A380 schedule tweaks made by Emirates
Emirates is to deploy a third daily Airbus A380 from Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport and has also adjusted its A380 schedule into Birmingham Airport from Dubai. As of 1 January 2017 into Manchester the carrier the third A380 will replace a Boeing 777-300ER. An A380 has a payload of around eight tonnes of cargo. […]
Online shopping and new routes give MAG’s cargo a boost
Manchester Airport Group (MAG) has seen cargo income increase by seven per cent to £22.7 million ($29.8 million) with group volumes up 4.8 per cent due to new routes and online shopping. The group saw revenue between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016 increase by 5.5 per cent to £778.8 million. Among the group’s […]
Luxury cars drive growth at Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport has seen cargo volumes pass the 100,000 tonne mark again during the 2015/16 financial year, with valuable products such as luxury cars helping drive the growth. During the year, Manchester handled 103,437 tonnes of cargo, the first time since 2011/12 that the figure has been above 100,000. Manchester Airport handled £6 billion ($8.7 […]
Strong April for cargo across MAG airports
The MAG Group has seen cargo volumes surge in April compared to the same month last year at Manchester Airport, East Midlands Airport and Stansted Airport. Manchester handled 9,202 tonnes, a year-on-year (YOY) rise of 8.9 per cent, Stansted processed 20,826 tonnes, a YOY uplift of 12.6 per cent and East Midlands handled 27,198 tonnes, […]
Norwegian Cargo appoints dnata as new UK freight handler
Norwegian Cargo has appointed dnata as its new cargo handler in the UK with the cargo handler providing services from 1 May. dnata will provide Norwegian with a full range of cargo handling capabilities at all UK airports served by Norwegian – Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh. dnata will also manage Norwegian’s regional handling and […]
Tonnage on the up at Stansted and East Midlands
London Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport saw surges in cargo volumes in February according to operator of the gateways the Manchester Airports Group (MAG). Stansted handled 19,041 tonnes, a rise of 9.4 per cent on the same month last year, as it was boosted by CargoLogicAir starting operations and on Valentine’s Day it saw strong […]
Airport bosses back remaining in the EU
The chief executives of Heathrow Airport and Manchester Airports Group (MAG) have added their support to the UK staying in the European Union (EU). The UK is to hold a referendum on whether it wants to leave the EU on 23 June. Heathrow Airport chief executive officer (CEO), John Holland-Kaye, and MAG, which operates Manchester […]
MAG’s strong growth continues in January
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has reported strong cargo growth in January across its airports, with London Stansted Airport seeing the largest increase at 10 per cent. In January, Stansted saw cargo volumes increase by 10 per cent to 20,260 tonnes, East Midlands Airport was up by 6.7 per cent to 26,266 tonnes and Manchester Airport […]
MAG sees 4.3% growth in cargo across its airports in 2015
The Manchester Airports Group (MAG) saw strong cargo growth in 2015 across its UK gateways, handling an additional 27,720 tonnes compared with 2014, which was a 4.3% per cent increase. Volumes increased by 4.5 per cent in 2015 at East Midlands Airport, the UK’s largest airport for dedicated cargo, which had its busiest ever month for […]
John Good Shipping launches airfreight division
John Good Shipping has launched an airfreight division, John Good Air, headed up by Ed Clarke, to complement its sea and road services. The air division will be based in Manchester with Clarke as airfreight manager. It will develop import and export services to and from all major UK airports including Manchester Airport and Heathrow […]
Cathay Pacific to launch Gatwick service
Cathay Pacific Airways is to increase UK services with four times a week Airbus A350-900 flights to Gatwick Airport from September 2016. The flights will leave Hong Kong at 00.55h and arrive at Gatwick at 07.10h. The return flight will leave Gatwick at 12.35h and arrive in Hong Kong at 07.25h the next day. The […]
CHEP Aerospace Solutions awarded US and European repair certification
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has been awarded Part 145 certification for repair and maintenance of aviation equipment from both the Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency. The company says the certification will enable it to reduce fuel costs and its carbon footprint by repairing containers, pallets and galley carts at the station where […]
