Brussels Airport on the recovery path after terrorist attacks
The terrorist attacks at Brussels Airport on 22 March had a huge impact, but the airport is recovering and getting back to its growth path. There was little disruption to freighters, which were only stopped for 24 hours before getting back to normal, but bellyhold cargo took a significant hit. The gateway’s head of cargo, […]
Imbalance between exports and imports continues in Israel
Exports from Israel are down and there continues to remain a market imbalance between exports and imports. CAL Cargo Airlines vice president for commercial Ronen Regerman explains to Air Cargo Week: “Exports from Israel are down and prices are lowered since most are highly dependent on the season, while import remains strong. There is stronger […]
LACHS to operate Horse Inn at Liege
Only a few months before the Rio Olympic Games and timing it perfectly, Liege Air Cargo Handling Services (LACHS) has been awarded a three-year contract to manage the Horse Inn at Liege Airport. The Horse Inn is for horses being transported by air and accommodates them during transit by road. It represents an investment of […]
Cargo affected at Brussels by March terrorist attacks
Cargo at Brussels Airport is recovering after the 22 March terrorist attacks, but volumes still took a hit from the deadly attacks. The gateway says it volumes in March and April were impacted and freighter traffic was resumed on 24 March, but because of the suspension of the passenger operations until 3 April, no cargo […]
Simonet named as new president at Liege
Marie-Dominique Simonet has been named as the new president of Liege Airport, succeeding José Happart, who becomes senior vice president. The decision was made yesterday at the gateway’s general meeting. Happart had been president since 2004. Simonet was born on 18 November 1959 in Liege. A law graduate, she was called to the Bar of Liege in 1983 […]
Call for standardisation of pharma handling across supply chain
CAL Cargo Airlines has long been at the forefront of the movement of temperature sensitive cargo. The Israeli carrier has its main hub at Liege Airport and was the first to gain the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) pharmaceutical certificate across both airline and ground handling operations. CAL […]
Liege opens ‘Horse Inn’ ready for the Olympic Games
Liege Airport has opened a ‘Horse Inn’ a new infrastructure designed to upgrade its overall service provision for the transportation of horses and give horses on the move a first-class stopover. The gateway says there is a “real need” for a specific rest and loading area for horses, which is only set to increase and says it is […]
Brussels Airlines Cargo’s figures hit by terrorist attacks
Brussels Airlines Cargo’s March figures were strongly impacted by the shocking terrorist attacks at Brussels Airport on 22 March. The carrier says cargo activity was obviously “heavily influenced” by the attacks and until 21 March, the cargo load factor had amounted to 69 percentage points. The cargo traffic was largely interrupted after 22 March. A […]
TNT signs up two for new cold chain service
Express delivery company TNT has signed up two customers for its new cold chain packaging and shipping service Medpak VI°C, which officially launches this month. One is a clinical trial company and the other is a global biotech company. TNT did not reveal who had signed up. Medpak VI°C is a reusable temperature-controlled packaging network service […]
IATA chief condemns ATC strike in Belgium
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has condemned the strike action by air traffic controllers (ATC) in Belgium yesterday and today as a “kick in the teeth“ for airline and airport staff. Air traffic into the Brussels Airport was significantly disrupted and it comes after the airport had reopened on 3 April after the terrorist […]
Brussels Airport sees return of major foreign carriers
Brussels Airport says this week will see the return of many major foreign bellyhold carriers – nearly three weeks after the terrorist attack on 22 March. The gateway says since last week or this week, many airlines are operating from Brussels again with flights optimally spread over the available 18 hours a day, and an […]
Miami handles top horses for Longines Global Championship
Miami International Airport (MIA) has handled 79 top European horses for the Longines Global Championship Tour – to be held at Miami Beach on 7-9 April. The horses were flown in from Liege in Belgium to join their US counterparts for the competition. The animals were transported by international equine shipping agent, Peden Bloodstock. MIA […]
Continuous expansion will allow Liege to keep on growing 24/7
Liege Airport saw growth of 10 per cent in 2015 and has followed this up with a year-on-year increase of six per cent in January, the hub’s cargo and logistics manager, Bert Selis tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Selis was very happy with 2015, as the aim had been to consolidate the five per cent […]
Brussels Airport releases update after terrorist attacks
