DHL and American Airlines Cargo have started offering joint training to educate pharmaceutical customers on how best to comply with the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP). The training includes discussion on the required process for becoming a Certified Cargo Screening Facility (CCSF). Facilities that volunteer to participate in the CCSP program will be able to tender cargo directly to a passenger air carrier or freight forwarder. … [Read more...] about Security training for pharma customers
Ground Handling & Cargo Terminals
WFS to handle Air China cargo at Paris CDG
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will handle some 18,000 tonnes of cargo a year for Air China at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport after its agreement with the airline was extended to include new freighter flights. Air China has commenced a twice-weekly Boeing 747-200 all-cargo services from Paris to Shanghai and Beijing, which also offers connections to other major cities throughout China. The new freighter service arrives in Paris from Copenhagen on its way back to China. … [Read more...] about WFS to handle Air China cargo at Paris CDG
IATA: January volumes continue upward trend
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that January 2010 demand for international scheduled air traffic showed continuing improvement, with international cargo demand up 28.3 per cent with only a 3.7 per cent increase in capacity. This pushed the cargo load factor to 49.6 per cent, a significant change from the 40.1 per cent recorded in January 2009. There are large geographical differences in the improvements. The strongest upturns have been seen in markets where … [Read more...] about IATA: January volumes continue upward trend
HK’s Hactl and AAT see promising growth
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) said its tonnage throughput for the first month of 2010 reached 212,623 tonnes, representing a significant year-on-year growth of 48.9 per cent, although volumes in January2009 were severely depressed. Export volume in January increased 52.3 per cent against last year to 115,297 tonnes while import volume for the month also showed a year-on-year growth of 64.6 per cent, with 60,293 tonnes registered. Transhipment tonnage in January recorded an … [Read more...] about HK’s Hactl and AAT see promising growth
Paris-Vatry faces uncertain future
Paris-Vatry is facing an uncertain future after more than 10 years of failing to live up to its ambition of becoming a complementary gateway to the congested Paris Roissy-CDG for air freight traffic. Last year, Paris-Vatry lost its two biggest freight operators, DHL and Avient, leaving the airport’s state-ofthe- art facilities vastly underutilised. Africa-specialist, Avient, which brought in nearly 70 per cent of Paris-Vatry volumes, left suddenly and acrimoniously in September … [Read more...] about Paris-Vatry faces uncertain future
New legal challenge to Heathrow’s third runway
Critics of London Heathrow Airport’s third runway have launched a legal challenge based on what they say are flaws in the runway consultation process. Governmental approval for Heathrow Airport Runway 3 was given at the start of 2009, along with approval for a future Terminal 6 to support it. Supporting its original Runway 3 decision, the Department for Transport said it intended to offer a “robust†defence to the legal challenge. … [Read more...] about New legal challenge to Heathrow’s third runway
