Mumbai is the gateway of air cargo
Having been connected to Mumbai through its partnership with Jet Airways, Virgin Atlantic Cargo is ready to add the city to its network again. Managing director Dominic Kennedy tells Air Cargo Week that services across India have been performing well this year, and adding daily London to Mumbai services on 27 October reflects confidence in […]
Virgin Atlantic Cargo to restart flights to Mumbai
Virgin Atlantic will relaunch London Heathrow – Mumbai flights, with the Boeing 787-9 service providing up to 26 tonnes of cargo capacity. The service, which fills the hole left by Jet Airways suspending operations, will commence on 27 October, complementing Virgin’s long-established route between London and Delhi. The Mumbai flights will not only enhance links […]
Jet Airways suspends flights as funding dries up
Jet Airways has temporarily suspended all flights after the State Bank of India and consortium of lenders were unable to consider its request for interim funding. In a statement, the Indian airline says that as no emergency funding from lenders or any other source was forthcoming, it would not be able to pay for fuel […]
Jet Airways flies record volumes on flight to London
Jet Airways has entered the record books with the highest uplift of cargo by an Indian carrier in a single flight to London. The airline carried 45 tonnes on a flight from Mumbai to London operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, with cargo including perishables, engineering goods, garments, courier, leather goods and consolidated cargo. Jet Airways […]
Changi cargo volumes dip 0.6% in March
Cargo volumes at Changi Airport have dipped by 0.6 per cent year-on-year in March, handling 187,550 tonnes. In the first quarter, cargo increased by 3.6 per cent to 512,100 tonnes, having seen 10.7 per cent year-on-year growth in January to 175,600 tonnes, followed by growth of 1.4 per cent in February to 148,900 tonnes. Japan […]
Airlines in India receive fines for fixing fuel surcharges
The Competition of India (CCI) has fined three airlines for fixing and revising fuel surcharges on cargo operations. The order was passed on information filed by Express Industry Council of India against Jet Airways, InterGlobe Aviation, Spice Jet, Air India and Go Airlines alleging cartelisation. The CCI says that the airlines acted in a concerted […]
Cargo on the rise at Jet Airways and an integral part of business
Jet Airways is carrying more cargo than ever and the belly carrier is set to see this rise further as the Indian market grows and it expands its network and capacity. Speaking on 15 November to Air Cargo Week in London when the carrier launched its third daily Boeing 777-300ER flight from Mumbai International Airport […]
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 […]
Extra capacity fuels growth at Jet Airways
Extra capacity has fuelled growth at Jet Airways, particularly for premium products, senior vice president – cargo, Pradeep Kumar tells Air Cargo Week. He says demand for worldwide airfreight continues to be “robust”, and Jet Airways has been feeling the affects in the first half with strong demand for capacity. The momentum from the first […]
Cargo falls at Brussels as freighters leave due to noise restrictions
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport fell in June with a major fall in full freighter traffic as airlines departed due to stricter noise standards. The hub serving Belgium’s capital handled 42,375 tonnes in June, up 5.3 per cent on the 40,243 tonnes processed in the previous June though down 1.9 per cent on two years […]
Jet Airways expands cargo capacity on Heathrow belly route
Jet Airways is to add a third daily flight between Mumbai International Airport and London Heathrow Airport using a Boeing 777-300ER. The Indian carrier says the new service will boost cargo capacity between the UK and India by almost 33 per cent, allowing the airline to capitalise on the growing round-the-year demand being witnessed between the UK […]
Freighters drive strong month and Q1 for Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport continued its strong growth in March as cargo tonnage grew 15.3 per cent on March 2015 fuelled by freighter services. The Belgian gateway is comparing its monthly figures to March 2015, which was a record month – as in March 2016 the airport was closed for a period after a terrorist attack. Brussels handled 50,474 […]
Brussels aiming for 500,000t after strong start
The strong growth seen in the second half of 2016 has continued this year, and Brussels Airport head of cargo, Steven Polmans (pictured below) is confident of hitting the 500,000 tonne mark. He tells Air Cargo Week’s staff writer, James Muir Cargo volumes grew 1.1 per cent in 2016 to 494,637 tonnes, with freighters posting […]
Cargo up 7.7% at Brussels Airport in February
Brussels Airport’s cargo tonnage grew by 7.7 per cent in February compared to the same month in 2016, which was fuelled by the freighter segment. The gateway handled 40,696 tonnes, up on the 37,771 tonnes handled in the same month in 2016. Freighter traffic few by a significant 42.4 per cent to 13,822 tonnes, up […]
Massive 21% freight rise at Brussels in January
Brussels Airport saw a huge 21 per cent increase in cargo volumes in January compared to the same month in 2016 – which it puts down to growth in the freighter and integrator segments. The airport handled 44,952 tonnes, which was significantly up on the 36,964 tonnes in January last year and a welcome start to […]
