The BelugaXL has completed its first flight of the year to Munich Airport to transport Airbus A350 fuselage sections.
CHI Aviation Handling will acquire a 74.9% share in Cargogate Munich Airport with Munich Airport retaining a 25.1% share.
Lufthansa Cargo will add Munich Airport to its freighter network with two flights a week to Istanbul Airport.
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML have demonstrated the initial results from the Digital Testbed Air Cargo research project at Munich Airport.
Delta Air Lines has renewed its cargo handling partnership with LUG aircargo handling at Munich and Frankfurt airports until 2027.
Cargo operations are being digitalised at Munich Airport with tests of the evoBOT autonomous robot at Cargogate’s facility.
Airports in Europe are navigating the post-pandemic world as belly capacity returns and cargo volumes fall due to challenging economic conditions.
DHL Express has broken ground on its new Munich Airport facility, which will significantly increase its footprint when it opens in 2024.
Munich Airport has gained its first regular cargo connection to Beijing with flights operated by Air China.
Qatar Airways has started freighter flights to Munich Airport, operating weekly flights on behalf of DB Schenker.
The volume of cargo being transported on freighter aircraft at Munich Airport has increased significantly compared to 2019.