Changi Airport Group (CAG) and Xiamen Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly collaborate on initiatives to grow connectivity and traffic between Singapore and China. Effective until 31 March 2018, the MOU formalises the partnership to increase air services between the two countries and to grow transit and transfer traffic from Southeast Asia, Southwest Pacific to and from China, via Singapore. Noting that Xiamen is currently the fourth largest Chinese city for … [Read more...] about Changi Aiport, Xiamen Airlines sign MoU
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Half year cargo growth hits 12% at MUC
Munich Airport (MUC) achieved growth in all traffic segments in the first half of 2015 with growth in the air cargo business at Munich Airport outstripping that of the passenger segment. The total of 156,000 tonnes of flown airfreight represented an impressive 12 per cent year-on-year gain in the volume of goods handled at the airport. After three years of declining figures, the number of take-offs and landings are back on track for growth, with a 1.1 per cent increase to more than 186,000 … [Read more...] about Half year cargo growth hits 12% at MUC
Munich’s third runway cleared for take off
Munich Airport has welcomed the ruling by the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig, in which the court has now dismissed the six outstanding complaints filed by the environmental group Bund Naturschutz Bayern and five private individuals. The plaintiffs had filed motions with the Leipzig court following the rejection of their appeals in the administrative proceedings on the construction permit for the airport’s third runway. In a previous ruling on February 17, 2015, the court had already … [Read more...] about Munich’s third runway cleared for take off
HNA Group in talks to acquire Swissport
HNA Group Co., owner of China’s fourth-largest airline, is said to be in talks to acquire ground handler Swissport International Ltd., according to a Bloomberg report quoting unnamed sources. The report said Swissport’s privateequity owner PAI Partners SAS is seeking about US$3 billion from a sale, but negotiations have dragged on for several months, held up by disagreement over the price, according to the sources. Swissport provides ground services for around 229 million passengers and … [Read more...] about HNA Group in talks to acquire Swissport
Hactl passes GDP annual audit
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest cargo handler – has successfully passed its World Health Organisation (WHO) Good Distribution Practices (GDP) annual surveillance audit. The audit is required in order to maintain GDP accreditation. Hactl achieved GDP accreditation – covering the provision of handling, logistics and storage services for pharmaceuticals – in 2014 and was the first handling agent in Hong Kong to do so. The audit, conducted by independent GDP … [Read more...] about Hactl passes GDP annual audit
China Southern renews mail contract with Sodexi
On the heals of the launch of Sodexi’s brand new state of the art Express Hub at Paris CDG, Jérôme Balbi, managing director, has announced the renewal of its contract with China Southern Cargo. “We have handled transit mail bags for the airline for some time and now through the new Express hub, in addition to our existing destinations of Madrid, Warsaw, Buenos Aires and Rio, we are adding a number of new destinations. These are – Milan, Riyadh, Copenhagen, Prague, Athens, Mexico city, … [Read more...] about China Southern renews mail contract with Sodexi
