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[Squelsh]

8APR14 SV923/SV924 HZ-AI3 B748F RUH-BRU-RUH

latest gossip has it that all FRA flts will become BRU flights..

[woutertheboy]

8APR14 SV923/SV924 HZ-AI3 B748F RUH-BRU-RUH

latest gossip has it that all FRA flts will become BRU flights..

Great news!

[sn47031]

8APR14 SV923/SV924 HZ-AI3 B748F RUH-BRU-RUH

latest gossip has it that all FRA flts will become BRU flights..

Great news!

Indeed great news but full freighters are still doing bad in BRU. Less 10% and at market freight fares to cry ex-BRU.
Only the integrators are doing better and a small increase for the belly space carriers due bigger a/c.

[Established02]

Is Korean Air Cargo still active on brussels?

Yes, they are. 2-3 times a week, usually with 77F.

Actually KE has been flying through BRU only once a week for quite a while now. Last Wednesday that single flight did not operate even.

One could wonder about the sustainability of these "hundreds of extra jobs" that KE was expected to create 3 years ago.

[Atlantis]

Some nice news about the Finnair cargo hub at Brussels airport.

http://news.finnaircargo.com/

[willem]

DHL is operating saturday BRU-HEL-BRU & on mondays HEL-BRU-HEL. (A306)
I suppose this is also for Finnair cargo ?
Grtz!

[Kapitein]

Extra A340 flights will be on Wednesday

[BRU]

After being a finalist for the last 2 years, Brussels Airport on Wednesday won the Airport of the Year 2014 cargo award during a ceremony held at the Air China Cargo exhibition in Shanghai. Other finalist were Seoul, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Criteria used are commitment to cargo, available facilities and operational efficiency. Must mean some good things are happening and that all investments made start to pay off...

[liege-bierset]

After being a finalist for the last 2 years, Brussels Airport on Wednesday won the Airport of the Year 2014 cargo award during a ceremony held at the Air China Cargo exhibition in Shanghai. Other finalist were Seoul, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Criteria used are commitment to cargo, available facilities and operational efficiency. Must mean some good things are happening and that all investments made start to pay off...

Press concerning this award:


BUSINESS


AROUND BRUSSELS, ZAVENTEM/BRUSSEL NATIONAAL
WORLD AIR CARGO AWARD POUR BRUSSELS AIRPORT
POSTÉ PAR BRUSSELSDIPLOMATIC ⋅ JUIN 19, 2014 ⋅ POSTER UN COMMENTAIRE
CLASSÉ DANS BRUSSELS AIRPORT, CARGO AWARD
Een duurzame groei tot 650.000 ton vracht per jaar internationaal erkend

BrusselsAirport

Brussels Airport is gisteren uitgeroepen tot beste vrachtluchthaven van 2014 op de World Air Cargo Awards in Shanghai, de prestigieuze prijsuitreiking voor de luchtvrachtindustrie. Met 650.000 ton vracht per jaar, speelt Brussels Airport een sleutelrol in het internationale vrachtverkeer en in het succes van belangrijke logistieke sectoren.



De luchtvrachtactiviteiten op BRUcargo zijn een belangrijk onderdeel van Brussels Airport. Jaarlijks worden door Brussels Airport, de vrachtmaatschappijen en de logistieke partners tientallen miljoenen geïnvesteerd met nieuwe activiteiten en bijkomende jobcreatie tot gevolg. BRUcargo is een aantrekkelijk werkplek voor de meer dan 5.000 medewerkers die er dagelijks aan de slag zijn. Deze prijs is dan ook een kroon op hun werk.



Deze prijsuitreiking voor de luchtvrachtindustrie vindt elk jaar plaats en is de meest prestigieuze ter wereld. Vrachtmaatschappijen, luchthavens en cargobedrijven worden er in verschillende categorieën genomineerd. Iedereen die betrokken is in de cargo industrie kan stemmen voor een bedrijf, maatschappij of luchthaven die volgens hen de meest uitzonderlijke service biedt.



“Dit is de meest belangrijke cargo award in de luchtvrachtindustrie en toont aan welke vooruitgang we de voorbije jaren hebben geboekt. Onze luchtvrachtactiviteiten en -infrastructuur zijn een essentiële motor voor de logistieke ontwikkeling van de ganse luchthavenregio en vertegenwoordigen een enorme toegevoegde waarde voor de hele Belgische economie”, aldus Arnaud Feist, CEO.

Juste one question : 650,000 T/year . When was last time BRU hit that figure. Or is it window dressing ?

[sn26567]

Some winners on other categories:

Air Cargo Handling Agent of the Year 2014: Swissport !
Air Cargo Industry Customer Care Award 2014: Etihad Cargo
Air Cargo Industry Achievement Award 2014: Saudi Airlines Cargo
Cargo Airline of the Year 2014: Emirates SkyCargo

[RoMax]

Juste one question : 650,000 T/year . When was last time BRU hit that figure. Or is it window dressing ?

