Cargo flights and private flights handled by General Aviation have resumed at Brussels Airport as of today, but passenger flights are suspended until at least Friday, the airport said in a statement. Brucargo landside has been cleared since yesterday and cargo flights were given a green light today following the clearance of Brucargo airside. Cargo security screening has reportedly been stepped up following the attacks with ‘known shipper’ cargo now also subjected to security screening and … [Read more...] about Cargo ops resume at Brussels Airport
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Air cargo in the ‘new mediocre’ of global economic growth
The global economy is growing, but growing at a lower rate than anticipated, said George Anjaparidze, senior economist, IATA who went on to cite International Monetary Fund (IMF) CEO Christine Lagarde who recently warned that the world was on the threat of entering a new phase of mediocre growth becoming the new reality. “And that’s exactly what we’re seeing,” added Anjaparidze. The advanced economies are still growing, but very slowly he noted with emerging economies growing far below their … [Read more...] about Air cargo in the ‘new mediocre’ of global economic growth
Munich has best year in its history for both pax and cargo
Strong growth in passenger traffic and a continuing boom in airfreight lifted Munich Airport to yet another very successful year in 2015. Contrary to much of the world, the growth in airfreight was even more dynamic than in the passenger segment for the year with cargo tonnage up by 9.0 per cent to a new record level of over 336,000 tonnes. The number of aircraft movements increased by about 1.0 per cent to approximately 380,000. This trend is expected to gain momentum in 2016, based on slot … [Read more...] about Munich has best year in its history for both pax and cargo
Debris found on African coast “almost certainly” from MH370, new debris found
The Australian Government has confirmed that debris recovered from Mozambique is highly likely to have come from MH370. The Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester today advised the examination of the two pieces of debris has been completed. The Malaysian Investigation Team for MH370 has found that both pieces of debris are consistent with panels from a Malaysia Airlines B777 aircraft. The two pieces of debris were found separately by members of the public and were flown to … [Read more...] about Debris found on African coast “almost certainly” from MH370, new debris found
IAG cargo extends its reach into South Africa
IAG Cargo has today announced the launch of a new B777-200 Cape Town, South Africa service, set to operate three times a week from London Gatwick from 24 November and continuing through the winter schedule. This route supplements the three times a week A330-300 Madrid-Johannesburg service, due to start 1 August and the existing London Heathrow - Cape Town and Johannesburg services already operated by IAG Cargo. The new Cape Town route brings total flights to the country from both IAG’s London … [Read more...] about IAG cargo extends its reach into South Africa
Stifel Logistics Index: Positive blips in a downward trend
Despite improved results in January and February, the March edition of the Stifel Logistics Confidence Index suggests that these months may have merely amounted to positive blips within a downward trend, according to the Index’s authors at Transport Intelligence (Ti). The release of February trade volume figures for China showed that the country has experienced significant declines in both imports and exports, with the latter contracting 25.4 per cent year-on-year; the steepest decline since … [Read more...] about Stifel Logistics Index: Positive blips in a downward trend
