With seven Asian airlines currently running 39 flights a week to and fromDallas/Fort Worth International Airport, plus increased interest fromcarriers in using DFW as a transfer hub for cargo between Latin Americaand Asia, DFW has become a major US hub. Karen E. Thuermer reports. Asia is an important market to DFWand represents half of the airport'sairfreight volumes. According to airportstatistics, January - October 2006volumes were up over 22 percent overthe same period last year. This … [Read more...] about DFW's focus on Asia is paying off
Airports
EMA's 2006 freight up by 4.7%
East Midlands Airport (EMA) hasreported that its total freight includingtransit cargo was 300,291 tonnes in2006, up 4.7 percent year-on-year - thefirst time ever that EMA's throughputhas exceeded 300,000 tonnes in a year.Bill Blanchard, cargo developmentmanager of East Midlands Airport,Nottingham, said it was also anotherexceptional year for cargo charters withnearly 500 ad-hoc movements including164 by AN-124 and the second visitto EMA of the AN-225. In terms of pure freight, EMA saidit … [Read more...] about EMA's 2006 freight up by 4.7%
MAE to convert 87 757's for FedEx.
ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering(MAE), the US subsidiary of Singapore-based ST Technologies Aerospace,has signed a massive Passenger-To-Freighter (PTF) conversion contractof 87 B757-200s with FedEx Express.Commencing in 2007, the contract isfor 87 aircraft. The contract follows last year's decisionby FedEx to acquire around 90of this type to replace its ageing Boeing727-200 fleet. ST Aero presidentTay Kok Khiang put the value of thecontract at $450-$470 million over theseven-year life of the … [Read more...] about MAE to convert 87 757's for FedEx.
HONG KONG: AAT's Terminal 2 opens for business
Asia Airfreight Terminal's (AAT)state-of-the-art Terminal 2 facility, builtat a cost of HK$1.75 billion, received itsoccupational permit and was declaredpractically completed at the end ofDecember. AAT general manager – planning &services, Nelson Lee said the new truckpark at the four-level facility, which hasbeen built adjacent to Terminal 1, wasput to use immediately after the RFIDbasedtruck control system was readyon December 26, 2006. "From mid-night of December 27,2006, … [Read more...] about HONG KONG: AAT's Terminal 2 opens for business
