Record month for Heathrow as cargo passes 150,000 tonne mark
Cargo keeps on flying out of Heathrow Airport passing the 150,000 tonne milestone for the first time in the airport’s history. October was the 15th consecutive month of growth, and was up 9.2 per cent compared to October 2016, handling 154,492 tonnes. On a year-to-date basis between January and October, Heathrow Airport handled 1.4 million […]
ACI Europe: Airports continue to see strong growth in Q3
Freight volumes across Europe have grown by 9.5 per cent in the third quarter, continuing the trend seen in the previous quarter, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe reports. European Union (EU) airports grew by 8.4 per cent and non-EU hubs proving stronger with a 16.3 per cent rise during the third quarter. In September, freight […]
IATA: UK must provide clarity about Brexit and Heathrow expansion
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging the UK government to focus on a cost effective expansion of Heathrow Airport and providing clarity on post-Brexit issues. Director general and chief executive officer, Alexandre de Juniac was addressing the UK Aviation Club, where he highlighted the issues the UK could face following its departure of […]
B&H Worldwide renews Flybe Global Aerospace deal
B&H Worldwide has extended its relationship to manage Flybe’s time critical and heavyweight inbound and outbound aerospace logistics. B&H will provide a range of time critical solutions to Europe’s largest regional airline in order to manage its complex supply chain and ensure the carrier’s aircraft stay in the air. The program will be managed through […]
BIFA calls for end to congestion at Heathrow’s cargo centre
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) says increasing air cargo volumes at Heathrow Airport are only exacerbating “age-old problems” for companies that have to use the gateway’s cargo centre. Director general, Robert Keen says the centre, which is widely known as the horseshoe is as “bad as its ever been”. He adds: “Congestion at the horseshoe […]
Grayling: open skies to EU will remain and Heathrow expansion on track
Aircraft will continue to fly into and out of the UK post-Brexit and the government is on track to deliver a 3rd runway at Heathrow Airport, delegates at the Airport Operators Association (AOA) Conference heard on Monday, 30 October in London. Much concern has been raised in the aviation industry whether the current open skies […]
Jet Airways adds third daily Heathrow – Mumbai flight
Jet Airways has added a third daily connection between Heathrow Airport and Mumbai, starting on 29 October. The airline is the first Indian carrier to operate three daily flights between London and Mumbai – India’s economic and financial capital, and the new service complements Jet’s daily operations to Mumbai and Delhi, boosting its capacity by […]
Heathrow profits hit £443 million with cargo rising 10%
Heathrow Airport has made a profit after tax of £443 million ($585 million) in the nine months up to 30 September with both passenger numbers and cargo volumes rising. Revenue grew by 3.2 per cent to £2.1 billion and adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) was up by 5.7 per cent to […]
London airports will be full by the 2030s, government report warns
The London airport system is likely to be full by the mid-2030s and it is already losing out to European rivals, the Airports National Policy Statement warns. In its report on runway capacity and infrastructure in the South East of England, it says aviation contributes around £20 billion a year to the UK economy, and […]
Heathrow unveils 10 step plan to reduce freight emissions
Heathrow Airport has unveiled its 10 step Blueprint for Sustainable Freight plan to reduce freight emissions while volumes continue to grow. Non-executive chairman, Lord Deighton unveiled the plans at the British Chambers of Commerce International Trade Summit in Birmingham to address the environmental impact of cargo and how Heathrow plans to grow with expansion but […]
Cargo grows 11.5 per cent in September at Heathrow Airport
Cargo volumes at Heathrow Airport continue to grow at record rates with 11.5 per cent year-on-year growth in September to 140,643 tonnes. September was the 14th month in a row to record growth, and volumes are up 10.5 per cent in the first nine months of 2017 to 1.24 million tonnes, and by 9.2 per […]
ACI Europe: Airfreight continues to grow at double digit rates
Airfreight volumes at European airports continue to fly high with 10.9 per cent year-on-year growth in August, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe says. European Union (EU) airports reported growth of 10.2 per cent in August with non-EU rising at a faster rate, up 14.9 per cent. The EU’s top five airfreight hubs reported strong growth, […]
Volumes keep on rising at Heathrow and more targeted
Heathrow Airport has been growing its cargo tonnage and has had 13 successive months of record volumes. In the first eight months of 2017, volumes grew year-on-year (YOY) by 10.3 per cent passing 1.1 million tonnes, and were up 8.7 per cent to over 1.6 million tonnes on a rolling 12-month basis. Head of cargo, […]
Virgin and Delta open joint Pharma Zone at Heathrow Airport
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo today launched a new Pharma Zone at their joint facility at London Heathrow Airport. This is the first joint venture cargo between the UK and the US, which is the world’s biggest trade lane for pharmaceuticals. The Pharma Zone will support the growing volumes of temperature-controlled healthcare and life science […]
Strong growth continues in July at European airports
Freight traffic across European airports continues to see strong growth with volumes increasing 10.5 per cent year-on-year, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe says. Non European Union (EU) airports experienced the strongest growth, rising 23.3 per cent while EU hubs were up 8.5 per cent in July. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis freight was up nine […]
