NEWSTODATE

Russia's import air cargo growth below regional average: Oct 22, 2007 (newstodate): While constituting by far the largest volume, Russia's import air cargo growth fell behind the Russia/CIS average in 2006.

Jet fuel price hike no threat to air cargo growth: Oct 23, 2007 (newstodate): Rising jet fuel prices are not considered a threat in itself to cargo growth at Moscow Domodedovo Airport. -Even if jet fuel prices continue their hike, the value of the airfreight shipments is growing even faster, says Evgeny Raevskiy, Moscow Domodedovo Airport director cargo. -The demand for e.g. car spares and spare parts for the automative and machine industry is growing even faster, securing sustained growth in air cargo. At Domodedovo Airport, cargo now contributes around 10 percent of total airport revenues, and after the construction of the airport's third cargo terminal and the planned cargo village, the contribution from air cargo is excpected to increase by some 25 percent.

Astana Airport: high hopes for cargo growth: Oct 24, 2007 (newstodate): Kazkahstan's Astana Airport is seeing bright prospects for its cargo growth. Since Lufthansa Cargo selected Astana Airport to become the carrier's largest cargo hub outside Germany from May, 2006, cargo volumes through the airport have grown fast. In 2006 Astana Airport's cargo terminal handled only 6,000 tonnes of shipments. But during the first eight months of this year, volumes increased to 8,660 tonnes, and the airport now expects to rise to some 55,500 tonnes by 2012.

15 more airports in Meinl's pipeline: Oct 25, 2007 (newstodate): After the first foreign acquisition of a Russian airport, Ulan Ude, the Austrian company Meinl Airports International is stretching out for further moves.

Ban on Scandinavian flights to Iraq soon to be lifted: Oct 26, 2007 (newstodate): Operators of direct flights between Scandinavia and Iraqi Kurdistan are now seeing lights ahead for lifting the ban imposed since August this year.