The first test shipments of human cell and blood material representative of precision therapies, including treatments for cancer and rare diseases, have departed from Brussels Airport to Dallas (US). The shipments are part of the Precision Therapy Logistics Gateway (PTLG) project. This project an...

Brussels Airport is today inaugurating Brucargo Central, an 83,500 m² logistics site (equivalent to 12 football fields) on which eight outdated buildings have been replaced by three innovative constructions totaling 34,000 m² of warehouses and offices. Located at the heart of the cargo area, th...

Brussels Airport handled nearly 58,000 tonnes of cargo in August, a 3% increase on the same month last year. The volume of flown cargo rose by 13% to 53,606 tonnes, driven largely by strong growth in integrator services, which surged by 38%. Full-freighter volumes dipped by 5%, while bellyhold car...

Brussels Airport inaugurated the first centre in Europe to meet the new European standards for animal welfare in air transport: the Animal Care & Inspection Centre. Since then, almost 10,000 mammals have passed through the doors of the ACIC. Every month, the centre plays host to an array o...

Brussels Airport is investing in more green energy with the aims to eliminate CO2 emissions completely by 2030. The newest buildings in the western section of the cargo zone are currently being fitted with a large number of solar panels, covering a total surface area of 65,000 m². Half of the...

Brussels Airport's cargo zone has been developing steadily in recent years. To meet the growing demand for storage and handling space, and given the need to modernize several buildings, Brussels Airport will invest 70 million euros over the next three years to redevelop a large area located in th...

Since the first Covid vaccine shipments from Brussels Airport in November 2020, one billion Covid vaccines have passed through the airport. This important milestone was reached through the active collaboration of numerous partners, state-of-the-art facilities and years of expertise in the pharmac...