Cargo at Heathrow soars in August with 13% growth
Cargo volumes at Heathrow Airport continue to soar with the 13th consecutive record month in August. Volumes climbed 13 per cent year-on-year to 139,000 tonnes, with Latin America proving the fastest growing trading market with growth of 30 per cent. North America grew by 13 per cent to nearly 50,000 tonnes as American Airlines, United […]
Premium products and new routes across South America for IAG Cargo
The first half of 2017 has posted “robust results” for IAG Cargo, and regional commercial manager for LATAM, Rodrigo Casal (pictured) believes the airline group is ideally positioned for a strong second half. He says the Constant Climate temperature sensitive product has performed very well, helped in part by an increase in healthcare and vaccination […]
Panalpina now licensed to handle organic fruit and veg at LUX
Panalpina’s hub at Luxembourg Airport (LUX) has been officially licensed by Certysis to handle organic fruits and vegetables. This makes Panalpina the first and only licensed receiver of organic produce at LUX, one of Europe’s busiest airports by cargo tonnage. Panalpina says this shows the company’s commitment to developing the Panalpina Perishables Network not just […]
AGI appointed as Virgin Atlantic handler in San Francisco
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Alliance Ground International (AGI) as its cargo handler in San Francisco to support its growing operations at the US West Coast gateway. The airline operates twice-daily services connecting London Heathrow and San Francisco and added another three direct flights a week from Manchester at the end of March. Virgin Atlantic […]
IAG Cargo to add Nashville to US network
IAG Cargo is to start direct services between London’s Heathrow Airport and Nashville with five flights a week from May 2018. The Boeing 787-8 services will offer a cargo payload of up to 15 tonnes per flight, providing access to IAG Cargo’s 350 destinations across its network. The Nashville flights will be IAG Cargo’s 24th […]
Heathrow and IAG team-up to raise awareness of illegal wildlife trade
Heathrow Airport and IAG Cargo have teamed-up to celebrate World Elephant Day and help stomp out illegal trade of wildlife. The UK hub has created and installed a pop-up interactive display at the airport’s Terminal 5 today, which will be run in partnership with Border Force and IAG Cargo. It will support United for Wildlife’s ‘United for […]
Heathrow cargo volumes grow at a record 15% in July
Cargo volumes grew at their fastest ever rates in July at Heathrow Airport with a 15.1 per cent year-on-year growth to 143,259 tonnes. American Airlines Cargo helped boost volumes by 44 per cent, increasing trade with North America by 16 per cent, while East Asian cargo increased 14 per cent with strong growth to China, […]
European airports have best start to year since 2010
Freight traffic across European airports had their best first half year since 2010 with 8.7 per cent growth, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe reports. Airports inside the European Union (EU) registered growth of 7.8 per cent while those outside were up 14.4 per cent, with major hubs in Turkey and Russia performing well. In Turkey, […]
New long-haul routes drive Gatwick’s tonnage surge
Gatwick Airport handled 7,865 tonnes in July – a year-on-year (YOY) increase of 20.4 per cent on same month in 2016 – as it was boosted by new long-haul belly routes to Asia and the US. In the last 12 months, the gateway has processed 86,544 tonnes, up 18.4 per cent on the 73,096 tonnes […]
Dnata looks to upgrade infrastructure at UK airports
Cargo handler dnata is in discussions with airport authorities in the UK as it looks to modernise its infrastructure. Dnata has already built top-notch handling facilities at Heathrow Airport, but wants to now ugrade sites at other airports. Speaking last month at a six-month celebration of dnata’s contract with El Al Israel Airlines at Heathrow, […]
CCS-UK module upgrade speeds up airfreight handling
CCS-UK User Group is working on a new module to speed up deliveries to, and collections from transit sheds at Heathrow Airport. The module – CCS-UK Advanced Info – will enable freight agents and transport companies working on their behalf, to pre-alert handling agents of loads being delivered, down to House AWB level, and submit […]
Dreamliners to boost El Al’s global cargo capabilities
El Al Israel Airlines will have 200 per cent more cargo capacity by 2020 as it welcomes 16 Boeing 787 Dreamliners into its fleet to replace Boeing 767s and 747s as part of a $1.25 billion investment. Two Dreamliners will be phased in this year, while an additional 14 aircraft will be phased in by […]
SEGRO signs two deals to let units at Central Spacewaye
SEGRO has completed two deals to let units at the Central Spacewaye on North Feltham Trading Estate near Heathrow Airport’s Cargo Terminal. Global fine art logistics company, Williams & Hill has taken a 25,898 square foot unit on a 15 year lease and, its third SEGRO warehouse, and commercial aerospace aftermarket firm, Satair Group has […]
American Airlines Cargo extends European trucking network
American Airlines Cargo is extending its European trucking network to serve a greater number of customers connecting offline cities and online points with its 450-plus flights a week from Europe. The Netherlands, Germany and France all feed nightly freight into London Heathrow Airport operations, which operates 20 flights a day direct into the USA, with […]
Heathrow posts revenue and cargo rise in 1H2017
Revenue was up 4.1 per cent and cargo volumes up 9.1 per cent to 820,000 tonnes in the first six months at Heathrow Airport. For the results ending 30 June, the gateway says revenue was £1,374 million, up on the £1,320 million in 2016. Adjusted EBITDA (net income with interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation added […]
