The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners recently adopted a new capital improvement programme at Miami International Airport (MIA) that will fund up to $5 billion in airport-wide modernization projects over the next five to 15 years, paving the way for future growth in passenger and cargo traffic at MIA - projected to reach 77 million travellers and more than four million tons of freight by the year 2040. The comprehensive program is designed to address all of the airport’s future … [Read more...] about MIA wins approval for US$5 billion modernization projects
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BIFA focuses on issues facing freight forwarders at Multimodal 2019
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) will have a significant present, with staff from the secretariat as well as its regional consultants all being on the trade association’s exhibition booth at Multimodal 2019. The show provides a great place for industry networking and meeting potential new clients and since the registration opened last month many high-profile shippers have already confirmed their attendance. The trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics … [Read more...] about BIFA focuses on issues facing freight forwarders at Multimodal 2019
HKIA sees continuous growth in April
Airport Authority Hong Kong (the AA) announced that passenger volume and flight movements at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) continued to increase in April 2019. During the month, HKIA handled 6.5 million passengers, representing year-on-year growth of 3%, while flight movements increased 0.8% to 35,655 compared to last April. Cargo throughput dropped 8.1% to 394,000 tonnes. The growth in passenger volume was largely attributed to the Easter holiday falling in April this year … [Read more...] about HKIA sees continuous growth in April
Crane Worldwide Logistics announces new office in Belgium
Crane Worldwide Logistics, a leading supply chain solutions company, announced that they have opened a new facility in Machelen, Belgium, located next to Brussels International Airport with Fons de Haan as Managing Director. Belgium is an incredibly important market for us given its location to other leading countries in Europe,” said Marco Nazzari, Regional Vice President, EMEIA. “Given Fons de Haan’s significant experience in the industry, we are poised to deliver success for our … [Read more...] about Crane Worldwide Logistics announces new office in Belgium
THAI Smile Airways to be new Star Alliance Connecting Partner
Star Alliance announced the plans for THAI Smile Airways to become the next Connecting Partner in its global network. The Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance, meeting on the sides of the 75th IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul, approved the application of THAI Smile Airways to become a part the Alliance’s Connecting Partner model. The Connecting Partner model was established by Star Alliance in June 2016 to complement its membership model. In contrast … [Read more...] about THAI Smile Airways to be new Star Alliance Connecting Partner
Inmarsat forms partnership with Airbus
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, announced that Airbus Defence & Space (Airbus) has been selected as its satellite manufacturing partner as part of a ground-breaking development of its Global Xpress (GX) network. The partnership will provide a step-change in GX’s capabilities, capacity and agility for the benefit of existing and future Inmarsat customers, partners and investors. Inmarsat’s GX network was first designed in 2010 and began … [Read more...] about Inmarsat forms partnership with Airbus