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More cargo, fewer planes at EMA

East Midlands Airport says it has achieved significant growth in cargo with fewer aircraft movements and less impact on local communitie.. A combination of changing routes and new aircraft means that since the start of the new financial year in April, EMA has seen a fall of more than 1,300 freight aircraft movements while recording an overall rise in cargo of 44,280 tonnes. There were 18,400 freight aircraft movements at the airport ... [+]

New gatehouses to speed East Midlands cargo

East Midlands Airport has invested £10.5m in two replacement gatehouses with the latest scanning equipment, the main access points onto the cargo apron at EMA. The gatehouse at the east apron, which handles carriers including UPS, FedEx and Royal Mail is almost six times bigger than the previous facility, at ... [+]

Hong Kong Air Cargo touches down at EMA

Hong Kong Air Cargo’s first flight touched down at East Midlands Airport on Tuesday November 18, the seventh new freight operator to choose the gateway in the seven months since it launched its cargo growth plans.Hong Kong Air Cargo operates a fleet of five Airbus A330-200F wide-body freighters, and is ... [+]

East Midlands reveals cargo plans

East Midlands Airport unveiled plans to make land around its runway available for development and meet a predicted 54% growth in demand for cargo services over the next 20 years. The blueprint revealed on 21 March at UKREiiF, the UK’s major real estate investment and infrastructure forum in Leeds, detailed four ... [+]

Prologis to develop East Midlands freeport site

East Midlands Airport owner and operator MAG (Manchester Airports Group) has appointed logistics property developer Prologis as its partner to take forward the development of a new industrial logistics and advanced manufacturing park. The new area, to the south of the airport, is a designated East Midlands Freeport tax site and ... [+]

East Midlands is vital lifeline

East Midlands says it has continued to operate 60% of its scheduled flights during the COVID-19 crisis, more than any other major European Airport. The latest European air traffic statistics, published by Eurocontrol, show that EMA has seen the smallest drop in flight numbers of any major airport in Europe over ... [+]

East Mids appoints cargo chief

East Midlands Airport (EMA) has appointed Steven Harvey as its new vice president of cargo. His previous roles in a 30-year career in the industry include being a director CargoLogic and roles at Atlas Air, Volga Dnepr and Ruslan International. EMA handles several express and mail operators and is second only ... [+]

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