Cargo Operations

[CL44]

Have just heard that one of the Servisair Cargo warehouses has gone up in smoke.

Reports are that a forklift went on fire and that gas bottles have been exploding within the warehouse.

From what I can gather the offices above the warehouse (Emirates / Jet / Iberia / Sri Lankan) are gone due to the damage casued by the fire.

From what I have been told there are no reported injuries (one thing to be gratefull for anyway).

Fire crews are still on site at present. Anyone local to add anything more on this?

 

[Aviador]

Picture by 'chr15toffer' from another forum

Looks quite big. At least everyone is OK.

 

[News Guru]

[textarea]Big Heathrow warehouse fire

About 100 firefighters were needed on Friday to tackle a fire at a cargo area at Heathrow. It is thought a forklift truck caught fire at the Servisair Warehouse and the fire spread to a building at the west airport after several gas canisters exploded. No-one was hurt and flights were not affected, despite the close proximity of the fire to the airport.

Despite the size of the blaze and the amount of smoke, which could be seen from more than six miles away, a spokesperson for Heathrow Airport confirmed ‘operations were unaffected’ by the fire. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called at 13:15 yesterday and more than 200 people were evacuated from the area. The cargo area was cordoned off but the airfield remained open. Roads in the area were closed, causing traffic problems and meaning passengers heading for Terminal Four had to take a different route.

An LFB spokesman said it was a ‘sizeable’ fire in a warehouse within the airport perimeter and that 20 appliances and more than 100 firefighters were in attendance. It was brought under control by early evening. The airport used its Twitter feed to keep passengers updated about the situation.

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[Aviador]

Revealed: Key British Trade Routes Already Full

• New data reveals that some of Britain’s most important trading routes from Heathrow are virtually full
• Britain’s exporters risk being held back by limited cargo space on key routes to China, Japan, India, the US and the UAE
• To secure Britain’s global trading future post-Brexit, expanding Heathrow is now more important than ever

Britain’s exporters risk being held back by a lack of access to key trading markets, new data has revealed today. As Britain prepares to leave the EU, the data shows that key routes from Heathrow to Shanghai, Delhi, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda and Dubai are virtually full and unable to accommodate further growth in trade. Combined, these six routes alone account for nearly 18% of Heathrow’s total cargo volumes.

The data underscores the importance of expanding Heathrow at pace to ensure that Britain can thrive as an outward looking trading nation after Brexit. Heathrow is already the UK’s largest port by value – bigger than Felixstowe and Southampton combined – and handled over £106bn worth of goods last year. Access to global markets through Heathrow is particularly important for high-value goods and SME exporters and with 33% of the UK’s non-EU exports already going through Heathrow, it is absolutely critical that Britain has the additional runway capacity at the airport to support further export growth to key markets.

Expanding Heathrow will double the airport’s cargo capacity and support up to 40 new long-haul trading links, helping to ensure that British exporters can reach new customers in fast-growing markets around the world.

Emma Gilthorpe, Heathrow’s Executive Director Expansion

“Expanding Heathrow couldn’t be more important for Britain’s future, as we’re already seeing some of our most critical trading routes reach capacity. If we want Britain to thrive as a global trading powerhouse after Brexit, we need to get on with expanding Heathrow now. That starts with the Government taking advantage of the consensus in Parliament and scheduling a vote in Parliament before the summer. With new capacity at our nation’s global gateway, we will unlock the trading opportunities that will underpin a prosperous future for all of Britain in the decades to come.”

Heathrow Airport

 

[Aviador]

Heathrow’s cargo performance takes off in February

• Heathrow welcomed a record 5.4 million passengers in February, an increase of 2.4% on last year
• Emerging markets were a key source of growth with South Asia up 12.7% and Latin America up 6.5%, boosted by airlines flying larger, fuller aircraft to Heathrow
• Domestic routes also grew strongly in February, up 3.6% as regional airline FlyBe carried an extra 17,000 passengers in the month
• Trade through the UK’s biggest port by value jumped by 5% in February on the back of growth in North American and East Asian markets, securing Heathrow’s 19thconsecutive month of record cargo growth
• The record cargo performance is increasing the strain on Britain’s global trading infrastructure and underscores the need to expand Heathrow at pace. New analysis released in February revealed that six of Britain’s key trading routes, accounting for nearly 20% of the trade through Heathrow are already full – including Shanghai, Tokyo Haneda, Delhi, Mumbai, Los Angeles and Dubai
• Heathrow published its first Export Climate Index which tracks the health of the UK’s export economy. The new report revealed that UK exporters are in their strongest position since 2000 – a positive sign as the UK approaches the anniversary of article 50 being triggered

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:

“Today’s figures show that Heathrow is filling up fast – if we don’t act soon to expand our nation’s global gateway, the UK will only fall further behind our European rivals. A prosperous, global-trading Britain needs an expanded Heathrow now.”

Heathrow Airport

 

[jfy1999]

JD.com charters B747 for UK-China flights

Several daily Operator News updates covering all Operator Route Network changes, strategic fleet developments and aircraft orders, start-ups and bankruptcies, mergers and acquisitions and partnerships and alliances.

www.ch-aviation.com

Chinese e-commerce retailer JD.com has signed a charter agreement with Moldova's Aerotranscargo(F5, Chisinau) to operate 3x weekly between Hefei and London Heathrow.

Flights will be operated with a B747 freighter.

 

[jfy1999]

New Qatar Airways Cargo service
Doha – London Heathrow – Munich – Doha eff 07JAN23 1 weekly 777 Freighter

Source: Aeroroutes