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IG Air Cargo is very pleased to be able to offer a continuous education workshop as part of its strategic objectives (communication and securing know-how) and as a gesture towards all member companies, to offer an attractive and professional training.
Following the great success at Zurich Airport, we are now also starting this fall with the first Air Cargo Compact Course at EuroAirport in Basel !
- Flyer 2023 Luftfracht Kompakt Kurs BSL
The Air Cargo Compact Course ("Luftfracht Kompakt Kurs") in spring this year is already fully booked, which makes us very happy. However, due to high demand, a second course will be held in fall this year. - Flyer 2023 Luftfracht Kompakt Kurs - autumn
The Luftfracht Kompakt 2019 training is now fully booked. A new session will be offered early in 2020. Please contact us for more information.
IG Air Cargo Switzerland offers specialized trainings with partner association SPEDLOGSWISS. Luftfracht Kompakt (Compact Airfreight) is a new training that has just been released. It will consist of 4 half days and take place at Zurich Airport in the Fall 2019. Course language is German. The course is suitable for all employees in the air freight of shippers, importers and logistics service providers.
This course is designed to meet the needs of Zurich Airport. In 2020 we will also offer courses in Basel and Geneva according to demand.
Info & Anmeldung: Luftfracht Kompakt @ SPEDLOGSWISS
At this year's Annual General Assembly of AEROSUISSE on May13, 2022, our Vice President, Gian Alessi was unanimously elected to the Board of AEROSUISSE Switzerland. We are very happy about this and congratulate Gian very much on his election. We are fully convinced that he will represent the interests of IG Air Cargo to his best and we wish him much success in this position.
In line with the strategy adopted last year, we want to strenghten the collaboration with our partner assocications and accordingly applied for a seat on the Board. Wtih the increased awareness of the importance of air cargo for our country since the pandemic, AEROSUISSE has also welcomed the fact that air cargo is strongly represented on its board. AEROSUISSE is well connected at federal level, where we can now bring our interests or concerns much stronger and direct to the right place.
After 11 years of successful leadership of IGAirCargo Switzerland, Peter Somaglia has decided that time has come for a change and has placed the presidency in new hands. At this year's General Assembly, Gerry Zurmühle was elected as the new president and has also taken over the office management of IGAirCargo Switzerland as of November 1, 2021.
Gerry is a genuine air cargo guy from the ground up. After his apprenticeship at Zurich Airport, he joined Jacky Maeder where he worked for over 13 years in various positions in air freight and sales, including several years in New York. Among others, he was also responsible for their weekly full-freighter service to Far East. When Jacky Maeder was taken over from Panalpina, he joined Safcomar Overseas for whom he inaugurated the office at Zurich Airport and built up the air freight business.
The anniversary year of Cargolux was overshadowed by the pandemic in 2020. However, the Luxembourg airline's experience and professionalism were in greater demand than ever before. With its 30 cargo jumbos, it is now the largest cargo airline in Europe.
Read the joint IG Air Cargo & Sky News CH Press Article:
After more than eight years at EuroAirport, Gian Carlo Alessi, member of the Executive Committee and Head of Freight, will leave the company at the end of May to take up a new position in the logistics sector. In this context, Gian will cease to perform his duties as Head of Freight with immediate effect. Until his departure, he will be available to the management for specific actions.
Michael Schwyn, Head of Airline Marketing Development and member of the EAP Executive since 2001, will take over as interim Head of Freight Marketing. Fabrizio Ricca, Head of Freight Operations, will remain your point of contact and Michael will be your additional point of contact.
The Air Cargo Tonnage Statistics of the three major Swiss airports for the year 2020 are now complete and available on igaircargo.ch website. The import and export figures are relatively stable. The transit traffic has dropped significantly during the past year due to the reduced number of passenger flights. For the same reason we notice an increase share of RFS (Trucks) traffic, feeding larger airports in Europe with scheduled freighter networks.
Download here the 2020 Air Cargo Figures (PDF)
For comparison with the previous years, please download the Overview of Air Cargo Figures 2013-2020 (PDF)
The Interest Group Air Cargo Switzerland has joined forces with representatives from the aviation, business and tourism sectors, as well as the social partners, in a virtual summit called Back in the Air that formulated three key demands in order to restore freedom of travel. These were presented to the President of the Confederation Guy Parmelin on behalf of all the organisations concerned during his recent visit to Zurich airport.