The last year they exceeded that nummer with actual flown cargo was in 2008. But I wonder, did they include trucked cargo? As BRUcargo is more than just a place where cargo gets on and off aicraft, it's also a hub for cargo that's only trucked around Europe (though I could not place a number on that, so that's why I ask this question).

[RoMax]

Air Cargo Handling Agent of the Year 2014: Swissport !

They are probably lucky that Swissport Belgium is just a small division of them (though I could personaly not judge the cargo department of Swissport in Belgium)

[cargoboy]

You can also wonder how much of that is dhl, which actually has nothing to do with brucargo at all...
(if that is included , I'm not 100% sure)

On the bru airport website you can clearly see that +- 20% is trucked.

http://www.brusselsairport.be/nl/cargo/ ... t_volumes/

[BRU]

650.000 ton is volume of cargo originating or final destination BRU: 420.000 flown, rest trucked to or from other gateways. Says something about the importance of BRUcargo when it comes to logistics.

DHL is indeed growing, but would be wrong to say this has nothing to do with BRUcargo !! You would be surprised how much general cargo or perishables are flown on their aircraft.

[liege-bierset]

650.000 ton is volume of cargo originating or final destination BRU: 420.000 flown, rest trucked to or from other gateways. Says something about the importance of BRUcargo when it comes to logistics.

DHL is indeed growing, but would be wrong to say this has nothing to do with BRUcargo !! You would be surprised how much general cargo or perishables are flown on their aircraft.

OK. Thanks, it is clearer now. If all logistics flow around Brucargo are included, figures are more credible.

[Squelsh]

Is Korean Air Cargo still active on brussels?

Yes, they are. 2-3 times a week, usually with 77F.

Actually KE has been flying through BRU only once a week for quite a while now. Last Wednesday that single flight did not operate even.

One could wonder about the sustainability of these "hundreds of extra jobs" that KE was expected to create 3 years ago.

KE cargo station BRU will go offline till september -at the earliest-. Gossip goes they will stay offline in the future, only trucking.

Concerning the World Air Cargo Awards; all brucargo staff I talked to find it the biggest joke of the year. Heard the reference '1st of april' multiple times.

Nice try to keep up the good-news-show, guess al those (IMO useless) BAC brucargo managers need to stay occupied and keep up appearances

[BRU]

/quote] KE cargo station BRU will go offline till september -at the earliest-. Gossip goes they will stay offline in the future, only trucking.

Concerning the World Air Cargo Awards; all brucargo staff I talked to find it the biggest joke of the year. Heard the reference '1st of april' multiple times.

Nice try to keep up the good-news-show, guess al those (IMO useless) BAC brucargo managers need to stay occupied and keep up appearances [/quote]

Strange... Hear the opposite. Most people are very positive about it. Didn't hear one negative comment about it. Anyway, typical Belgium. If this happen in the Netherlands, the whole world will know it. It is like soccer: if we win, we complain about the quality of the game. If we play good, we are not happy with the result. Think it is a very good signal for BRUcargo that BAC really tries to do it different and that they give a lot of attention to cargo.

[flightlover]

Strange... Hear the opposite. Most people are very positive about it. Didn't hear one negative comment about it. Anyway, typical Belgium. If this happen in the Netherlands, the whole world will know it. It is like soccer: if we win, we complain about the quality of the game. If we play good, we are not happy with the result. Think it is a very good signal for BRUcargo that BAC really tries to do it different and that they give a lot of attention to cargo.

I don't know who you are talking to, but it seems hard to believe it are the workers on tarmac or in the warehouses.

If BRU IS THE BEST cargo airport in the world, than how come there are less full freighters???
If the answer is 'too expensive' it is just once more the prove that quality is not valued any more. Than what do you gain by being the best?????

[pijaleu]

[quote]KE cargo station BRU will go offline till september -at the earliest-. Gossip goes they will stay offline in the future, only truckin/quote]

KE is indeed temporarily stopping their B777F to BRU, but I heard they will be returning with B74F as from October.

[BRU]

Strange... Hear the opposite. Most people are very positive about it. Didn't hear one negative comment about it. Anyway, typical Belgium. If this happen in the Netherlands, the whole world will know it. It is like soccer: if we win, we complain about the quality of the game. If we play good, we are not happy with the result. Think it is a very good signal for BRUcargo that BAC really tries to do it different and that they give a lot of attention to cargo.

I don't know who you are talking to, but it seems hard to believe it are the workers on tarmac or in the warehouses.

If BRU IS THE BEST cargo airport in the world, than how come there are less full freighters???
If the answer is 'too expensive' it is just once more the prove that quality is not valued any more. Than what do you gain by being the best?????

Correct. But cargo is more than just freight loaded in full cargo aircraft. Total volumes are growing, freight forwarders are again investing, new buildings are constructed, several projects are ongoing, ... And I am sure that in the longer run also volumes on full freighters will grow again if this continious. Will need some time, especially since the decline in freighter traffic is a world wide fact.