Silk Way West Airlines expands footprint in Africa
Silk Way West Airlines has signed an interline agreement with Kenya’s Astral Aviation. This interline agreement is to provide cross-selling benefits for both sides by using the wide network of flights to and from Africa. In line with the agreement, Al Maktoum International Airport of the UAE, also known as Dubai World Central (DWC), will […]
Silk Way West gains GDP
Baku-based Silk Way West Airlines has been awarded Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification. To further improve the company’s capacity in reliably handling time and temperature sensitive cargo, the carrier has successfully completed an in depth GDP audit by Global Cold Chain Consultants. Being GDP certified, Silk Way West Airlines now intends to extend its product […]
Silk Way West Airlines named Incheon Airport’s ‘Cargo Airline of the Year 2020’
South Korea’s Incheon Airport has named Silk Way West Airlines its ‘Cargo Airline of the Year 2020’, recognising the company as the best air freighter achieving up to 25,000 tonnes of international cargo turnover. The airport’s annual award ceremony is now in its fifth edition, having first been held in 2016. Incheon Airport, located near […]
Silkway West to open weekly flights to Oslo Airport
Avinor Oslo Airport has gained another route to export salmon with Silkway West Airlines launching weekly flights from Friday 27 September. The route will be operated by a Boeing 747-400F, connecting the Norwegian capital with onward connections to the Far East via Baku, Azerbaijan. At Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Silkway Group operates a […]
Silk Way West to increase Maastricht Aachen Airport services
Silk Way West Airlines has increased services to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) in the Netherlands’ second largest cargo gateway. Recently, Silk Way West Airlines has started to operate one weekly flight, but will gradually increase to four by the end of October. Silk Way West Airlines is the parent company of Sky Gates Airlines, which already operates four flights per […]
Changi Airport’s cargo hits new highs in 2016
Cargo at Changi Airport has grown 6.3 per cent to the new high of 1.97 million tonnes with growth coming from imports, exports, transhipments, perishables and pharmaceuticals. Airfreight volumes were up 8.4 per cent 177,355 tonnes and the top markets were China, Australia, Hong Kong, the US and India. Changi Airport strengthened its pharmaceutical capabilities […]
Luxembourg Airport tonnage grows 4.2% in 2015
Airfreight continues the upward trend at Luxembourg Airport and it handled 738,000 tonnes in 2015, rise of 4.2 per cent compared to 2014. The strongest growth was recorded in October and November when there was an increase of nine per cent, in August of eight per cent and July of seven per cent. The gateway […]
