Emirates SkyCargo to add Bogota to network

Emirates SkyCargo will open a new trade lane to South America with weekly freighter services to Bogota, Colombia from 16 January. The Colombian capital will become Emirates SkyCargo’s sixth South American cargo destination, and third served by freighter aircraft. Flight EK9930 will arrive in Bogota at 22.00h local time on Wednesday and depart from the […]

Emirates SkyCargo flies 25 tonnes of vaccines to Brazil

Emirates SkyCargo has transported over 25 tonnes of vaccines from Milan to Belo Horizonte, the first time the Brazilian airport has received such a large shipment of vaccines. The shipment of 1.8 million doses had to be transported in specialised containers to remain at a constant temperature of 5C. A total of 36 Envirotainer containers […]

Expansive Emirates looks to more direct shipments

Sometimes it’s hard to discern exactly where the focus of a company is: Emirates Sky Cargo is such a company, writes Michael Mackey. This is a company that applies itself to both extending its roster of destinations and the frequency of services as well as the specific services available on them. Both sides of this […]

Emirates flies luxury Jaguar Land Rovers from Birmingham to Chicago

Emirates SkyCargo has put its SkyWheels product to good use by transporting exclusive Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) cars to Chicago. The cars flew on flight EK9923 from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O’Hare International Airport to deliver them for further testing, with Metro Shipping on hand to coordinate the logistics of the shipment. Emirates SkyCargo senior […]

Emirates SkyCargo connects Cambodia with Phnom Penh services

Emirates SkyCargo has launched its 13th Far Eastern route with weekly Boeing MD-11 Freighter services to Phnom Penh in Cambodia on 6 April. The outbound flight, number EK9828 will leave Dubai World Central’s Al Maktoum International Airport at 21.30h on Wednesdays and arrive in Phnom Penh at 07.15h the next day. The return flight, number […]