Air Cargo World News
Mar
9
The Week in brief
Posted under Air Cargo World News
Mar
9
Unmanned aircraft aren’t just for military uses anymore. With this in mind, the Federal Aviation Administration has started searching for six sites in the U.S. that can be used for testing unmanned aircraft. Congress has also asked the FAA to aim for a full integration of drones into the U.S. aviation landscape by 2015. read more
Mar
9
Only two full months into the new year, activity at Schiphol airport is already picking up. Turf for a new 45-acre Schiphol Logistics Park has just been cut, and the airport’s passenger terminals will soon be expanded, which would necessitate moving some cargo terminals farther away from the airport. Finally, the airport’s A4 Zone West project, a 141-acre development, is starting to generate momentum. read more
Mar
8
Air France-KLM’s freight volumes plunged 5.1 percent, year-over-year, in February, on a capacity increase of 0.8 percent. Such discrepancies led to a 4 percent, year-over-year, decline in load factor, which totaled 63.7 percent last month, according to a press release. read more
