Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) unveiled its newly renovated runway at a launch event held at the airport on 30 June 2023. The Netherlands’ second largest cargo hub has invested €35.3 million to upgrade the airstrip as part of a plan to extend its operational length to 2,750 meters by January 2025. The 8-week renovation was part of Maastricht Aachen Airport’s overall infrastructure development plan to invest €100 million in the airport over the coming years. Sustainability was the key … [Read more...] about Maastricht Aachen Airport inaugurates new runway
Asia Pacific air freight
Aramex signs MoU with Global Systémes Asia
Aramex has identified plans to expand its services to Malaysia and the wider Asia Pacific, as the Emirati logistics player signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysian holding firm Global Systémes Asia or GSA. The deal is expected to unlock vast opportunities in the logistics industry across Asia Pacific, which will see Aramex Malaysia become the preferred logistics provider for GSA as well as the joint promotion of express and logistics services to their networks in Asia Pacific and … [Read more...] about Aramex signs MoU with Global Systémes Asia
What are air cargo community systems? – Part 1
Airports and ports, with some still stuck behind legacy systems, can be prone to unwanted downtime and outages that can have severe economic damages for operators. In a highly fragmented setup, logistics and transport service providers need a secure way to communicate and monitor shipments to operate with better efficiency. It also needs to be sustainable. In a 2-part series, Payload Asia talks to Geert van Brempt and Amar More, bosses at Nallian and Kale Logistics Solutions, to find out how air … [Read more...] about What are air cargo community systems? – Part 1
Korean Air partners with GS Caltex on SAF
Korean Air has partnered with GS Caltex, a Korean energy and chemical company, to conduct test flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The test flights using SAF will be analyzed and the results will be used by the Korean government to establish SAF quality standards and accelerate commercialization. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on June 29 to cooperate on a series of test flights using SAF in line with the Korean government’s initiative to boost the supply … [Read more...] about Korean Air partners with GS Caltex on SAF
Awery lands Cargo iQ prize at IATA Hackathon
Awery Aviation Software was awarded the Cargo iQ Prize at IATA’s ONE Record Hackathon 2023 for its door-to-door airfreight planning and real-time update solution for Cargo iQ members, CargoTracking.aero. Entrants were challenged to develop a solution to support planning and updating cargo tracking events when performed by non-Cargo iQ third parties, such as trucking companies, which are currently not able to share status updates with members. Awery’s prototype solution facilitates … [Read more...] about Awery lands Cargo iQ prize at IATA Hackathon
Brussels Airport wants net zero target by 2030
Brussels Airport Company has dramatically accelerated its ambition to achieve net zero carbon and is targeting to achieve it by 2030, which means within under seven years, the airport operator aims to stop emitting all carbon dioxide (scopes 1 to 3). The airport group said it has already been carbon neutral for its own emissions as airport operator since 2018. Green energy is used for all buildings and infrastructure managed by Brussels Airport Company, for its own operations as a company and … [Read more...] about Brussels Airport wants net zero target by 2030