New Air Freight section of the AirportWatch website
My name is Rose Bridger and I have been analysing air freight development in
the UK and overseas, and offer my help to the AirportWatch network to research
and raise awareness of air cargo expansion.
This new section will be developed to include briefings on cargo infrastructure
development at
The media is focussed on the growth and environmental impacts of passenger flights,
but air cargo is rising faster and much of the development at ever expanding airport
sites is cargo related.
Air freight has far higher negative environmental impacts, including greenhouse
gas emissions, than other modes of transport. The aviation industry expects the
freighter fleet is expected to double over the next 20 years, and as larger planes
are being built, this will mean a tripling of air cargo.
East Midlands
is a key
It is quite easy to find out about air cargo on the internet. Many airports
have information about cargo on their websites, just a few clicks away from the
information for passengers. Alternatively, just typing in the name of an airport
or airline into a web search engine with the word ‘cargo’ can come up with links
to trade press about all sorts of unusual shipments. With a lot of the air cargo,
it is difficult to see a case that it was sufficiently urgent to necessitate use
of air freight.
If you would like any examples of crazy use of air freight posted on the AirportWatch
website, please email me at: rose@airportwatch.org.uk
(4th September 2007)
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