Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

New cargo hub at ANC to boost transpacific shipments

by Payload Asia

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in Alaska is the fourth busiest air cargo in the world, and a new cargo terminal at the airport is set to provide a boost in transpacific shipments. Investment management firm Tiger Infrastructure Partners in early November announced the acquisition of a controlling interest in ANC operator IC Alaska Airport LLC, which has leased a 120-acre land at the Alaskan airport for 55 years. Also read: DFW stays cool and ahead in the cold chain As … [Read more...] about New cargo hub at ANC to boost transpacific shipments

Redoubt ash disrupts Anchorage flights

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Volcanic activity at Mount Redoubt - about 180 kilometres southwest of Anchorage, Alaska - since 22 March has seen eruptions sending plumes of steam and ash up to 50,000 feet skyward forcing some air cargo flights destined for technical stops at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to be diverted elsewhere. The last time Mount Redoubt erupted, in December 1989, the mountain shot ash more than 12,000 metres high and caught a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight in its plume, shutting down all … [Read more...] about Redoubt ash disrupts Anchorage flights

Cargo carriers oppose landing fee increases

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Cargo carriers operating out of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and other state airports, have questioned the proposed landing fee hikes currently being negotiated with the state Department of Transportation. Air cargo carriers have highlighted that increases to airport leases and fees paid by passenger airlines would be much less in comparison. The increases are being negotiated in a new operating agreement between the airlines and the state Department of Transportation. … [Read more...] about Cargo carriers oppose landing fee increases