Dubai sees 3.4% cargo increase
Dubai International Airport has seen cargo volumes increase by 3.4 per cent to 2.5 million tonnes despite pure cargo operators moving to Dubai World Central. In 2015, Dubai International welcomed new airlines including Air Canada to Toronto, Eurowings to Cologne, and China Southern to Wuhan. Emirates and flydubai also increased their network. Indian services were […]
Emirates to start second LA bellyhold service
Emirates has announced it plans to launch a second daily bellyhold service from Dubai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport from Friday 1 July 2016. The second Los Angeles flight will be operated with an Airbus A380 and will supplement the current A380 flight departing Dubai. The carrier says a major export from Los […]
ACI: airfreight up 0.3% per cent in October
Airfreight volumes were up marginally by 0.3 per cent in October, but varied considerably by region, according to the Airports Council International (ACI). ACI explains that cargo markets were “significantly weaker as compared to passenger markets” and international freight grew at 0.3 per cent and domestic freight at 0.2 per cent. The results for major […]
Emirates SkyCentral handles 35,000th tonne of cool chain
Emirates SkyCargo has shipped its 35,000th tonne of cool chain from its SkyCentral hub at Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central. SkyCentral, which is where Emirates’ freighters have been operating from since it became operational in May 2014, has a 15,000 square metre storage area dedicated to temperature sensitive goods. To keep goods cool, […]
Emirates officially opens Emirates SkyCentral
Emirates SkyCargo has today (10 November) officially opened its freighter cargo terminal, Emirates SkyCentral at Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central. The opening ceremony was attended important members of management including Emirates Airlines and Group chief executive and chairman, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Emirates SkyCargo senior vice president, Nabil […]
Asia Pacific flat, Middle East sees small increase
Airports in Asia Pacific saw volumes remain flat in August while the Middle East saw a small increase, according to the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia Pacific FreightFlash for August. ACI Asia Pacific says volumes remained weak during August because of slowdowns in Asian exports and in oil producing economies. Asia Pacific saw growth of […]
