Cargo traffic at Dusseldorf is outshining the previous year’s record performance with February, a normally flat month, showing an impressive 5.5 per cent increase over 2013, according to the airport. “Looking at the first month of the second quarter (April) the prospects look promising. Volumes have increased by +14.6 per cent over April 2013, which is mainly driven by the inauguration of summer flight schedules,” said Thomas Schürmann, marketing and … [Read more...] about Dùsseldorf cargo looking up in Q1
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AAPA 2009 cargo traffic down 11%
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has released preliminary traffic figures for the full 2009 calendar year showing AAPA member’s international air cargo traffic down 11 per cent for the year. With carriers making corresponding reductions in cargo capacity, the average cargo load factor was 66.1 per cent - almost unchanged from the previous year. Looking ahead, Andrew Herdman, AAPA director general said: “The cargo business is regaining some of its dynamism, and … [Read more...] about AAPA 2009 cargo traffic down 11%
Heathrow sees June cargo improvement
London Heathrow reported a drop in cargo traffic of 14.5 per cent in June from a year ago to 103,400 tonnes, an improvement on the 19.2 per cent drop in May. London Stansted, similarly reported a traffic drop of 14.8 per cent in June to 15,271 tonnes, a slight improvement on the 15.4 per cent decline in May. London Gatwick’s plummeting cargo volumes accelerated to -32.7 per cent for a total of 5,169 tonnes from a 21.5 per cent decline in May. Air cargo and pax down at Cambodian … [Read more...] about Heathrow sees June cargo improvement
Cargo decline slows in June at Frankfurt
Europe’s busiest air cargo hub, Frankfurt airport, has reported a slowing decline in cargo traffic in June. Frankfurt handled 148,211 tonnes of cargo in June, a 16.5 per cent drop from a year earlier that followed year-on-year declines of 17.1 per cent and 24.9 per cent in May and April respectively. The improved June figure still left cargo volumes in the first half of the year 21.4 per cent down on the same period in 2008 at 822,469 tonnes compared with 1.05 million tonnes a year … [Read more...] about Cargo decline slows in June at Frankfurt
China’s cargo traffic down 28% in Feb
China's air cargo traffic volume declined 28 per cent year-on-year in February due to the deepening global economic crisis, Li Jiaxiang, director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), said according to a Chinadaily.com report. … [Read more...] about China’s cargo traffic down 28% in Feb
China's cargo traffic down 28% in Feb
China's air cargo traffic volume declined 28 per cent year-on-year in February due to the deepening global economic crisis, Li Jiaxiang, director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), said according to a Chinadaily.com report. … [Read more...] about China's cargo traffic down 28% in Feb
