An expanded Heathrow Airport is vital to support the UK’s global trading ambitions post-Brexit, according to FTA, the only organisation representing the whole logistics sector. Reacting positively to the contents of Heathrow Limited’s Airport Expansion Consultation, which closes tomorrow (13 September 2019), FTA is urging the Department for Transport (DfT) to support Heathrow Limited’s vision so the airport can press ahead with construction and, ultimately, usher in new opportunities for global trade. Alex Veitch, Head… Read more »
New record: The longest sequence of An-225 flights
Antonov airlines set a new record in the aircraft’s history by completing the longest continuous sequence of An-225 flights. The An-225 is the largest turboprop-powered aircraft in the world. Antonov is a Ukraine-based airline and is leading specialists in heavyweight and outsize cargo. Antonov’s fleet includes other giants, such as… Read more »
Air freight must be prioritised in government’s aviation strategy
Air freight will play a pivotal role in achieving Britain’s future trading ambitions post-Brexit, according to FTA, so it must be placed front and centre of the government’s aviation strategy. Responding to the consultation, Aviation 2050 — the future of UK aviation, FTA is calling for a dedicated freight chapter in… Read more »
New Aviation Strategy shows Government is listening to logistics sector, says FTA
Earlier this month (17 December 2018) the government launched its Aviation Strategy Consultation, which details its long-term vision for aviation to 2050. Alex Veitch, Head of Global Policy at the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the only business group representing all of logistics, commented: “FTA fully supports the government’s new… Read more »
Davies Turner on the move in Scotland
Davies Turner Air Cargo has doubled the size of its branch in Glasgow following a recent move on the Hillington Park business estate. The airfreight subsidiary of the UK’s largest independent freight forwarding company has had a base on the estate since 2004 and has moved into a 10,000 sq… Read more »
Prospects for future global trade are bleaker without an expanded Heathrow Airport, says FTA
The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the largest and most influential business organisation in the logistics sector, has urged Members of Parliament vote in favour of plans to expand Heathrow Airport, for the sake of the continued success of British business. “Brexit will provide great opportunities for British business to… Read more »
FedEx Express Continues Modernization of Aircraft Fleet
FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), announced today it has completed a purchase agreement with ATR that will begin to modernise the company’s fleet of feeder aircraft. Under the agreement, FedEx Express is making a firm purchase of 30 ATR 72-600F aircraft with options to purchase… Read more »
Time to end congestion at Heathrow’s cargo centre
Ever increasing air cargo volumes at Heathrow are only exacerbating age-old problems for companies that have to use the airport’s cargo centre, widely known as the horseshoe, says the head of the UK’s trade association for freight forwarders. Robert Keen, the British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) Director General says: “Congestion… Read more »
Heathrow ‘showing the world our country is open for business’, as airfreight increases by 13%
Freight travelling through London’s Heathrow Airport, the UK’s largest gateway, increased by 13% to 139,000 tonnes last month, marking the 13th consecutive record month for volumes at Europe’s 4th largest airfreight facility. For the year to date volumes, Heathrow has seen a 10.3% rise for the first eight months of… Read more »
Emirates SkyCargo operates freighter to transport exclusive Jaguar Land Rover cars from Birmingham Airport
Last month, Emirates SkyCargo flight EK9923 departed Birmingham Airport on its way to Chicago O’Hare International in the United States of America, to deliver cars for further testing. Metro Shipping, the logistics service provider appointed by Jaguar Land Rover, partner to Emirates and strategic partner of Birmingham Airport was on hand… Read more »
