Menzies Aviation: Scottish pride
“We’re proud of our heritage as one of Scotland’s long-standing and well-known businesses which has constantly evolved throughout its 188 year history and now we are investing in our digital capabilities in order to future-proof our business,” said Robert Fordree, executive vice president, cargo, Menzies. Founded in 1833, Menzies Aviation has come a long way […]
Emirates SkyCargo brings transparency to seafood
On Friday 6 September, a batch of Scottish salmon arrived in Dubai transported for Seafood Souq, a start-up working on transparent sourcing of seafood. The shipment flew on flight EK28 from Glasgow for the Dubai based start-up, which has created an online B2B marketplace helping seafood buyers procure products from across the world. The application […]
Emirates celebrates 15 years of services to Glasgow
Emirates is celebrating 15 years of services to Glasgow by operating Airbus A380s on flights to the Scottish city for a six-month stint. Over 4.5 million passengers have travelled between the two cities in addition to significant volumes of cargo. Over 80 million kilos have been exported from Scotland with Emirates SkyCargo since 2004 including […]
Volga-Dnepr takes helicopters down under and back
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has worked with Panalpina to help Babcock move helicopters between the UK and Australia. The objective of the move was straightforward but required precise planning and consistent coordination between all the global teams involved in the delivery of two Augusta Westland AW139 helicopters from the UK to their new home in Melbourne, Australia […]
Emirates touches down in Edinburgh with daily services
Emirates has touched down in Edinburgh for the first time, with the Boeing 777-300ER landing in the Scottish capital just before 3pm on 1 October. Flight EK023 was welcomed with a water cannon salute and a launch event hosted by Emirates divisional senior vice president commercial operations West, Hubert Frach; Emirates UK divisional vice president, […]
Emirates to launch daily flights to Edinburgh
Emirates is continuing to expand its UK network with daily flights connecting Dubai with Edinburgh from 1 October. Flight EK023 will depart Dubai at 0955h and arrive in Edinburgh at 1450h, before the return flight, number EK024 will leave Edinburgh at 2015h and arrive back in Dubai at 0640h the next day, providing connections to […]
60 Seconds with Mike Stewart
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is the only gateway in Scotland where the largest air cargo freighters can fly into and is looking to grow its traffic. The airport is also working towards becoming a Spaceport, which could give its freight activities a boost. Air Cargo Week spoke to Prestwick’s business development director, Mike Stewart who has […]
Five-year plan for Glasgow Prestwick to return to private sector
Glasgow Prestwick Airport has published its Strategic Plan 2017 to 2022 following approval from its board. This five year plan outlines a new vision for the airport “to be the airport that is recognised for going beyond traditional boundaries to offer customers opportunities, solutions and best value in serving Scotland, the UK and the world”. […]
Kuehne + Nagel opens Aberdeen facility for oil and gas industry
Kuehne + Nagel has opened an 11,000 square metre facility in Aberdeen specialising in services for the oil and gas industry. The facility, which has been fully operational since the end of March 2017, is close to Aberdeen Airport and Aberdeen Harbour and will offer international freight forwarding and integrated supply chain services to the […]
Emirates SkyCargo appoints Ross Barnett as UK cargo manager
Emirates SkyCargo has appointed Ross Barnett as its new cargo manager in the UK. The carrier says International Air Transport Association figures (IATA) revealed in December, the cargo arm of Emirates – exported a larger volume of cargo from the UK than any other airline. Barnett will now be based in London, has over 30 years’ experience […]
Scottish government backs third runway at Heathrow Airport
The Scottish government has added its voice of support in backing a third runway at Heathrow Airport, saying it could create up to 16,000 new jobs in Scotland and develop Glasgow Prestwick Airport into a logistics hub. It says it backs the expansion because expanding Heathrow offers significant job creation and major investment opportunities as […]
Heathrow CEO sure it will get the backing of UK Government
Heathrow Airport chief executive officer John Holland-Kaye said yesterday he feels it has finally come to a point where the government will make a decision to back Heathrow expansion, while also questioning whether Gatwick can meet the needs of British exporters. He was speaking at the Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum, which held a […]