Middle East handler moves into UK regional airports


Middle East-owned air handling company dnata is to open three new facilities at Gatwick, Birmingham, and Glasgow, in addition to its soon to be unveiled new dnata City cargo hub at Heathrow. The move brings to five the number of UK airports served by the Dubai-based operator, including its existing one at Manchester.


The cargo facilities at


Birmingham, Gatwick, and Glasgow will add 25,000 sq. ſt., 17,000 sq. ſt. and 15,000 sq. ſt. respectively to dnata City’s 206,000 sq. ſt. of cargo capacity. CEO of dnata’s UK operations,


Gary Morgan, said: “Adding cargo capacity at Birmingham, Gatwick and Glasgow airports supports the smooth flow of shipments


throughout the UK. With these new facilities


our customers


have full UK coverage through the dnata UK network.” He added that


expansion to


three of the UK’s key regional airports would allow customers to expand their import and export reach into the country: “Cargo volumes coming in and out of the UK need to easily


make it to the far reaches of the country.” The new regional facilities would give a seamless service across the UK. To date, dnata has invested


more than £100 million in the cargo infrastructure at Heathrow and throughout the UK. It is also reviewing opportunities at Newcastle and East Midlands Airports.


UCH takes space in Manchester


MAG Property, the property, development and facilities management arm of the UK airport group, has let 20,000 sq ft of warehouse at the World Freight Terminal at Manchester Airport to UCH Logistics. Staines-based UCH provides specialist transport and


security screening services to the airfreight industry. General manager in Manchester, Nova Barker, said: “The warehouse will have state of the art equipment installed, including leading products in the world of security screening. UCH looks forward to working closely


with MAG Property in the future.” The World Freight Terminal is


located at the south west side of Manchester Airport and can be accessed from junction six of the M56, less than a quarter of a mile away. MAG Property is also leading the


£800 million flagship Enterprise Zone development project, Airport City, at Manchester Airport including the 1.4 million sq ſt World Logistics Hub, which last month announced a major financing deal with Beijing Construction Engineering Group.


New cargo airport for Germany


Ma g d eb ur g / Coc hs t ed t International Airport in eastern Germany will officially open a new freight


centre on 21


November. The first phase of the €8 million development by Danish operator Airport


Development consists of a 1,000m² freight hall with security and screening technology and storage facilities. It will transform Magdeburg


from a regional airport to an international freight airport, says


the airport authority. A second and larger building (7,000m²) is currently being completed and is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2014. With the completion of the logistics complex, the airport will be in a


position to offer a comprehensive service freight package including customs, screening, securing, hazardous goods, documentation building and breakdown


dismantling of ULDs, palletisation, and storage.


and


A Luſthansa Airbus A340-600 flew 25 tonnes of emergency aid from Frankfurt to Manilla over the weekend of 9-10 November. Filling the belly space of the passenger aircraſt were 5,400 fleece blankets, 3,000 plastic tarpaulins, tents and medical supplies for the area devastated by the super typhoon in the Philippines. Luſthansa, together with the Federal Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance Agency, the World Vision organisation and the German arm of International Search and Rescue arranged the flight in under 36 hours. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines also said it would make a US$30,000 donation


to aid victims of the typhoon and is planning other relief efforts as the situation unfolds. Many Filipino seafarers serve aboard MOL Group vessels, and it has established a maritime training centre there.


Mercy flight to the Philippines


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