Statement from Charlie Cornish, MAG CEO
MAG owns and operates East Midlands, London Stansted and Manchester Airports. CEO Charlie Cornish has made the following statement: “Over the next few days we will be consulting with our colleagues and unions and introducing measures to reduce our costs and preserve the group’s resources at this critical time. These will include enforced annual leave, […]
Juneyao Air to link Manchester Airport with Shanghai
Manchester Airport will gain a new link to China when Juneyao Air launches services to Shanghai in March 2020. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner services will be Juneyao Air’s first UK service, operating three times a week, initially travelling via Helsinki, Finland. The Monday, Wednesday and Friday services will arrive in Manchester at 08.30 and depart […]
Saudia Cargo awards multi-station contract to WFS
Saudia Cargo has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a multi-station contract covering a number of major airports in Europe and the USA. The contract will see WFS handling over 160,000 tonnes of cargo per year and provide ramp handling for over 5,000 passenger and freighter flights. The three-year agreement extends WFS’s existing relationships at Paris […]
HAE Group supports regional growth
Multi-platform air cargo service provider HAE Group has a philosophy of supporting regional development, managing director Colin White tells Air Cargo Week. The service provider, which was founded in 1997 at East Midlands Airport has had a strong start to 2019, with business in Ireland up 20% year-on-year and the UK by 15%. In the […]
Businesses adopt a wait and see approach
Businesses may have adopted a wait and see approach but whatever the future holds, trade will continue to flow says Chris O’Donnell, managing director UK for Air Logistics Group (ALG). He says the UK market has softened significantly since the end of 2018, and though Brexit is partly responsible, it is also part of the […]
Virgin and Delta to add flights for summer 2020
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines will boost UK-US flights for the summer of 2020, joining forces at London’s Gatwick Airport for the first time. Gatwick will become Delta’s seventh trans-Atlantic destination with flights from Boston starting on 22 May. One day before, Virgin will launch daily flights to New York JFK from Gatwick, with […]
Strong cargo growth in 2017 across MAG operated airports
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has had a strong year with substantial cargo growth at all three of its hubs in 2017. Of its three airports, East Midlands Airport saw the strongest growth, rising 8.6 per cent to 353,017 tonnes, which was also the highest figure in the group. London Stansted had the second highest figure, […]
MAG airports continue to boost UK trade in August
Manchester Airport Group (MAG) operated hubs are continuing to boost the role they play in international trade with growth across all three airports in August. Manchester Airport saw the strongest growth with a 22.7 per cent increase in August to 12,027 tonnes, with East Midlands Airport up 11.3 per cent to 29,229 tonnes and Stansted […]
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 […]
New long-haul routes help Manchester cargo volumes grow 20%
New long-haul routes have helped cargo volumes at Manchester Airport grow 20.6 per cent in July, with other MAG operated hubs also growing. Manchester Airports Group (MAG) says Manchester is playing an increasingly important role in international trade, with more direct long-haul route connections to destinations including Beijing, Singapore, Houston and Muscat. London Stansted Airport […]
CEOs of Manchester and Stansted swap jobs
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has made changes to its executive committee, with the chief executive officers (CEO) at Manchester and London Stansted airports swapping jobs. Ken O’Toole has led Manchester Airport since February 2013, and was appointed chief executive in April 2016, and is executive director of MAG. He will be responsible for providing additional […]
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, […]
Government sets out vision for future of UK aviation
The UK Government’s Department of Transport has launched plans to develop a new UK aviation strategy to help shape the future of the aviation industry to 2050 and beyond. Shaping aviation to help boost economic growth, connectivity and skills will be at the centre of a new strategy to prepare the industry for the next three decades […]
Emirates celebrates 30 years of UK operations
Emirates is celebrating 30 years of UK operations, providing UK passengers and cargo links to the world since the first flight from Gatwick Airport on 6 July 1987. The airline started the service in 1987 using an Airbus A310, at a time when it had six aircraft in its fleet and six other destinations. The […]
Double digit cargo growth across MAG operated airports
Airports operated by Manchester Airports Group all registered double-digit cargo growth in May helped by new long haul links. Manchester Airport saw the highest growth, up 12.9 per cent to 10,541 tonnes, followed by London Stansted Airport by 10.9 per cent to 22,700 tonnes, and East Midlands Airport grew 10.6 per cent to 29,777 tonnes. […]
Extra capacity helps MAG cargo volumes fly high
Cargo volumes at Manchester Airports Group (MAG) operated hubs continue to expand in March with Manchester and Stansted seeing double-digit growth and East Midlands up 5.5 per cent. Manchester Airport grew 14.9 per cent to 9,933 tonnes, while Stansted Airport was up 10.2 per cent to 24,250 tonnes and East Midlands Airport by 5.5 per […]
