Singapore Airlines has been the longest operating cargo carrier at Brussels Airport and on 4 September the airline marked its 35th year of cargo operations at the Belgian airport. The airline started its full freighter operations at Brussels Airport on 4 September 1988 and has been known for ‘around the world’ cargo flights, flying from Asia to the US and then back to Singapore via Brussels and the Middle East. The airline has a local entity at the airport and a European … [Read more...] about Brussels Airport honours SIA’s 35th year of cargo operations
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Changi teams up with Brussels Airport on cargo
Brussels Airport Company (BAC) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 2 March 2023 to augment the strategic partnership between the two airports in the area of air cargo development. Both airports will drive initiatives to enhance capabilities in pharmaceutical logistics, undertake studies and trials in the fields of digitalisation and sustainability and exchange information and best practices. The two airport groups have collaborated on various … [Read more...] about Changi teams up with Brussels Airport on cargo
Brussels Airport sets new tariffs from April
Brussels Airport wants to give airlines an even greater incentive to further invest in the modernisation of their fleet and has set new airport tariffs for the next five years, this time taking the environmental component more seriously. The loudest aircraft will pay up to 20 times more than the quietest from April 2023 onwards, and the tariffs will also take nitrogen oxide emissions into account. The airport wants to give airlines an even greater incentive to use more modern, quieter and … [Read more...] about Brussels Airport sets new tariffs from April
Brussels Airport’s sustainability project marks 1 year
Brussels Airport’s Stargate project, which has received funding from the European Green Deal, has now been running for 1 year. Brussels Airport is working with a consortium of 21 partners on some 30 specific projects to make aviation and airports more sustainable. The first year saw the start-up of the project, during which a considerable amount of preparatory work was undertaken but was also one in which the first applications on site became visible: electric ground handling equipment and … [Read more...] about Brussels Airport’s sustainability project marks 1 year
SATS and others join Cool Chain Association
The Cool Chain Association (CCA), who celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, has welcomed SATS Ltd, Brussels Airport, Boeing, and Validaide as new members. SATS is the chief ground handling and in-flight catering service provider at Singapore Changi Airport with a cargo terminal network that spans over 10 major locations, including Hong Kong and Dammam. It connects communities in over 60 locations and 14 countries across the Asia Pacific, UK and the Middle East. Brussels Airport has … [Read more...] about SATS and others join Cool Chain Association
Brussels Airport allots €70 million to modernize cargo area
Brussels Airport plans to invest ‘no less than’ 70 million euros over the next three years to redevelop a 83,500-sqm cargo zone in the central premises, with a focus on modernization, innovation and sustainability. The move comes as the airport sees growing demand for storage and handling space and with it the need to modernize several buildings. The airport group said eight obsolete buildings will be demolished to set the stage for three modern and sustainable buildings at the central area, … [Read more...] about Brussels Airport allots €70 million to modernize cargo area