Swissport has officially inaugurated a new 8,000-sqm cargo facility near Vienna Airport and is leading the way with its own sustainable initiatives. The state-of-the-art building, its second facility in the Austrian capital, features a 900,000-kWh photovoltaic system as well as a dedicated electric truck that shuttles cargo between the new facility and Swissport’s on-airport cargo center without restrictions. “We have invested in this state-of-the-art 8,000 sqm air cargo center to support … [Read more...] about Swissport echoes sustainability at new Vienna facility
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Vienna Airport, Lufthansa team up on pharma shipments
As part of a cooperation, Vienna Airport will now handle all pharma shipments transported by Austrian Airlines for Lufthansa Cargo at its GDP-certified pharma handling center or VPHC. The airport said the cooperation further establishes Austria’s international airport as a strong pharma hub for central and eastern Europe. In 2021, the airport's pharma handling center handled around 15 percent more goods than the previous year, up 66 percent compared to the pre-crisis year of 2019. To … [Read more...] about Vienna Airport, Lufthansa team up on pharma shipments
Cargo iQ phoenix rises from Cargo 2000
Hitting the ‘reset button’ nearly 20 years after the unfortunately-named cargo quality initiative - Cargo 2000 - was first created, the IATA-supported interest group with the mission of creating and implementing quality standards for the worldwide air cargo industry was officially renamed Cargo iQ at the World Cargo Symposium in Berlin. The rebrand, aside from moving away from the negative imagery of a name that suggests a 16 year lag in reaching its intended goals, is part of a much larger … [Read more...] about Cargo iQ phoenix rises from Cargo 2000
Vienna Airport November cargo increased by 13%
Vienna Airport's total air cargo grew by 13.1 per cent in November 2014 compared to the same month last year, whereas the number of flight movements fell by 1.7 per cent and the maximum take-off weight rose by 1.3 per cent. The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport was down by 1.5 per cent, declining to a total of 1,622,568 passengers. This drop is mainly due to the passenger decline to Eastern European destinations as a consequence of the Ukraine crisis. However, total … [Read more...] about Vienna Airport November cargo increased by 13%
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