How ACE 2025 revealed the role of the new airport in air freight
Liège Ace 2025 was only hosting; The platform has been used to re -put itself – the role of goods airports on a larger scale. Although the area of the apron and productivity is still important, the real battlefield is the effect: the process, power, and the extent to which the charging chain is really integrated. This transformation in the tone has determined the Air Cargo event for this year (ACE), with withdrawing more than 400 logistics professionals, loudests, and technology and technology companies to what has become rapidly in the most concentrated Europe gathering on goods.
“This is the first time that it is great,” said Frederick Bron, head of the commercial shipping and logistical company at Liege Airport. “So it is 400 of those present this year. Also, we have 27 airlines, which makes it completely distinctive. If you compare it to another version last summer, it was 150 people.”
“We wanted to do something similar, but not the same … based on our strategy to focus a lot on development on the front side and logistics, we wanted to cooperate with a neutral air partner … to show the attractiveness of Lagul and Cargoand … to the front … And logistics. “
But ACE was not only about vision. “It is clear that the event is great, first of course, in the number of people who attend, as well as in the quality of people … the agenda focuses on the challenges of our industry.” “Here we are really trying to face challenges and reach it as well.”
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Cargolad: See Liège outside the runway
Leg Airport adopted its lack of passenger movement as a origin. “We have operations around the clock throughout the week. This makes it very useful for players in e -commerce,” Bron said. “Also, the fact that the airport is not coordinated, which makes it very flexible inside and outside.”
BRUN and WEFERS confirmed the rotation of fast charging as a main sale point. “You can get a full 747 transformation in a four -hour or five hours window, making it very competitive,” Bron pointed out. This speed is supported by “Quick Corridors and Certified Cooling Facilities”, with the recent opening of Swissport a new center of medicines on the site.
The aspirations grow. “We have a clear vision to double the size of Liege Airport in terms of shipping movement,” said Wifers. “So we want to reach 2.3 million tons in the next ten years, which means that we want to be the best five shipments [airport] From Europe. “
Watch a video clip with Frédéric Brun, President of Commercial Cargo & Logistics at Liège Online Airport:
Investment of 500 million euros under the main plan 2040 is already targeting the special vertical infrastructure, from medicines to cars. Attention markets? “Certainly, one of the focus is Southeast Asia … and Miami is definitely on our list of wishes. Last but not least, of course, South America, also based on growing flowers.”
Societies in exchange for control
The prominent plate in ACE 2025 has not wandered around difficult questions. Stephen Pullmans managed by Tiaca, combined with representatives from Chi Cargo, Awey Aviation Solutions and Kale Logistics Solutions to discuss how airports can build infrastructure, but also operate shipping communities.
“The airports have seized … to be the organizer, more than just an infrastructure provider,” said Kai Domsheit, Che Shipping. It was also clear to the restrictions. “We also feel in some developments that we reach our borders … some things that are certain areas where the airport may not be completely neutral … a neutral platform in the center gives you other opportunities.”
Domscheit showed an explicit perspective: “I do not know any big airport as the CEO will say,” This is my shipping strategy. “
In response to a question about whether societies are merely ways to keep the goods calm, Dumcht did not hesitate: “I think this is the main reason behind their possession of the goods community: to keep them happy and hypothetical.”
The committee agreed that the real community model requires more than one vision. It requires airports to give up some control. “The important thing is … if a society is established … it is also related to the participation of strength. Decision strength,” Dumcht said. “Unfortunately … it still comes to those who have the largest seats in the Board of Directors.”
Digital Systems ≠ Digital Culture
Although the CCS systems (CCS) is subject to setbacks, organizational players have wondered whether most airports are really ready to use them like anything more than digital brochures.
“It is not a matter of selling the shipping community system. It is about education … about the benefits of benefits [it] We are. “
WeFers described LGG digital strategy as a process and increased: “First, it must also be accepted in the shipping community … You are talking about the child’s steps. I mean, in the end, of course, we want to change the world here in Liège and I later hope for the entire industry.”
Domscheit of Chi Cargo was more skeptical. He said: “Most of our interest in our aviation do not provide service as agreed in the contract,” noting the delays of “eight hours to clarify” e -commerce sizes, and ground operators who are still unclear on basic concepts such as PMCs. “To this day, I haven’t met an airport I feel,” Oh, it wanders easy. “
However, there was consensus that the CCS adoption would increase – if associated with governance and operational accountability. “We have done like an organic system airport,” said Vitaly Smilnets from AWEY. “After six months, it is similar to governance:” Yes, we do not accept the papers. “Now, suddenly, all the shipping agent knows how to send it [data]”
Perhaps the most controlled moment in the plate came on the opening of the opening of the openings. “I have not yet seen the time of housing have already improved for me,” Dumchit said. “Most of the airport community systems that have developed gambling systems do so for one major reason: the scarcity of work.”
We admitted to restrictions, but they stressed the need for a small start: “We collect data on the action platform and use data, of course, in favor of reducing housing times … but we also need to translate it into opportunities, to save costs.”
For all talking about the systems, the basic issue of the open ACE 2025 is: the goods are still working in silos. Airports as “community builders” depend not only on technology, but on a transformation in strength and mentality.
“The goods are difficult. Let’s stop pretending to do so.” “But let’s stop working in silos.”
“For me, the future is to be … a strong societal system with a strong concentration … highlights quality, operational excellence and safety … and then we hope here in Belgium, at the national level,” said WeFers.
