Since changing the mode of customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) inspections at its freight terminals in June last year, South Korea’s Incheon Airport has reported a huge increase in cargo throughput moving via its facilities, accordingto a local media report. The report said that another change that had helped increase the cargo load was that cargo plane pilots and crew no longer needed to make the detour to the passenger terminals. Once ranked third in the world, Incheon … [Read more...] about Incheon Airport eyes Asia's cargo hub title
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Cargo grows 4% at world's airports
The Airports Council International said that airports worldwide reported that 2006 cargo traffi c increased by 4 percent, while passenger traffi c rose 5 percent, as compared to 2005. International passenger and freight results rose even more fi rmly by 7 percent and6 percent respectively. Beijing was a top performer in the Asia Pacifi c region with increases of 18 percent in passenger traffi c, 32 percent in cargo and 10 percent in aircraft movements. Several major hubs across Asia Pacifi c … [Read more...] about Cargo grows 4% at world's airports
EUROPE: Congress doubts ¡®known shipper¡¯ programme
The air cargo industry needs to come up with a credible security regime if it is to avoid more stringent screening legislation from the US Congress, Rob Bonner, the former commissioner of US Customs warned the TIACA Executive Conference in Cologne in mid-March. Bonner, held his post from 10 September 2001 until 2005, and was responsible for putting in place advanced cargo manifesting, the C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism) programme which now has some 8,000 companies as … [Read more...] about EUROPE: Congress doubts ¡®known shipper¡¯ programme
Cargo awaits its place in Abu Dhabi's airport plans
Long the richest but one of the most conservative of the UAE states, Abu Dhabi has until recently seemed to disdain the example of its enthusiastic northern neighbour Dubai, with its massive investment in infrastructure, freighttransport and tourism. One reason was the emirate’s huge oil wealth. Abu Dhabi has estimated reserves of 92.2 billion barrels, the fourth largest in the world, and enough for it to pump two million barrels a day well into the next century. It also has the … [Read more...] about Cargo awaits its place in Abu Dhabi's airport plans
Calendar 2007
Apr 11-13 ACMG's 5th Annual Freighter Aircraft Workshop, Grand Hyatt, Seattle WA, USA. [email protected] Apr 15-17 The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) Executive Conference and Annual General Meeting, Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany. [email protected] Apr 18-20 4th China Aircargo Summit 2007, Hyatt Regency, Hangzhou, China. www.aircargosummit.org Apr 22-25 AATA's 33rd Int'l Conference, Catamaran Resort Hotel, San Diego, CA, USA. [email protected] Apr … [Read more...] about Calendar 2007
Russia: ABC becomes Cargo 2000 member
Russia's scheduled cargo airline,AirBridge Cargo (ABC) said it hasjoined Cargo 2000 and will use its qualitysystem to underpin its commitmentto the highest levels of customer service.As the scheduled cargo airline ofVolga-Dnepr Group, ABC commencedoperations in 2004. Stan Wraight, vice president ofVolga-Dnepr Group responsible forscheduled cargo operations, said: "Ithas always been our intention to joinCargo 2000 once we had the managementteam and processes in place tosupport the … [Read more...] about Russia: ABC becomes Cargo 2000 member