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Cargogate marks 45th anniversary
with conviction 'cargo has future'
Civil Aviation
Academy of
Kazakhstan opts for
ALSIM ALX simulator
Claudia Weidenbusch, Cargogate Managing Director, with Thomas Weyer, CFO
and Director of Infrastructure at Munich Airport, kickoff the 45th anniversary
celebration of the company cutting its birthday cake. Image Credit: Cargogate
MUNICH: In July 1974 or 45 years
ago, Germany hosted the World Cup
for the first time, an undertaking
crowned with a win by the German
team in Munich's Olympic Stadium.
At almost the same time and just a
few kilometers away, another success
story began at Munich Airport, the
“Muc Air Services Gesellschaft für
Luftverke-hrsabfertigung mbH” was
established as a 100% subsidiary of
Flughafen München GmbH (FMG), the
airport's operating company.
In 1999, Muc Air was reincorporated
as Cargogate and from mere 14
employees 45 years ago, it now
employs more than 200.
“We're looking forward to another 45
years because cargo has a future and
the worldwide exchange of goods is an
important factor in the globalization of
markets,” said Claudia Weidenbusch,
managing director of Cargogate, as the
company celebrated its nearly half a
century in the industry.
As the largest airfreight handling
company in Munich, Cargogate
currently processes around one third of
freight passing through Munich Airport.
The handling orders could hardly be
more diverse – from beverage bottling
equipment exported from Bavaria to
vegetables flown in from Asia, or from
heavy machine components to delicate
microchips or the glass facade for a new
A p p l e S t o r e – o r e v e n t h e
communications satellite recently
shipped for the ESA space agency.
With 20,000 sqm storage facility,
Cargogate offers customers an
extensive range of extensive warehouse
services, including, receiving, sorting,
break-bulk and consolidation,
handover of cargo, as well as customs
clearance and hazardous goods
formalities.
Cargogate is the only airfreight
handler at Munich Airport with the
infrastructure needed for proper
handling of special cargo. Along with
tailor-made infrastructure, spacious
cooling rooms and GDP-certified
storage of pharmaceutical products,
Cargogate scores points for the short
journeys covered by goods during
handling and its efficient processes.
“The relentless rise of digital sales
channels will also help to boost growth
of analog airfreight services in the
future,” says Thomas Weyer, CFO and
Director of Infrastructure at Munich
Airport. “We're fortunate as an airport
operating company to have a
professional and efficient subsidiary
like Cargogate that ensures, with its
outstanding competence and strong
customer focus, that everything keeps
moving at Munich Airport.”
LE LOROUX BOTTEREAU,
FRANCE: The Civil Aviation
Academy of Kazakhstan
recently purchased an ALSIM
ALX simulator as part of its
continuing program to keep
up with technology in
training future pilots.
Pilot shortage in both
passenger and cargo planes is
a common concern among
many airlines across the
world and Kazakhstan's
aviation program is a relief to
the industry.
The maker of ALSIM ALX
FSTD said the device provides
up to 4 classes of
aircraft–from single engine
piston, twin engine piston,
twin turbine up to medium
category twin jets (generic
B737/A320). The device is
designed and approved for
ATPL, CPL/MCC and JOC in
compliance with all current
regulatory standards.
ALSIM, which has more
than 300 flight simulator
devices installed and certified
in 48 countries, said ALX
offers advanced technology
simulation equipment
tailored to the client's
specific training
requirements. It also has a
proven track record for costeffectiveness
and helps save
numerous aircraft
hours.Formed in 1995, the
Civil Aviation Academy of
Kazakhstan is considered the
leading civilian aviation
school in the Republic of
Kazakhstan and Central Asia.