Airfreight volumes at Frankfurt Airport continued their upward trend in December 2009. Nearly 174,000 tonnes of airfreight representing a significant 29.1 per cent jump over December 2008 and a four-fold increase over the seven per cent rise in November 2009. For the full year, airfreight tonnage dropped by 10.1 per cent to 1.8 million tonnes and airmail tonnage dropped to nearly 80,000 tonnes. … [Read more...] about Airfreight up for Frankfurt
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FAA sends temporary ATC tower to Haiti
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has dispatched a portable, temporary control tower to Haiti today to help assist with aircraft operations at Port-au-Prince International Airport. The tower is being transported aboard a chartered freighter and the FAA said its technicians will install and prepare it for service which will take about 48 hours once it arrives in Port-au-Prince. The portable tower is about 13 metres long, 4 metres high and 2.5 metres wide, and weighs about 11.4 … [Read more...] about FAA sends temporary ATC tower to Haiti
Haiti’s damaged airport struggles with the load
Responding to criticisms that it has turned away civilian aircraft carrying vital relief material for Haiti’s earthquake stricken capital of Port-au-Prince, the US military which is currently running the crippled airport, said the one-runway airport is simply overwhelmed. Lack of ramp space is the key problem accounting for the bottleneck according to military officials. The facility can hold about one wide-body and five narrowbody aircraft, as well as three smaller aircraft … [Read more...] about Haiti’s damaged airport struggles with the load
New report sees recovery underway for air cargo
Air Cargo Management Group’s (ACMG’s) newly-released International Air Freight and Express Industry Performance Analysis 2009/10 confirmed what has been clear to all participants in the industry, that it was the most difficult year ever for the industry. Recession-induced double-digit declines in air freight traffic first appeared in the fourth quarter of 2008, and continued for a full twelve months. “Indications are that international air freight for 2009 will … [Read more...] about New report sees recovery underway for air cargo
India/Middle East Supplement in March issue
With the Indian air cargo industry staging a rapid recovery according to data released by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), 2010 looks to be a promising year for air cargo in India. But the tremendous growth could translate into a return to tumultuous growth as new cargo players burston the scene to challenge the incumbents. Add to this the interest of foreign carriers, both mainstream air freight and the express carriers and it makes for an interesting market to watch. For its part, … [Read more...] about India/Middle East Supplement in March issue
Aiding and abetting
Amidst the relief and in some cases cautious jubilation that the economic turmoil of 2009 was receding and 2010 would herald brighter prospects, the Haiti earthquake struck creating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises in history. With no internal emergency capability and a completely devastated infrastructure, thousands dead and many more homeless and without food, water or sanitation, the world’s second poorest country was in dire need. The emergency response … [Read more...] about Aiding and abetting