Read the Press Release:
Author Ms. Tu Khanh Jacqueline Trieu of Zurich University of Applied Sciences just published her Bachelor’s Thesis: "The impact of Covid-19 on the air cargo market in Europe"
IG Air Cargo supported Ms. Trieu in her work through an interview to our president Peter Somaglia. The document covers in depth ample aspects of the disruption caused to our industry by this major global crisis. The scope of the thesis includes the entire Europe, but there is a great emphasis on the Swiss Air Cargo market. A strongly suggested reading.
Download here the Bachelor’s Thesis: "The impact of Covid-19 on the air cargo market in Europe"
Swiss WorldCargo has finalized preparation for transport of COVID-19 vaccines
For the past six months, Swiss WorldCargo has prepared for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Beginning in summer 2020, the company set up an internal task force to analyse the potential for shipping COVID-19 vaccines throughout the world. The task force, comprised of team members from different divisions, has closely analysed how Swiss WorldCargo’s aircraft, network and capacity to and from Switzerland, can best support these global shipments.
Swiss WorldCargo resumes service to Los Angeles and adds Lima as a new destination
Beginning on 7 January, we will introduce flights to San Jose (SJO) and on 19 January, new flights to Lima (LIM), which will be operated once weekly. Starting 27 January, we will reintroduce weekly flights to Los Angeles (LAX). A full overview of our most recent additions can be found below.
Since the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis in March, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has operated more than 1,000 cargo-only flights, carried out by its airfreight division, Swiss WorldCargo.
Over 23,000 tonnes of goods have been transported. During the months of April and May, the major commodities transported were medicines and medical supplies supporting the Swiss population and economy. Since then the focus has been on the transportation of commercial cargo.
Swiss International Air Lines expands its cargo network reconfigures three Boeing 777s into full cargo aircraft
SWISS and its Swiss WorldCargo division have performed more than 80 cargo-only flights since the end of March, transporting over 1,300 tonnes of airfreight between Asia and Switzerland. The cargoes concerned have consisted mainly of medicines and medical supplies and equipment for the Swiss healthcare system. SWISS plans to operate over 100 further cargo flights on behalf of various private and public entities between now and the end of May.
SkyNews.ch is published by Hansjörg Bürgi and his team and is issued every month with a circulation of 10’000 copies. It appears in German language only and addresses all the aspects and interesting facts and figures of aviation in and outside Switzerland.
Conclusion of negotiations on flight operating fees Flughafen Zürich AG
After several rounds of negotiations, Flughafen Zürich AG and the negotiating partners have reached a new agreement on flight operating fees from January 2021. As agreed, this was signed by Martin Theiler on the part of SPEDLOGSWISS and Lukas Gyger on the part of IG Air Cargo.
The new study "Swiss Air Cargo Logistics 2020" surprises with impressive figures, even in times of crisis
The study examines the importance of air freight for the Swiss economy. The key issues of the air freight market, digitization, climate, environmental protection and regulatory framework conditions were analyzed. Aircraft are an extremely important means of transport for the Swiss export industry (before, during and after the pandemic).
Abschluss Verhandlungen Flugbetriebsgebühren Flughafen Zürich AG
Die Flughafen Zürich AG und die Verhandlungspartner haben sich nach mehreren Verhandlungsrunden auf eine neue Vereinbarung betreffend die Flugbetriebsgebühren ab Januar 2021 geeinigt. Wie vereinbart wurde diese durch Martin Theiler seitens SPEDLOGSWISS und Lukas Gyger seitens IG Air Cargo unterzeichnet.
Since today the Interest Group Air Cargo Switzerland has a page on LinkedIn® . If you are a member of this social network, please follow us.
View page at: linkedin.com/company/igaircargo-ch
SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen - Radio program on Air Cargo during the Coronavirus epidemic
The quasi-grounding of passenger planes also has consequences for freight transport and global commodity prices.
IATA Economics Department provides analysis of economic and policy developments affecting the global airline industry
Brian Pearce, Chief Economist at the International Air Transport Association, has published on April 14th a new financial impact assessment of Covid-19 on the airline industry.
Tuesday 05 May - Peter Somaglia, president of IG Air Cargo, participated to an online Webinar on the challenges brought by the Coronavirus to the Air Freight industry.
The webinar organized and moderated by GS1 Switzerland (https://www.gs1.ch/) also saw the participation of Gian Carlo Alessi, Head of Cargo Department at Euroairport Basel/Mulhouse, a member organization of IG Air Cargo Switzerland.