Cargo volumes at Sri Lanka’s main Bandaranaike International Airport have reached an all-time high in December 2009, topping a previous record in 2006, according to state-run carrier Sri Lankan Airlines, which operates the airport’s only cargo terminal. Sri Lankan said that a total of 23 airlines had carried 16,070 tonnes of cargo in 1,213 flights, topping a March 2006 high of 16,033 tonnes. For the full year 2009 the airport handled 133,693 tonnes of cargo. … [Read more...] about Record setting Dec for Sri Lanka air cargo

Changi Airport Group (CAG) is calling for tender for a third ground handling licence at Singapore Changi Airport. This follows expressions of interest received from several parties and changing industry dynamics in the last three to six months, the airport managementcompany said. The tender covers the provision of passenger handling, apron handling and cargo handling services. These services are presently provided by two agents – Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (SATS) … [Read more...] about Changi tries again for a third ground handler

Zebra Enterprise Solutions, formerly known as proveo, a software provider addressing the real-time requirements of ground handlers, airlines and other aviation service providers, has announced the implementation of the ZES Airport Visualiser at GlobeGround Berlin, the largest ground handling service provider at Berlin’s airports Schönefeld and Tegel. In a first step of the pilot project, GlobeGround Berlin has commissioned ZES to equip 21 ground power units at Schönefeld and … [Read more...] about GlobeGround readies Brandenburg with the Airport Visualiser

Asia Airfreight Terminal Co Ltd (AAT) has announced it handled 51,380 tonnes of cargo in October, down 3 per cent year-on-year. Export cargo registered 36,093 tonnes, a decline of 3 per cent against same period last year. Import cargo volume for October was 14,930 tonnes, recording a decrease of 4 per cent from last year. Trans-shipment cargo volume was 357 tonnes, down 2 per cent. The cumulative tonnage throughput from January to October 2009 was 403,106 tonnes, representing a year-on-year … [Read more...] about HK’s AAT volumes down only 3% in Oct

Swissport International has announced it has concluded a comprehensive partnership with Aer Lingus in which the global ground handler will be named “preferred partner” at ten Aer Lingus stations in Europe over the next few weeks. The stations will include key hubs such as Paris, London, Frankfurt and Brussels. Commenting on the deal, Remo Hanselmann, head of Aer Lingus Cargo said the partnership makes sound business sense: “With a volume agreement like this, we are not only … [Read more...] about Swissport signs multistation deal with Aer Lingus

Asia Airfreight Terminal Co Ltd (AAT) announced today its tonnage throughput for November 2009 was 56,866 tonnes, registering a growth of 18 per cent compared with the same month last year. Export cargo in November registered 43,650 tonnes, representing a yearon- year growth of 29 per cent. Import cargo volume for November was 12,940 tonnes, down 7 per cent from last year. Transhipment cargo volume was 277 tonnes; recording a decrease of 15 per cent year-on-year. The cumulative tonnage … [Read more...] about Hong Kong’s AAT sees Nov gains of 18%