The UK must push ahead with expansion of capacity with new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, according to the British International Freight Association, a trade group for UK freight forwarders and logistics services providers.

A position paper from the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) says that effective air cargo screening technologies are an essential part of a multi-layered, risk- and threat-based approach to air cargo security.

The £800m Airport City scheme delivered a major boost as logistics firm DHL was unveiled as the first firm to be based there. The company will house 150 staff at a purpose-built site set to form part of a World Logistics Hub at the development.

Lufthansa Cargo is moving closer to the goal of completely paperless air-freight documentation.