The International Air Cargo Association's (TIACA) has selected Copenhagen Airport and SAS Cargo as the co-hosts for the Association's next Executive Conference and AGM, which will take place on May 12-14,2008. In a statement, TIACA said the Danish airport is a major cargo hub in Northern Europe, handling annual freight volumes in excess of 380,000 tonnes. The airport processes some 259,000 operations a year carrying cargo of which 8,300 are freighter operations. TIACA chairman, Jack Boisen … [Read more...] about TIACA picks CPH, SAS Cargo for 2008 AGM

With the scheduled August 2 opening of a second runway, fi nancially troubled Kansai International Airport is hoping to be revived as a major Asian freight hub, according to a Japan Times report. Since the offshore airport opened in 1994 with one runway, it has touted itself as, among others, a cargo gateway to Asia. Over the years, the number of fl ights to Asia, especially China, has increased as fl ights to Europe and North America were cut back. The volume of international freight is … [Read more...] about Japan’s Kansai airport to rely on cargo growth

Government-backed Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has offered to pay up to NZ$2.6 billion (US$2.08 billion) for a controlling stake in New Zealand’s Auckland International Airport, which was backed by the airport’s board, Reuters reported. Under the offer, which values the whole of Auckland Airport at NZ$5.6 billion (US$4.5 billion), a new company will be created, in which DAE will have a stake of 51 to 60 percent. DAE was set up last year by the government of Dubai and other … [Read more...] about Auckland Airport backs Dubai offer

Changi Airports International has formed a strategic joint venture with the Shenzhen Airport Group to develop regional airports in China. The alliance will give CAI, a subsidiary of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore which operates Changi Airport, further access to the aviation market in China. CAI started in China by providing technical consultancy services three years ago and followed that up with a 29 percent private equity stake in Nanjing Lukou International Airport in January. … [Read more...] about Changi Airport, Shenzhen Airport form jv

Compared with the previous show in Shanghai, the used floor space of the 13th Air Freight Asia Exhibition has expanded by more than 20 percent, refl ecting continued interest from the international air cargo industry in displaying their products and services in Asia, the world's fastest growingeconomic region. Seventy exhibitors from Asia (including China), the Middle East, Europe (including Russia) and the US have confi rmed their participation in this year's event. The latest additions to … [Read more...] about AFA 2007 exhibition offers broad spectrum of today’s leading cargo players