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Instant cargo facilities aim to bring struggling airports new revenue
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AN instant cargo facility developer is targeting the newfound surge of interest in air freight, reports London's Loadstar.
Right as airlines have adapted to the new reality of the Covid crisis, airports can field prefabricated cargo facilities, which can be up in six months at a low cost.
AutoLogic Airports has developed a low-cost cargo solution that allows airports without previous cargo experience to generate a new revenue stream.
The iCargo is a semi-permanent modular building with integrated hardware and software that can process between 40,000 and three million tonnes of cargo a year.
"We know flights are currently operating significantly under capacity and, by using the excess space for cargo, lost revenue can be redeemed," said AutoLogic Airports director Alex Bradley.
"We understand that it takes years and a significant budget to build a cargo facility, so it's fantastic to be able to offer a solution that is just as effective but can be operational within months at a fraction of the cost," said Mr Bradley.
Another EU airport cargo executive declared how it's a one-stop shop that allows something to go from nothing to a cargo facility.
"It's a one-stop shop, from nothing to a cargo facility. It is entirely feasible, a quick solution and automated so anyone can run it. Of course, you are going to want to put it in an airport with more than just low-cost passenger traffic, you'll need different opportunities in the pipeline," said the executive.
Meanwhile, North American airport consultant Michael Webber declared there are major differences between EU and US airport markets.
"Notably, the market share shifts we have seen in the US don't really conform to part of what seems to be inferred here as potential demand generation," said Mr Webber.
"Looking at the cargo performance of airports in the fourth quarter, national and regional hubs for the integrators were doing great. But major passenger hubs, such as Dallas/Fort Worth, Atlanta and San Francisco, for example, couldn't compensate for the losses in belly capacity their hub carriers inflicted," said Mr Webber.
"Integrators are best suited to dealing with these unexpected surges. They control their ramps (usually), their labour and equipment and have the ability to move ULDs through the airport to do off-airport build/break when capacity is constrained," said Mr Webber.
"In the US, most airports still do not have a critical deficit in cargo facility capacity that might make this concept more appealing," said Mr Webber.
Right as airlines have adapted to the new reality of the Covid crisis, airports can field prefabricated cargo facilities, which can be up in six months at a low cost.
AutoLogic Airports has developed a low-cost cargo solution that allows airports without previous cargo experience to generate a new revenue stream.
The iCargo is a semi-permanent modular building with integrated hardware and software that can process between 40,000 and three million tonnes of cargo a year.
"We know flights are currently operating significantly under capacity and, by using the excess space for cargo, lost revenue can be redeemed," said AutoLogic Airports director Alex Bradley.
"We understand that it takes years and a significant budget to build a cargo facility, so it's fantastic to be able to offer a solution that is just as effective but can be operational within months at a fraction of the cost," said Mr Bradley.
Another EU airport cargo executive declared how it's a one-stop shop that allows something to go from nothing to a cargo facility.
"It's a one-stop shop, from nothing to a cargo facility. It is entirely feasible, a quick solution and automated so anyone can run it. Of course, you are going to want to put it in an airport with more than just low-cost passenger traffic, you'll need different opportunities in the pipeline," said the executive.
Meanwhile, North American airport consultant Michael Webber declared there are major differences between EU and US airport markets.
"Notably, the market share shifts we have seen in the US don't really conform to part of what seems to be inferred here as potential demand generation," said Mr Webber.
"Looking at the cargo performance of airports in the fourth quarter, national and regional hubs for the integrators were doing great. But major passenger hubs, such as Dallas/Fort Worth, Atlanta and San Francisco, for example, couldn't compensate for the losses in belly capacity their hub carriers inflicted," said Mr Webber.
"Integrators are best suited to dealing with these unexpected surges. They control their ramps (usually), their labour and equipment and have the ability to move ULDs through the airport to do off-airport build/break when capacity is constrained," said Mr Webber.
"In the US, most airports still do not have a critical deficit in cargo facility capacity that might make this concept more appealing," said Mr Webber.