East Midlands Airport (EMA) hasreported that its total freight includingtransit cargo was 300,291 tonnes in2006, up 4.7 percent year-on-year - thefirst time ever that EMA's throughputhas exceeded 300,000 tonnes in a year.Bill Blanchard, cargo developmentmanager of East Midlands Airport,Nottingham, said it was also anotherexceptional year for cargo charters withnearly 500 ad-hoc movements including164 by AN-124 and the second visitto EMA of the AN-225. In terms of pure freight, EMA saidit … [Read more...] about EMA’s 2006 freight up by 4.7%
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Nagpur airport all set to take off as cargo hub
Airport and navigation charges todevelop Nagpur airport into a cargoand passenger hub, the Financial Expressreported. The exemption applies forairlines undertaking cargo operationsto and from the Nagpur airport andextends to both domestic and internationalsectors. According to civil aviation ministerPraful Patel, work on the new cargoterminal will start in a few months.Patel also said that the governmentwas looking at opening up the aviationsector more and was already deliberatingallowing 74 … [Read more...] about Nagpur airport all set to take off as cargo hub
ATA blasts LAX for rental rate hike
The Air Transport Association ofAmerica (ATA), the industry trade organisationof the leading U.S. airlines,has strongly criticised the Los AngelesCity Council's decision to allow LAXto raise airport rental rates. In a statement, ATA said that it was"extremely disappointed" that LAX hadbeen given authority to arbitrarily raiseairline terminal rates and "we question the legality of this unjustified action." ATA president and CEO, James C.May said in the statement that: … [Read more...] about ATA blasts LAX for rental rate hike
MAHB airport charges lack transparency – IATA
The International Air TransportAssociation (IATA) has urged the MalaysiaAirports Holdings Bhd (MAHB)and Malaysia's Ministry of Transport toengage airlines in effective consultationswhen deciding on airport charges, Bernama News Agency reported. IATA said that there had been alack of transparency in determiningairport charges in Malaysia and consultationswith the airport users were"not effective". "There have also been no responses to letters sent to the Ministry of Transport," IATA said, … [Read more...] about MAHB airport charges lack transparency – IATA
HKAA to take stake in Zhuhai airport
The Hong Kong Airport Authorityplans to take a stake in ZhuhaiAirport after signing a joint-venturemanagement deal, aiming to capitaliseon emerging demand in the westernarea of the Pearl River Delta for hightechnologycargoes, the Standard reported,citing senior officials at ZhuhaiAirport. "We will finish the valuation workon the airport's assets in the comingsix months," chairman Du Zhuo said.Zhuhai Airport has been plagued by ashortage of capital and managementinefficiencies over … [Read more...] about HKAA to take stake in Zhuhai airport
DOT focuses on 7 freight airports
The Indonesian Department ofTransportation said it has narroweddown plans to concentrate on sevenkey airports for freight and passengergateways in Indonesia. These airportshave met the criteria for developmentin the next 20 years, the DOT said. The airports include Kuala Namu inNorth Sumatera, Hang Nadim in Riau,Soekarno Hatta, Juanda in Surabaya,Ngurah Rai in Bali, Sepinggan in EastKalimantan and South Sulawesi's HasanuddinAirport. "These airports have the potentialto be developed … [Read more...] about DOT focuses on 7 freight airports
