Four major cargo handling firms at Schiphol Airport have reached a “milestone” joint agreement with union FNV over pay rises. The agreement will provide pay rises of an average of 10% over the coming two years for employees at Menzies World Cargo, Swissport, dnata and Worldwide Flight Services (WFS). Employees will benefit by at least […]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for October 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand. Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), rose by 9.8% compared to October 2023 levels (10.3% for international operations) for a 15th consecutive month of growth. Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTKs),

Ruth Clabbers stopt op 1 januari als directeur-generaal Luchtvaart en Maritieme Zaken bij het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat. Ze vervulde deze functie sinds november 2020. Clabbers kwam eerder dit jaar in het nieuws, doordat NRC Handelsblad schreef dat ze zich ziek had gemeld nadat minister Madlener de krimp van Schiphol afzwakte. Lees verder

The region’s manufacturing dominance continues to power global tonnage increases, contributing 56% of the global +12% year-on-year increase in tonnages in the first 10 months of 2024, according to analysis by WorldACD Market Data. Asia Pacific origin markets are continuing to contribute an outsize share of worldwide air cargo growth this year, generating more than

Global tonnages in the last full week of November were at the same level as the previous week, while the overall average rate maintained a steady growth path of +2% to its highest level recorded in 2024, at US$ 2.79, driven by increasing spot rates, mainly from North America and Europe origins. Click to continue

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that its Air Cargo Forum was a resounding. The ACF this year succeeded in its mission to deliver a first class event that brings the global air cargo industry together to discuss, debate and network. This year’s event was held in Miami, Florida. Click to continue

The Commission has responded to an industry letter co-signed by CLECAT, in which the need for immediate action to address persistent issues with ICS2 Release 2 was addressed. These issues included significant unavailability and service degradation of the ICS2 Common Repository (CR) and Shared Trader Interface (STI) experienced by Economic Operators (EOs) in the first

What may sound like a Sherlock Holmes story was, in fact, the title of a panel at the recent Aviation Connect event in Istanbul, Türkiye: ‘The Case for Minimum Ground/Cargo Handling Operating Standards,’ moderated by ACHL’s own Chairperson, Henrik Ambak. He brought together IATA’s Director Ground Operations, Monika Mejstrikova, TIACA’s Director General, Glyn Hughes, Wilson

Maastricht Aachen Airport (MAA) leed vorig jaar een verlies van 6,7 miljoen euro op een krimpend brutoresultaat van 18 miljoen euro. Dat blijkt uit het recent gedeponeerde jaarverslag over 2023 van moederbedrijf Holding Businesspark Luchthaven Maastricht (HBLM). Deze vrijdag is er crisisoverleg in het Limburgs parlement over een mogelijke ingrijpende aanpassing van het uit 2022

Er kunnen vanaf volgend jaar mogelijk tóch minder vluchten op Schiphol landen en opstijgen. Hoewel PVV-minister Barry Madlener (Infrastructuur en Waterstaat) eerder nog een bandbreedte van 475.000 tot 485.000 vluchten hanteerde, bestaat de mogelijkheid dat dit aantal flink naar beneden wordt bijgesteld. Dat melden Haagse ingewijden aan De Telegraaf, nu Madlener die ’teleurstellende’ boodschap aan