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Mar 28, 2007 (newstodate): Sweden's Orebro Airport is encouraged by the decision by the Swedish Army to locate its central logistics center at Arboga, not fra from Orebro.
-We had of course hoped for a decision in favour of Orebro, but this is indeed the next-best outcome of the prolonged assesment process, says Kjell-Aake Westin, Orebro airport manager.
-We already have a significant volume of Swedish Army air transports, and there are indications that the army considers Orebro its prime air transport gateway for cargo and passengers.
-In the fact sheet underlying the decision-making process the volume of military aircraft operations to be expected has been set between two to ten per week, with additionally 20 operations during peaks, which would indicate anywhere between five and 20 flights per week with aircraft up to the size of C-17 or AN-124.
-While this is probably somewhat on the high side, it still indicates a very significant volume that would in any case boost our cargo volumes that reached a record-high 25,000 tonnes in 2006, says Mr Westin.
Competing with Orebro for traffic are Stockholm Arlanda, Stockholm Skavsta, Gothenburg Landvetter and Malmo Sturup airports, but Orebro still finds itself in an optimal position, and declares itself ready to expand its cargo facilities to meet the army's requirements.
The new Swedish Army logistics center at Arboga will become operational from January 1, 2009.
-We had of course hoped for a decision in favour of Orebro, but this is indeed the next-best outcome of the prolonged assesment process, says Kjell-Aake Westin, Orebro airport manager.
-We already have a significant volume of Swedish Army air transports, and there are indications that the army considers Orebro its prime air transport gateway for cargo and passengers.
-In the fact sheet underlying the decision-making process the volume of military aircraft operations to be expected has been set between two to ten per week, with additionally 20 operations during peaks, which would indicate anywhere between five and 20 flights per week with aircraft up to the size of C-17 or AN-124.
-While this is probably somewhat on the high side, it still indicates a very significant volume that would in any case boost our cargo volumes that reached a record-high 25,000 tonnes in 2006, says Mr Westin.
Competing with Orebro for traffic are Stockholm Arlanda, Stockholm Skavsta, Gothenburg Landvetter and Malmo Sturup airports, but Orebro still finds itself in an optimal position, and declares itself ready to expand its cargo facilities to meet the army's requirements.
The new Swedish Army logistics center at Arboga will become operational from January 1, 2009.