting worldwide volumes by 8.2 per cent, IATA says. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says freight tonne kilometre growth (FTK) was the strongest for 18 months, helped by the collapse of the […]
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 […]
Lufthansa Cargo signs agreement with German Red Cross
Lufthansa Cargo and the German Red Cross have signed an agreement to work closer on the transport of aid as air cargo in the event of humanitarian disasters. The German carrier says this put the cooperation on an even more efficiency footing for the future to meet any disasters that may take place. Lufthansa Cargo chief executive […]
Lufthansa makes offer to pilots as it looks to end strikes
Lufthansa has made the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union (VC) a new offer to resolve the present industrial dispute – which has led to pilots striking and cancellation of numerous services. The VC union has called on its members to take strike action on six days in total in the latest wave of strikes, which began […]
Chapman Freeborn restructures management positions
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has unveiled a new senior management structure, which it says will help it deliver further growth across the group. The air charter firm says building on its strong performance this year, it has appointed Pierre van der Stichele to the newly-created role of group cargo operations director as one of a number […]
ACI: strong growth of 5.9% in September
Airfreight volumes surged by 5.9 per cent in September, according to the Airports Council International (ACI) and for once the Middle East was not the main driver of growth. ACI says international freight grew by seven per cent compared to domestic growth of 3.3 per cent, which has helped airfreight volumes inch up 1.8 per cent […]
Lufthansa Cargo restructures business units
Lufthansa Cargo is restructuring its sales structure and by the end of 2016 it will have eight business units rather than four and remove one management level. The previous business areas, namely Europe, Africa, America and Asia/Pacific will be redefined. Sales in Germany will be unchanged and headed by Florian Pfaff as before. New regions […]
CEVA expands relationship with Mercedes-Benz in Spain
CEVA Logistics has expanded its relationship with Mercedes-Benz at the automotive manufacturer’s facility in Vitoria, Spain. Mercedes-Benz, part of the Daimler Group, has been working with CEVA in Iberia since 2012, alongside a number of other European countries including Italy, Germany and UK, as well as México and Australia. CEVA’s collaboration with Mercedes-Benz at the Vitoria […]
DHL to invest in Indian hubs to meet e-commerce demands
DHL eCommerce – part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group – is investing 70 million Euros ($75 million) to strengthen its operations to meet fast-growing demand for e-commerce logistics services in India. Through its subsidiary Blue Dart Express, the investment will go into the expansion of its air hubs in Delhi and Mumbai which are […]
World’s largest aircraft pays 21st visit to Leipzig
Leipzig/Halle Airport welcomed the world’s largest aircraft the Antonov 225 on 10 November, which was transporting around 160 tonnes to Chile. This was the 21st visit for the An-225 to Leipzig and apart from its home base at Kiev Gostomel, there is no other European airport the aircraft it has visited more frequently. PortGround, which specialises in ground handling operations, […]
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 […]
