The dynamic logic of airport operations

From physical handling to the management of import & export documents.Security, customs services, goods traceability and transport services… airport logistics requires advanced and targeted skills, flexibility and prompt response.

The AIR CARGO Division of the Group, BCUBE Air Cargo, is a leader in the supply of Air Cargo Handling services to Italy’s main airports and in the road transport of goods carried by plane. With our know-how we can serve as sole supplier, providing a wide range of specialist air cargo services meeting the highest standards of Quality and Customer Satisfaction. We were the first air cargo handling company in Southern Europe to be granted the coveted CEIV Pharma certification by IATA and we are one of the primary private airport handling companies in the world.

We stand out for the excellence of our special cargo handling services and are leaders in the supply of handling services for cargo charter flights. We rely on an international network, created by BCUBE, which facilitates flow optimisation and extensive service integration.

Air Cargo in figures

5
NATIONAL AIRPORTS: Malpensa, Linate, Fiumicino, Venice, Ostend
75
AIRLINES
350.000
tonS OF GOODS HANDLED / YEAR
18000
TONS OF Mail handled / YEAR
5000
FLIGHTS ASSISTED IN RAMP / YEAR
2
HUB (MALPENSA AND FIUMICINO) CEIV IATA CERTIFICATES
Air Cargo services

Cargo physical handling

Cargo physical handling

We manage the physical handling of the goods at the main Italian airports: Milan, Malpensa and Linate, Fiumicino, Venice

Cargo document handling

Cargo document handling

We supplement the physical handling of the goods with document management services and accessory administrative activities.

Ramp handling

Ramp handling

BCUBE is the only handler that can supply integrated storage and on-ramp services to ALL CARGO flights operating from Malpensa, Italy’s most important goods transport HUB.

Ramp servicing of ALL CARGO flights including car loading and unloading, aircraft push back, coordination and balancing, cabin cleaning, crew transport and transfer of goods and documents from the warehouse to the aircraft and vice versa.

INTERNATIONAL MAIL MANAGEMENT

INTERNATIONAL MAIL MANAGEMENT

BCUBE supplies on an exclusive basis logistics services for the management of international mail via inbound/outbound flights (in partnership with Poste Italiane).

SECURITY SERVICES

SECURITY SERVICES

Thanks to its leading-edge control systems and highly specialised staff, BCUBE ensures secure conditions for the goods carried by customer airlines. 

TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED SYSTEM

TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED SYSTEM

We have the skills and the experience necessary to ensure that at every  hub served we use temperature-controlled systems to handle special goods, such as cheese, flowers and other perishable goods requiring special storage conditions and procedures.

CUSTOMS OPERATIONS

CUSTOMS OPERATIONS

On behalf of our customers, we handle all customs operations relating to goods imported/exported/in transit.

MANAGEMENT OF AIR-ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES (rfs)

MANAGEMENT OF AIR-ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES (rfs)

We oversee first-hand the management and handling of fully loaded trucks and groupage activities for the airlines we serve and for international freight forwarders, on the routes going to the main European airports and throughout the national territory, in intermodal form (road and rail). With the vehicles at our disposal, we can handle any type of goods: general cargo, perishable goods, medicines, live animals, works of art and valuables, hazardous and radioactive goods. All our trucks are fitted with GPS, so as to ensure constant traceability of the shipments.

VAULT – MANAGEMENT OF VALUABLE GOODS

VAULT – MANAGEMENT OF VALUABLE GOODS

The vault of the Malpensa airport is a first-of-its-kind service in the European airport scene: besides having leading-edge characteristics in terms of security systems, it is the only infrastructure of this type to be operated by an independent handler, and is available to all the airlines operating form Malpensa. Thanks to an innovative security system, all operations are handled with the utmost confidentiality.