New long-haul routes drive tonnage growth at Manchester
Tonnage at Manchester Airport continues to surge due to new long-haul routes being added as in February it handled 8,066 tonnes of freight – a year-on-year (YOY) rise of 11.2 per cent on the same month in 2016. Other Manchester Airport Group (MAG) gateways didn’t see the same growth as Stansted Airport’s tonnage was flat on the […]
UK must adapt or miss out on vital trade opportunities
While the UK waits for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) says it is its duty to help the UK grow and thrive internationally, head of cargo and business aviation Conan Busby (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). The UK government announced its backing for a third runway at Heathrow Airport […]
Strong January for MAG’s gateways
Manchester Airport and London Stansted Airport (pictured above) had a strong start to 2017 as both saw rises in January, but East Midlands Airport saw a slight fall. All are operated by MAG and Manchester handled 8,133 tonnes, up 12.4 per cent. Stansted 19,955 tonnes, up 4.5 per cent and East Midlands 26,144 tonnes, down […]
Royal Air Maroc to launch Manchester Casablanca flights
Royal Air Maroc is to start its first non-London UK services to Casablanca with three flights a week from Manchester from 28 March. It will use a Boeing 737-800 on the three hour 20 minute flight from Manchester Airport to Mohammed V International Airport on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The airline’s UK & Ireland general […]
Etihad Cargo receives QEP accreditation
Etihad Cargo has received Qualified Envirotainer Providers (QEP) accreditation from Envirotainer at its Abu Dhabi hub and five other stations across its network. The airline is now accredited at Abu Dhabi International Airport, as well as Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, New York John F. Kennedy International Airport, Manchester Airport, Melbourne International Airport and […]
Manchester and Stansted see tonnage increases in November
Two of the Manchester Airports Group’s (MAG) gateways – Manchester Airport and London Stansted Airport – saw strong growth in November, but East Midlands Airport saw tonnage fall. Boosted by new long-haul bellyhold routes to the likes of Beijing in China and Singapore, Manchester saw cargo surge 14.5 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in the month to […]
Cathay Pacific to increase Gatwick and Manchester services
Cathay Pacific is to increase UK services with daily flights to Gatwick Airport and five flights a week to Manchester Airport from June. The airline launched four Airbus A350-900 flights a week to Gatwick in September, and will make the service daily from 1 June to cater for demand. The outbound flight will leave Hong […]
Asia and Middle East driving non-EU MAG cargo growth
China has become the second most important non-European Union trading partner for Manchester Airports Group (MAG) airports, with markets in Asia making up most of the top five markets. According to figures released by the group, which operates Bournemouth Airport, East Midlands Airport, Manchester Airport and London Stansted Airport, exports to China have grown 358 […]
Strong growth at Heathrow, Gatwick plans more Chinese services
Heathrow Airport’s cargo volumes have continued strong growth in October while Gatwick Airport’s double-digit recovery continues as it plans more Chinese routes. Heathrow’s volumes shot up 6.7 per cent to 141,444 tonnes with particularly strong growth from markets in Latin America and East Asia. It says Mexico was up 28 per cent, followed by China […]
WFS to provide PIA with UK cargo handling and trucking services
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed a three-year contract to provide Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) with cargo handling and trucking services in the UK. WFS will handle import and export cargo on PIA flights from London’s Heathrow Airport, Birmingham Airport and Manchester Airport, connecting UK customers with Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. WFS operations director, UK […]
MAG’s gateways continue cargo growth
The Manchester Airports Group (MAG) continued to see strong growth in air cargo tonnage at Manchester Airport, Stansted Airport (pictured) and East Midlands Airport in September. MAG says runway capacity benefited its freight business, as it saw increases in tonnage across its principle three airports. The fastest year-on-year (YOY) growth was 11.7 per cent to 9,791 tonnes […]
Emirates to fly A380s to Manchester three times a day
Emirates SkyCargo is to upgrade Manchester Airport flights to a thrice-daily Airbus A380 route as it celebrates cargo volumes growing to over 22,000 tonnes a year. The third A380 will replace the existing Boeing 777-300ER on 1 January 2017 and will make it the fourth fully A380 service in Europe after London, Paris and Barcelona. […]
MAG’s big three gateways see cargo growth in August
All three of the Manchester Airports Group’s (MAG) biggest gateways saw increases in cargo in August. Manchester Airport, boosted by rising bellyhold traffic through network development handled 9,837 tonnes, which was an 11.9 per cent rise on the same month last year. August was the busiest month of the year for passenger traffic at Manchester […]
Manchester cargo growth driven by Chinese routes
Manchester Airport and Stansted Airport posted year-on-year (YOY) tonnage growth in July, but East Midlands Airport recorded a YOY fall in the month, according to latest figures released by the Manchester Airports Group (MAG). In July, Manchester handled 10,118 tonnes, up 14.2 per cent on the same month last year, as its route network continues […]
