Airports Council International (ACI) announced last week that Miami International Airport has earned the agency’s Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA), which recognises MIA’s verified dedication to reducing greenhouse gas emissions within its operational control and its commitment to expanding its climate goals and reduction targets. MIA will receive its accreditation certificate on September 9 at the 2024 ACI-North American Annual Conference and Exhibition in Grand Rapids, Michigan. MIA is one … [Read more...] about Miami International Airport earns global accreditation for reducing carbon emissions
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Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Commissioner Raquel Regalado announce approval of $400+ million cargo facility at Miami International Airport
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and County Commissioner Raquel Regalado, District 7, announced that the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners has approved to invest a minimum of $400 million in constructing a four-story cargo facility at Miami International Airport that will be the first of its kind in the Western Hemisphere and, when completed, will increase the airport’s total cargo capacity by at least 50% or potentially up to two million tons annually. Scheduled for … [Read more...] about Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Commissioner Raquel Regalado announce approval of $400+ million cargo facility at Miami International Airport
Miami Airport plans to support its cargo ambitions
Miami International Airport saw record cargo volumes over the last 2 years, finishing in 12th spot of the world’s busiest cargo airports, according to recent data. In an interview, Payload Asia talks to Dimitrios “Jimmy” Nares, section chief for marketing at Miami-Dade Aviation Department, as he gives a rundown of the airport’s ambitions to grow its cargo business. How did the airport perform in this first half? Miami International Airport (MIA) had a record year for air freight in 2020 … [Read more...] about Miami Airport plans to support its cargo ambitions
DHL’s EAT Leipzig starts medical cargo flights between Miami and Brussels
Miami International Airport (MIA) on 1 October welcomed the launch of more all-cargo flights from Brussels (BRU), Europe’s leading hub for handling temperature-sensitive pharma products such as vaccines. European Air Transport (EAT) Leipzig, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group, started five weekly flights using Airbus A330-200F aircraft with 65 tonnes of capacity each way. EAT Leipzig’s new Brussels service follows launches by DHL Express and Amerijet, which began cargo … [Read more...] about DHL’s EAT Leipzig starts medical cargo flights between Miami and Brussels
LATAM Cargo now has 12 routes from Miami to Brazil
After launching its own unprecedented flight in the Miami-Florianopolis route in August, LATAM Cargo Group has added its 12th cargo route between Miami and Brazil. LATAM Cargo Brazil operated Bringer Air Cargo’s first cargo charter from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Belo Horizonte/Confins (CNF) earlier this week. The new air cargo route will run flights every Wednesday using Boeing 767 freighter aircraft. “The new Miami-Belo Horizonte/Confins operation reinforces LATAM Cargo … [Read more...] about LATAM Cargo now has 12 routes from Miami to Brazil
MIA wins approval for US$5 billion modernization projects
The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners recently adopted a new capital improvement programme at Miami International Airport (MIA) that will fund up to $5 billion in airport-wide modernization projects over the next five to 15 years, paving the way for future growth in passenger and cargo traffic at MIA - projected to reach 77 million travellers and more than four million tons of freight by the year 2040. The comprehensive program is designed to address all of the airport’s future … [Read more...] about MIA wins approval for US$5 billion modernization projects