Noise restrictions at Brussels continues to hit cargo volumes
Cargo traffic at Brussels Airport declined by 1.1 per cent in September as freighters depart due to noise restrictions. Total cargo was down 1.1 per cent to 42,446 tonnes, with full freighters slumping by 16.9 per cent to 12,176 tonnes, though integrators were up six per cent to 18,588 tonnes and belly cargo rose by […]
Second pharma hub opened by Aviapartner at Brussels Airport
Aviapartner Cargo has opened a new Pharma Hub at Brussels Airport, which it says will support the growth of its customer volumes and long-term commitment to operating in Brussels. Pharma Hub 2 represents Aviapartner’s second investment in pharmaceutical specific facilities in Belgium this year. The grand opening on 21 September was attended by shippers, airlines, […]
Pharma.Aero welcomes three new members
Pharma.Aero has welcomed an additional three members in the shape of freight forwarder Expeditors, cool chain container specialist Envirotainer and Uruguay’s Montevideo (MVD) Free Airport. This brings the total number of companies in Pharma.Aero to 18 members. It was launched in May last year, and founded by Brussels Airport and Miami International Airport. MVD Airport […]
Air Cargo Belgium and NxtPort to connect air and sea transport
Air Cargo Belgium and NxtPort are to work together on multimodal solutions to connect air and sea cargo transport. Companies transporting freight by sea frequently use airfreight as well, and much of the logistics including customs formalities are the same however the freight is transported, and the partnership is designed to make transporting cargo at […]
Freighter traffic falls at Brussels due to stricter noise standards
Cargo traffic at Brussels Airport rose 1.8 per cent in August but full freighter volumes continue to fall as companies depart due to stricter noise standards. Total tonnage was 40,558 tonnes in August, with the freighter segment registering a 0.9 per cent decline to 29,245 tonnes. Full freighter volumes were down 18 per cent to […]
Cathay Pacific to launch Brussels, Copenhagen and Dublin flights
Cathay Pacific is to increase services to Europe in 2018 with flights to Dublin, Brussels and Copenhagen. Brussels will be the first airport to gain a new link with four Airbus A350-900 flights a week from 25 March operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. These flights will leave Hong Kong at 00.35h and land […]
Cargo continues to grow in Brussels despite falling freighter traffic
Cargo volumes have continued to grow in July at Brussels Airport despite a fall in full freight traffic due to airlines leaving because of stricter noise standards. Total volumes were up 3.8 per cent to 41,191 tonnes with belly cargo increasing 13.9 per cent to 11,197 tonnes, mainly due to long-haul passenger services returning to […]
Future looking bright for Amerijet as LATAM recovers
The first six months were a good start to the year at Amerijet, but the carrier is also facing challenges that are endemic to the industry as a whole. Amerijet operates a seven-strong freighter fleet of Boeing 767-300/200 aircraft from its primary hub at Miami International Airport to 38 destinations throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Central […]
BRUcargo Customs Export App goes live at Brussels Airport
The Customs Export Application to serve BRUcargo forwarders has gone live to help improve data sharing and efficiency among the cargo community at Brussels Airport. Forwarders who use the app, which went live on 1 July, can improve efficiency by avoiding having to wait in lines at the Customs offices to stamp AWBs, avoiding having […]
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 […]
New initiatives for TIACA and board members happy with progress
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has been branching out and is running new initiatives as it looks to grow its global presence and industry influence. TIACA’s newest board member and Brussels Airport’s head of cargo, Steven Polmans (pictured below) sees the association playing a major role in future in bringing air cargo airport communities […]
Emirates to start second daily flight to Brussels Airport
Emirates is to increase bellyhold capacity to Belgium with a second daily Boeing 777-300ER flight to Brussels Airport from 29 October. The second flight will enhance links between Brussels and Dubai, transporting pharmaceuticals, perishables such as chocolates, and automotive parts, which will leave Brussels at 20.15h and arrive in Dubai at 05.55h. The airline launched […]
Strong start to 2017 for Brussels Airlines Cargo
The first five months of 2017 have yielded volumes growth of 36 per cent for Brussels Airlines Cargo with African trade lanes driving the performance. Last month alone, in May, it saw a 46 per cent uplift and the strong performance is being put down to three factors. Vice president of cargo, Alban Francois (pictured […]
BRU hopes it is in the final sprint to resolve noise issue
Noise restrictions for freighter services have had an impact on cargo at Brussels Airport this year, but the Belgian gateway is hopeful it is working towards a solution with the Belgian Federal Government. In February, Chinese carrier Yangtze River Express left, while in May Air Cargo Global announced that it was abandoning services from the […]
Amerijet to connect Miami with Brussels from Q2 2018
Amerijet International is to connect Miami International Airport with Brussels Airport with two flights a week starting in the second quarter of 2018. The airline operates a fleet of Boeing 767 Freighters serving destinations throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, and it operates its own terminal at Miami. The route will be its […]
Brussels Airport records freight traffic increase
Cargo traffic at Brussels Airport continued to grow in May as it was up 8.5 per cent on 2016 as the gateway handled 43,836 tonnes compared to the 40,396 tonnes in the same month last year. Freighter traffic was up 9.4 per cent to 32,809 tonnes, an increase on the 29,989 tonnes achieved in May 2016. […]
