SATS wins Riyadh cargo terminal concession

SATS Ltd (SATS), Asia’s leading provider of food solutions and gateway services, has announced that its subsidiary, SATS Saudi Arabia Company, has won a 25-year cargo terminal concession in King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh cargo terminal will be the second cargo operation in Saudi Arabia for SATS, after its […]

20 days by sea or 7 hour flight with Volga-Dnepr?

Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Kintetsu World Express France have moved a motorised pump in a matter of hours, saving the customer a long wait compared to using sea freight. The 40 tonne Alstom motorised pump travelled on a charter flight from Paris-Vatry airport in France to Dammam, Saudi Arabia onboard an Antonov AN-124-100. The pump flew […]

The times are a changin’ in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is changing fast, writes David Craik. Women have been given the right to drive, music can be played in public and you can even go to the cinema. The Kingdom’s Vision 2030 project, led by the youthful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is also set to revolutionise Saudi’s economy which has been so […]

SATS enters Saudi Arabian cargo market

SATS has become the first international cargo handler to win the tender for a cargo handling licence to operate in Dammam, Saudi Arabia – at King Fahd International Airport (KFIA). The tender is awarded subject to terms and conditions being agreed by both parties and it marks the first step by the General Authority of Civil Aviation of […]