Brussels Airport has released an update on its operations after yesterday’s terrorist attack which left 12 dead and many more injured. The airport explains: “There will be no passenger flights tomorrow. Brussels Airport and airlines are in narrow contact to find suitable solutions for all passengers. “Brussels Airport is looking at the possibilities to start […]
IATA expresses outrage at Brussels terrorist attacks
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed outrage at attacks in Brussels yesterday and offered its sympathies to the victims and their families and friends. Two explosions near check-in counters took place at Brussels Airport yesterday morning, which are thought to have killed 11 people and injuring many more, while another explosion took place at […]
Brussels Airport CEO condemns “cowardly and heinous acts”
Brussels Airport has released a statement expressing its “deepest sympathy with victims and relatives” after two explosions at the Belgian gateway this morning left 11 dead and more than a hundred injured. The airport’s chief executive officer, Arnaud Feist says: “On behalf of the entire airport community, I would like to extend our warmest condolences to […]
Two explosions at Brussels Airport – as many as 13 feared dead
Two explosions at Brussels Airport this morning and as many as 13 are feared dead and more than 30 are severely injured, media outlets are reporting. Reuters says the airport explosions were set off by a suicide bomber, the Belgian broadcaster VRT reports. It adds shots were fired and there were shouts in Arabic shortly before the airport […]
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo returns to Brussels Airport
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo is set to operate 12 full cargo flights a week out of Brussels Airport starting from 26 March. The airport has been conducting intensive talks with the carrier about returning to Brussels Airport after the Federal Government had inked a new bilateral agreement with Ethiopia, enabling the carrier to undertake direct flights from […]
Fall in February for Brussels but Ethiopian may return
Brussels Airport saw cargo volumes decline 1.8 per cent in February compared to the same month last year – but was boosted by the extra day in the month which accounts for three per cent of the total. The fall was driven by freighter traffic, which dropped a significant 14.5 per cent as the gateway […]
Qatar Airways transports horses for CHI Al Shaqab
Qatar Airways Cargo has transported 118 show jumping and dressage horses from Belgium to Qatar for the CHI Al Shaqab, which is taking place in Doha from 2 – 5 March. The horses were transported between Liege and Doha on three specially chartered Boeing 777 Freighters equipped with air stables. The precious cargo travelled with […]
Airborne International appointed Finnair’s GSSA for Germany
Finnair Cargo has appointed Airborne International as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) for Germany from 1 March. Airborne International, based at Frankfurt Airport’s Cargo City South will take over from Aero Cargo International, which will remain Finnair’s German GSSA until 29 February. This announcement follows from 2015, when it appointed three new GSSAs. […]
Ethiopian departure causes Brussels volume fall
Brussels Airport has seen cargo volumes fall by 2.4 per cent in January to 36,964 tonnes due to Ethiopian Cargo departing after not being able to obtain traffic rights. Freighter traffic in total fell by 4.7 per cent to 25,244 tonnes, with full freighter dropping by 11.5 per cent to 9,545 tonnes. Integrator cargo stayed […]
Liege Airport sees 10% volume surge
Liege Airport has seen cargo volumes increase by 10 per cent to 649,829 tonnes in 2015, up from 590,579 tonnes in 2014. Liege Airport general manager, Luc Partoune says: “The new airlines – Qatar Airways and ANA Aviation – have boosted our activities. And TNT has also shown very strong growth. CAL, El Al and […]
Growth of 7.8% at Brussels in 2015
Brussels Airport says it saw a “vigorous” 7.8 per cent growth in freight in 2015 compared to 2014, which was driven by the full freighter segment and express services. The airport says it is an exceptionally strong result in comparison with other European airports where freight transport has grown only slightly or even decreased. Brussels […]
Liege hoping strong growth will continue
After a strong first 10 months of 2015, Liege Airport is hoping the final two months of the year will match 2014, which received an artificial boost due to charter flights for the Ebola virus outbreak. The airport’s cargo and logistics manager, Bert Selis, tells Air Cargo Week that volumes were up 11 per cent […]
Brussels traffic falls after Ethiopian Airlines leaves
Brussels Airport has seen cargo volumes fall by 5.7 per cent in November to 39,554 tonnes, the first month to see a decline in 2015, with Ethiopian Airlines leaving blamed for the drop in freighter traffic. In November, freighter cargo as a whole declined by 5.5 per cent to 27,527 tonnes compared to 29,122 tonnes […]
Freighter traffic drives Brussels Airport growth
Brussels Airport has seen cargo volumes increase by 8.2 per cent year-on-year in August to 37,387 tonnes because of a big rise in freighter traffic despite a fall in bellyhold. Total cargo traffic rose by 14.9 per cent in August to 26,036 tonnes, with freighter volumes increasing by 34.9 per cent to 11,138 tonnes. Integrator […]