Hainan Airlines adds Shanghai to Brussels belly route
Hainan Airlines has added a direct flight between Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Brussels Airport three times a week, which is set to give bellyhold cargo traffic a boost at the Belgian gateway. The flights are scheduled on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and will be operated by a Dreamliner 787-9. Services will start from 25 October 2017. […]
Chapman Freeborn keeps Gabon port expansion project on course
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has delivered over 200 tonnes of project cargo to help keep a port expansion development in Gabon on course. The time-critical consignments from Europe and India were required for the opening of a new port terminal, set to welcome its first cargo ships next month, and the cargo was originally scheduled to […]
ACE: Data cloud race is on and the dream remains
A standardised logistics data system that can be used across the air cargo supply chain will be hard to develop but is not a pipe dream, the first conference session at air cargo europe heard. Panelists speaking in the age of digital and the connected discussion moderated by Maresch owner, Bernd Maresch, said it would […]
VIDEO: Brussels Airport’s head of cargo, Steven Polmans
AZura Productions interviewed Brussels Airport’s head of cargo, Steven Polmans to discuss the airport’s development and to give an update on the BRUcargo community development. In 2016, Brussels handled 495,000 tonnes of cargo and has continued this growth path this year, despite challenging operations conditions. The gateway was the first airport community to gain IATA CEIV Pharma […]
VIDEO: Pharma.Aero’s Nathan de Valck and Jimmy Nares
AZura Productions interviewed Pharma.Aero’s Nathan de Valck and Jimmy Nares at air cargo europe to discuss pharmaceutical handling. The organisation was set up last year by Brussels Airport and Miami International Airport where de Valck and Nares have have senior roles respectively. Nathan has been leading the CEIV project at Brussels Airport and is now heading the Pharma.Aero project, […]
DHL expands temperature controlled facilities at Brussels Airport
DHL Global Forwarding Belgium has expanded its Brussels Airport facility, with the temperature controlled area growing to 5,300 square metre area. The temperature controlled warehouse area now has 2,700 pallet positions spilt over three temperature zones, the largest for goods to be handled between 15-25C. DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) Belgium is the first station worldwide […]
Strong April for Brussels Airport but concerns over future growth
Brussels Airport had its best air cargo tonnage month of April for eight years as it rose by 11.9 per cent, but it is warning that the restriction of flights due to noise concerns will hinder further growth. The Belgian gateway handled 45,983 tonnes of freight in the month, up on the 40,507 tonnes in the […]
Second cargo airline leaves Brussels Airport due to noise fines
Freighter carrier Air Cargo Global is stopping all its operations at Brussels Airport because of the Brussels’ noise fines – which follows the departure of Chinese carrier Yangtze River Express in February this year. The airport also says Magma Aviation has indicated that it will leave Brussels if the uncertainty is not removed in the next […]
Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2017 winners announced
Excellence in the air cargo industry was celebrated last night at the glittering Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards in Munich. The luxurious Westin Hotel saw a crescendo of cheering and applause for the reputable accolades as ecstatic winners in the 10 categories raised their trophies aloft. Broadcaster and television director Nadia Dunn compered the […]
Chapman Freeborn takes 75% share in Magma Aviation
Chapman Freeborn has increased its stake in Magma Aviation to a majority shareholding of 75 per cent to support the company’s long-term growth plans. The charter company has held a minority share in Magma since its launch in 2010 to commercially and operationally manage dedicated wide-body aircraft, contracted on an exclusive basis for airline partners. […]
Standardised pharma trade lanes becoming a reality
The air cargo pharmaceuticals sector continues to grow strongly at double-digit rates while the global pharma industry is also expanding strongly. Industry players are meeting demand by investing heavily and putting plenty of resources, whether that be through gaining International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) CEIV Pharma certification, building specialist pharma facilities, or cool dollies to […]
Brussels reaches digitisation milestone with Slot Booking App
Brussels Airport has reached the next stage of digitisation with the cloud based data sharing platform, Nallian releasing its Slot Booking Application to the community. The Slot Booking Application will eliminate problems of waiting times and idle times at ground handling facilities by coordinating the match between supply and demand of time slots by streamlining […]
Air Cargo Europe 2017: How will industry improve technology and sales?
How the industry embraces new technologies and improving sales and customer service will be two major talking points for air cargo professionals at Air Cargo Europe in Munich. The first of the two sessions, ‘The age of the digital and the connected – the end of traditional LSPs (Logistic Service Providers)?’ will take place at […]
Pharma Transporter to be used on all Brussels Airlines shipments
Brussels Airlines Cargo is to include the pharma transporter in its default service for all pharma shipments requiring temperature control. The airline is the launch customer for the Airside Pharma Transporter, a pilot project initiated by Brussels Airport to offer reliable controlled temperature transportation between the warehouse and aircraft for pharmaceutical goods. Real-time data about […]