Top 30 Cargo Airports 2009
A reader named Greg alerted to us that we haven’t posted an updated list of the top cargo airports in the world for some time (thanks). While I haven’t received or found an updated top 50 list from Air Cargo World or elsewhere, there is this handy list that gets reported by Airports Council International:
Click on the image above for a larger view that you can print or download. For your easy reference, here’s a simple and quick list just by name:
Rank Airport
1 MEMPHIS (MEM)
2 HONG KONG (HKG)
3 SHANGHAI (PVG)
4 INCHEON (ICN)
5 PARIS (CDG)
6 ANCHORAGE (ANC)*
7 LOUISVILLE (SDF)
8 DUBAI (DXB)
9 FRANKFURT (FRA)
10 TOKYO (NRT)
11 SINGAPORE (SIN)
12 MIAMI (MIA)
13 LOS ANGELES (LAX)
14 BEIJING (PEK)
15 TAIPEI (TPE)
16 LONDON (LHR)
17 AMSTERDAM (AMS)
18 NEW YORK (JFK)
19 CHICAGO (ORD)
20 BANGKOK (BKK)
21 GUANGZHOU (CAN)
22 INDIANAPOLIS (IND)
23 NEWARK (EWR)
24 TOKYO (HND)
25 LUXEMBOURG (LUX)
26 OSAKA (KIX)
27 SHENZHEN (SZX)
28 KUALA LUMPUR (KUL)
29 DALLAS/FORTWORTH (DFW)
30 MUMBAI (BOM)
American Airlines Expands Business ExtrAA Program
American Airlines introduced their redesigned Business ExtrAA program today, which allows cargo customers the opportunity to earn travel awards for booking cargo shipments and truck loads. The redesigned program allows cargo shippers to earn travel awards for all shipment regardless of booking. The prior program allowed shippers to earn points for shipments booked online only.
Via www.aa.com:
“At American Airlines Cargo we are focused on maintaining and rewarding customer loyalty. We believe the enhanced Business ExtrAA program for AA Cargo provides an excellent way to add value and to let our customers know how much we appreciate their business,” said Dave Brooks, President – American Airlines Cargo Division.
Customers can earn 2,000 points for every $40,000 USD in eligible shipping revenue on American Airlines up to an annual maximum of 200,000 points.
Air France to slash jobs
Airline layoffs and restructuring haven’t been unusual events during the recent global economic downturn with Air France being the latest carrier to announce layoffs. Air France said it will eliminate 1,500 jobs and slash capacity by 5 percent in order to bring down costs and match seating to reduced levels of demand.
A majority of the layoffs will come from the airline’s freight division.
With regard to cargo, which has been severely impacted by the steep decline in world trade, a restructuring plan is underway, including a much more significant reduction in capacity (of some 15%), also aimed at improving the load factor.
Source – Air France press release
Delta Airlines is back in the all cargo business…
…thanks to a recently announced joint venture with the Air France KLM group. The terms of the 10 year agreement will allow the carriers to jointly operate their trans-Atlantic business by “coordinating operations and sharing revenues and costs of their trans-Atlantic route network”.
Via Delta.com:
“This strategic partnership puts us in a good position compared with other major alliances, which are extremely active on the world’s leading long-haul market. By integrating our trans-Atlantic operations, we will give our passengers what they desire: more choice, more frequencies, more convenient flight schedules and superior customer service,” said Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, president and CEO of Air France KLM. “By optimizing the use of our pooled resources, this joint venture will help us weather the current economic situation and protect our product offering.”
News of the joint venture came just weeks after Delta announced the grounding of the entire Northwest freighter fleet. The new JV will provide Delta with access to the freighter equipment of Air France, KLM and Martinair.
Here are the highlights of the JV from Delta’s official press release:
* More than 200 daily transatlantic flights (100 roundtrips)
* The joint venture represents approximately 25 percent of total trans-Atlantic capacity.
* Over 400 destinations in Europe and in North America
* Annual revenues estimated at more than US$12 billion (approximately 9.3 billion euros, reference year 2008/09).
* Over 100,000 employees at Air France KLM
* 70,000 employees at Delta
* The venture is a long-term, evergreen arrangement that can only be cancelled with a three year notice, after an initial term of 10 years.
