A report in the Yomiuri Shimbun saidthat Kansai airport aims to double thecapacity of its air cargo terminal whenthe second phase of its constructionopens on 2nd August 2007. The second phase includes a secondrunway and a taxiway connectingthe airport's terminal to the secondrunway. Construction plans for a secondtaxiway and new terminal buildingsare postponed until the number ofdepartures and arrivals at the airportreaches 130,000 a year. Further plans include the constructionof a … [Read more...] about Kansai Airport to raise cargo capacity

Russia's Vnukovo Airport hasstarted building a new multipurposemail and cargo terminal. The terminalwill have an area of 57,000 sqm and athroughput capacity of 2,000 tonnes. The terminal capacity will enablethe airport to handle 150,000 tonnesof cargo annually. The warehousingfacilities will have total area of about17,500 sqm. … [Read more...] about Vnukovo Airport builds cargo/mail terminal

A joint venture set up by ChangiAirport Management and SheremetyevoInternational Airport plans toparticipate in the management of tenairports in the Russian Federation. Changi has already become a consultantof the Pulkovo reconstructionproject and plans to co-operate in themanagement of the southern airportsowned by Basic Element. Sheremetyevo International Airportand Changi Airports International arein the process of setting up a jointventure to manage the first terminalof the Moscow … [Read more...] about JV to manage Russian airports

South Korea said that it will revampbusiness authorisation guidelines tohelp domestic and foreign companiesinvest more easily in the IncheonInternational Airport free economiczone (FEZ). The airport FEZ is one of the freeeconomic zones Asia's third-largesteconomy is pushing to develop as partof efforts to become a business hub inNortheast Asia. The free economic region, located40 kilometres west of Seoul, covers34,141 acres and will be developed by2010. It includes a bonded area … [Read more...] about Seoul speeds up Incheon FEZ approvals

India's civil aviation ministry is finalisinga policy for development of airportsexclusively for cargo operations. Official sources told Economic Timesthe development of such exclusiveairports will attract substantial privateinvestment in the cargo segment. The civil aviation ministry has startedidentifying the requirements of differentsectors - ranging from those tradingin perishable goods to consumerdurables - to help formulate the policy,sources added. While Nagpur is being … [Read more...] about India sets policy for cargo airports

New $6.8 billion expansion plans forthe Abu Dhabi International Airportinclude expanding cargo capacity from150,000 tonnes to two million tonnes,Gulf News reported, citing Joe Romano,an architect at Kohn Pedersen FoxArchitects. In addition, the airport will alsohave a new control tower and a secondrunway, plus a third terminal featuringeight gates large enough to accommodatethe Airbus A380. The expansionwill be completed by 2010. … [Read more...] about Abu Dhabi airport to boost cargo