In September, Brussels Airport saw cargo volumes rise sharply in September, as it did in August. The 8.5 per cent growth compared to September last year is due mainly to the full-cargo segment, which has risen by 31.2 per cent. The full-cargo segment saw growth with Singapore Airlines, Qatar Cargo and Ethiopian Cargo, with the latter two carriers starting extra flights this month. The express services segment rose by 2.8 per cent compared to September last year thanks to the growth in … [Read more...] about Brussels’ cargo volumes rise sharply on back of 31% maindeck growth
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Brussels’ Polman joins TIACA board of directors
Steven Polmans, head of cargo at Brussels Airport Company (BAC), has been appointed to TIACA’s board of directors. Polmans pledged to continue encouraging greater collaboration across the supply chain to cope with a rapidly changing industry, starting with TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum in Paris next month. Polmans, who has over 15 years’ experience in the aviation industry and is widely respected for passionate work in pushing the air cargo industry to realise its new reality, is also the chairman … [Read more...] about Brussels’ Polman joins TIACA board of directors
Brussels, Miami Airports launch new pharma org
Brussels Airport and Miami Airport announced they will set up a new global organisation focussing on improved pharma handling and quality in the air cargo industry. The ultimate goal of the organisation is to realise, together with the pharma manufacturers, lane certification for pharma transportation by air, increasing quality and transparency. The new organisation, pharma.aero, will focus on airport communities that embraced the IATA CEIV programme and that are looking to further build on … [Read more...] about Brussels, Miami Airports launch new pharma org
Canadian carriers find maindeck fascination with South America
KF Cargo, previously known as Kelowna Flightcraft, has reactivated its two DC-10-30 freighters following the start of a new air charter contract on 15 April to move freight from Miami International Airport (MIA) to South America in time for the peak flower traffic for Mother’s Day. The new charter contract sees KF Cargo flying three-times a week to Bogotá, Colombia with a similar frequency to Caracas’ Simón Bolivar Airport in Venezula, and onwards to Lima International Airport in … [Read more...] about Canadian carriers find maindeck fascination with South America
ATC union delivers "kick in the teeth" to Brussels Airport
Belgian air traffic controllers significantly disrupted flights at Brussels airport yesterday when they implemented a wildcat strike action at the height of the evening ‘rush hour’ Tuesday night. The action followed their union’s rejection of a compromise aimed at solving a conflict over a pension reform. The strike action comes at a time when traffic was already reduced at the airport in the wake of the March 22 attacks. The Belgocontrol management said members of the guild of air traffic … [Read more...] about ATC union delivers "kick in the teeth" to Brussels Airport
ATC union delivers “kick in the teeth” to Brussels Airport
Belgian air traffic controllers significantly disrupted flights at Brussels airport yesterday when they implemented a wildcat strike action at the height of the evening ‘rush hour’ Tuesday night. The action followed their union’s rejection of a compromise aimed at solving a conflict over a pension reform. The strike action comes at a time when traffic was already reduced at the airport in the wake of the March 22 attacks. The Belgocontrol management said members of the guild of air traffic … [Read more...] about ATC union delivers “kick in the teeth” to Brussels Airport