Freight tonnage rise of 1.1% in 2016 at Brussels Airport
Cargo traffic at Brussels Airport rose by 1.1 per cent in 2016 compared to 2015, despite the impact of the terrorist attacks. The gateway handled 494,673 tonnes, a 1.1 per cent increase on the 489,303 tonnes in 2015 as the second half of the year made up for performance in the first half. Full freighter cargo […]
Freighter surge makes up for bellyhold weakness at Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport’s cargo volumes continue to recover, growing by 15 per cent in November, with the surge in full freighters making up for belly cargo continuing to struggle. Total cargo rose by 15.2 per cent in November to 45,564 tonnes, with freighter tonnage increasing 26.8 per cent to 34,914 tonnes. Freighter traffic increased by 55.5 […]
Freight traffic up 6.5% in October at Brussels
Brussels Airport saw its cargo volumes rise year-on-year (YOY) 6.5 per cent to 46,603 tonnes in October compared to the same month last year. Growth was driven by the full freighter segment which surged YOY by 28.8 per cent to 17,119 tonnes, mainly by Singapore Airlines Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo and Ethiopian Airlines. For the […]
Brussels cargo grows for first month since March terror attacks
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport have grown for the first time since the hub serving the Belgian capital was hit by terrorist attacks in March. Volumes in August were up 6.6 per cent year-on-year to 39,848 driven by the full-freighter segment, which benefitted from the development of Ethiopian Airlines Cargo. Freighter cargo grew by 13.3 […]
Network expansion helps Schiphol grow tonnage
Tonnage at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was up two per cent year-on-year (YOY) in the first seven months of 2016 – as July boosted the figures when YOY growth was 4.4 per cent reaching 139,650 tonnes. During the period, Europe has performed strongly, up YOY by 42.6 per cent and driven by the addition of new […]
European freight drives Schiphol Cargo growth
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has seen cargo volumes increase by 1.6 per cent in the first half of 2016 to 796,801 tonnes, with European freight seeing the strongest growth. In the first six months of 2016, European freight was up 41.7 per cent to 90,991 tonnes helped by new carriers including Silk Way linking Amsterdam to […]
Strike action and lower freighter volumes hit Brussels in June
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport fell by 6.8 per cent to 40,243 tonnes as it was hit by strike action and falling full-freighter volumes. The Belgian hub says a large reason for the 6.8 per cent fall was due to having to cancel several flights following the Brucargo blockage on 24 June. Cargo volumes carried […]
Muscat sees 7% growth in Q1
Muscat International Airport has seen cargo volumes increase by seven per cent in the first quarter of 2016 to 34,759.8 tonnes. The airport says Oman Air and Cargolux Airlines International extended their partnership in February to cover twice weekly operations to Mumbai. They had been operating a partnership from Chennai to Muscat connecting on to […]
Indian carriers could get fines scrapped
The Indian Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) yesterday set aside fines handed out to Jet Airways, SpiceJet and IndiGo by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for an alleged air cargo cartel. This paves the way for the three carriers to have fines proposed in November by CCI last year as reported in Air Cargo Week, scrapped. On […]
Domestic e-commerce offers great opportunities
The domestic e-commerce market in India is booming and offers great opportunities, Jet Airways senior vice president for cargo, Pradeep Kumar tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Jet, along with the wider industry, has seen flat conditions since 2014 but Kumar expects improvements in the second half of 2016. The weakness of the Indian rupee is […]
Etihad sees 4% volumes rise in 2015
Etihad Airways’ cargo subsidiary, Etihad Cargo has seen freight and mail volumes increase by four per cent in 2015 to 592,000 tonnes. The airline added six new passenger locations with bellyhold capacity and freighter routes to Dakar, Nouakchott and Douala, bringing freighter-only destinations to 20. It took delivery of 15 aircraft, consisting of one Airbus […]
Jet Airways signs agreement with KLM and Delta
Jet Airways has signed a strategic codeshare partnership with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Delta Air Lines – which it says will significantly enhance connectivity between India, Europe and North America. And from 27 March, 2016, the carrier will also operate two daily bellyhold services to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, one each from its hubs in […]
Fines for three Indian carriers over fuel surcharges
Indian carriers penalised by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for their roles in an air cargo price-fixing cartel on fuel surcharges (FSC) are set to fight the decisions. On Tuesday 17 November, the CCI fined Jet Airways, IndiGo Airlines and SpiceJet a total of $39 million for engaging in “concerted action in fixing and […]