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Amazon downsizes cargo operations at German airport

The air logistics arm of Amazon is closing its regional air hub at Leipzig/Halle International Airport in Germany in response to a downturn in e-commerce sales and parcel volumes that has also forced rival express carriers to downsize their air networks to match lower volumes.

“We’re always evaluating our network to make sure it fits our business needs and to improve the experience for our customers. After careful consideration, we have decided to close our Amazon Air operation at Leipzig/Halle...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-downsizes-cargo-operations-at-german-airport

Hong Kong, Amsterdam airports lost cargo business in 2020

A temperature-controlled container on a lift gets loaded in side of a light blue plane.

Full-year traffic figures from several airports last week reflect an upside down year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Passenger business slowed to a trickle with airlines closing most of their networks in the face of government lockdowns and other health measures, while cargo picked up the slack in some cases.

Hong Kong, the world’s largest cargo airport, experienced a 7% decline in cargo to 4.5 million tons, and served 87% fewer passengers. The airport handled 68,660 cargo...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/hong-kong-amsterdam-airports-lost-cargo-business-in-2020

Amazon Air opens first European hub

Light blue 737 cargo jet in Amazon Air branding.

Amazon Air, the in-house cargo airline of the online retail giant, last week opened its first regional air hub in Europe and began flying to New Orleans as it rapidly builds out a network of airports to help meet growing customer expectations for faster order delivery.

The European air cargo base is very small small, but gives Amazon (NASDQ: AMZN) the ability to eventually challenge the Big Three express carriers – DHL, FedEx and UPS – for market share and comes at a time when e-commerce sales...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/amazon-air-opens-first-european-hub

DHL flight puts fuel-saving steps to the test

Global courier DHL Express (OTCMKTS: DPSGY) plans to leave its cleanest mark in the sky on Wednesday, July 1, when a full freighter takes off from its Leipzig, Germany, hub en route to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

DHL said it is taking advantage of less busy airspace resulting from the novel coronavirus pandemic to operate a “perfect flight” for saving jet fuel and cutting carbon emissions. In-house airline European Air Transport will take more than 50 steps to maximize the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-flight-puts-fuel-saving-steps-to-the-test

Air freight operators get together to step up contingency plans for no-deal Brexit

Politicians may be failing the UK, but the private sector has stepped up preparations for a no-deal Brexit, adding air freight capacity and new supply chains for the automotive industry.
In support of the saying that freight is like water and will always find a way to flow, today a partnership of Leipzig-Halle and Liverpool airports, together with Wynne Aviation Services, Jota Aviation, Airport Park Leipzig-Halle, Volga-Dnepr Group and handler Portground …

The post Air freight operators get...

https://theloadstar.com/air-freight-operators-get-together-to-step-up-contingency-plans-for-no-deal-brexit/

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