Gateway to Italy

SEA Group, the management company behind Milan’s two main airports, Malpensa and Linate, is excitedly in the middle of a growth phase, continuing unabated despite global instability.  Malpensa, the biggest cargo airport in Italy, handles about 65% of the nation’s airfreight, making it the fifth busiest in Europe in terms of volumes. With a network […]

13% growth at Malpensa and more to come in 2017

Freight volumes have grown 13 per cent in the first two months of 2017 at Milan Malpensa Airport (pictured), following three years of growth averaging eight per cent, operator SEA Group tells Air Cargo Week. Volumes were up 7.4 per cent in 2016 to 537,000 tonnes, and the positive momentum seen in the last quarter […]

FedEx to expand presence at Milan Malpensa Airport

FedEx Express is to triple its presence at Milan Malpensa Airport with a 100 million euro ($112 million) expansion covering 35,000 square metres, to be completed mid 2016, offering the first daily courier connection from Italy to the US. The expansion will consist of 15,000 square metres of warehouses, 20,000 square metres for vehicle manoeuvring […]