Leipzig/Halle Airport

Jettainer sets up ULD station at Leipzig/Halle Airport

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Jettainer, a leading international service partner for outsourced ULD-management, has added a new base location to its JettLease network with Leipzig/Halle Airport. Following the establishment of this base, freight containers and pallets, will be available at Germany's second largest airfreight hub. Airlines can lease them for periods ranging from one day to several months, if necessary at very short notice. “Leipzig/Halle Airport complements our existing network of JettLease stations in an … [Read more...] about Jettainer sets up ULD station at Leipzig/Halle Airport

Horses for courses at Leipzig/Halle

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PortGround, the Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding ground services company at Leipzig/Halle Airport, recently handled a valuable dressage horse bound for Bahrain aboard an AeroLogic B777F. PortGround noted that since Lufthansa Cargo has begun flights through Leipzig/Halle and AeroLogic began operations in July, there has been an increase in demand for export services for large live animals, especially horses. In 2008, more than 2.46 million passengers and 442,406 tonnes of air cargo moved through … [Read more...] about Horses for courses at Leipzig/Halle

AeroLogic takes delivery of first B777F

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Arriving from a non-stop flight from Boeing’s plant in Seattle, USA, the first of eight brand-new AeroLogic Boeing 777 freighters landed at Leipzig/Halle Airport yesterday. Leipzig/Halle Airport is the home of the new freight airline AeroLogic, a joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo. The aircraft is the first Boeing 777 freighter aircraft registered in Germany. The second aircraft is scheduled to follow in July 2009, numbers three and four are expected in December … [Read more...] about AeroLogic takes delivery of first B777F

Liepzig/Halle sees jump in cargo thanks to DHL

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Boosted by DHL's establishment of its Europe hub at the airport, Leipzig/Halle Airport has reported a 2008 throughput of almost 450,000 tonnes of cargo, making it the third largest logistics airport in Germany. Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports, both subsidiaries of Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding, enjoyed considerable growth in various sectors in 2008 with both airports handling 96,892 flights, 4.32 million passengers and 442,750 tonnes of freight last year. A total of 96,892 takeoffs and … [Read more...] about Liepzig/Halle sees jump in cargo thanks to DHL