RUS Aviation resumes flights from Sharjah to Sulaymaniyah
RUS Aviation successfully resumed operation of its scheduled cargo flights from Sharjah to Sulaymaniyah on 20 March 2018. This was the first commercial cargo flight to land in Sulaymaniyah airport after the reopening of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports in northern Iraq. RUS Aviation will continue to operate scheduled freighter service from Sharjah to Sulaymaniyah twice […]
Emirates SkyCargo becomes Authorised Economic Operator member
Emirates SkyCargo has become a certified member of the UAE Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme, with customers expected to benefit from faster shipping and delivery times. The certification was awarded by the Federal Customs Authority of the UAE government, and the AEO programme is a voluntary compliance and security scheme that builds on the SAFE […]
Emirates flies first UAE built satellite to Seoul for space mission
Emirates SkyCargo has transported the first satellite developed and built by Emirati engineers in the UAE to Seoul on its first journey into space. The KhalifaSat was developed and built at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the remote sensing satellite will provide images of the earth for practical applications in a variety […]
UPS launches record breaking service from Louisville to Dubai
UPS is using one of its new Boeing 747-8 Freighters for its longest scheduled service, flying the aircraft from its Worldport global air hub in Louisville to Dubai. The 7,700 mile route is operated on a weekly basis and will become a daily flight on 27 February, operating Tuesday through Saturday, and is part of […]
Marginal freight growth for Dubai International in November
Freight volumes registered a small year-on-year increase at Dubai International Airport rising 0.4 per cent compared to 2016. The airport handled 235,651 tonnes of freight in November 2017 compared to 234,743 tonnes in November 2016. On a year-to-date basis Dubai has handled 2,425,475 tonnes of freight, up 2.7 per cent on the 2,362,332 tonnes during […]
Emirates SkyCargo carries 2.5 million tonnes of freight in 2017
Emirates SkyCargo continues to play an important role in the airline’s business, carrying 2.5 million tonnes of freight in 2017. The airline says the freight division created new benchmarks in the air cargo industry with specialised transportation for industry verticals, including pharmaceuticals. Introducing Emirates Pharma has boosted pharmaceutical cargo volumes by 38 per cent, while […]
Freight tonnage fall in October at Dubai
Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 231,805 tonnes of freight in October compared to 236,169 tonnes, which was a monthly YOY fall of 1.8 per cent. The operator Dubai Airports also report year-to-date (YTD) cargo volumes as at the end of October reached 2,189,824 tonnes, a growth of 2.9 per cent compared to 2,127,589 tonnes recorded […]
The belly-maindeck divide continues to widen
With the air cargo market’s up-turn now rolling for over a year, memories of the long, cold, dark days of flagging volumes and depressed yields may gradually be receding in the collective memories of the industry, writes Donald Urquhart. But parked freighters remain a visible reminder of the painful volatility and begs the question as […]
Dnata and its partners test the use of blockchain technology
Dnata, Emirates Innovation Lab, flydubai Cargo, and IBM have completed a proof of concept (PoC) using blockchain technology for air cargo in Dubai. They says this has added value by eliminating redundant data and improve visibility and transparency and as a result, processes can been more streamlined and simplified right from the origin to the […]
Emirates SkyCargo signs MoU with Dubai CommerCity
Emirates SkyCargo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai CommerCity – the first free zone dedicated to e-commerce in the Middle East and North Africa region. The airline will work with Dubai CommerCity to develop new solutions for the global e-commerce sector, a growing vertical for the air cargo industry worldwide and Emirates […]
Flydubai signs massive deal with Boeing for 225 737s
Dubai based carrier flydubai has signed a deal with Boeing for 225 737 MAX airplanes with a list price value of $27 billion. The agreement made at the Dubai Airshow represents the largest-ever single-aisle aircraft order – by number of aircraft and total value – from a Middle East carrier. It includes a commitment for […]
First Etihad Cargo 777F touches down in Miami
Miami International Airport (MIA) welcomed the first weekly Boeing 777F flight by Etihad Cargo on 7 November. The new scheduled freighter flights, make a stop in Columbus, Ohio before continuing to Miami, Amsterdam and Abu Dhabi. The route launch makes Miami the airline’s third US cargo route and fourth in the Western Hemisphere, joining Columbus, Tucson and […]
Emirates SkyCargo to be logistics space partner
Emirates SkyCargo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to become the preferred logistics partner for the Dubai based space science and advanced technology research and development centre. The MoU was signed in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief Executive […]
Ethiopian Airlines orders four Boeing 777Fs
Ethiopian Airlines has ordered four Boeing 777 Freighters in a deal valued at more than $1.3 billion at list prices. The deal includes a new order for two freighters. It also includes two freighters the carrier announced as a commitment in June that finalised into a firm order and posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries […]
NAS and ANA Aviation strengthen Amerijet ties
Network Airline Services’ (NAS) Paris CDG office has extended its contractual territory with Amerijet International to include Malta. NAS says customers in Malta can now book their shipments on Amerijet’s flights through their local NAS office and transactions will be managed and directed through its team in France. ANA Aviation Services has also been appointed […]
AZAL commits to two Boeing 747-8F and orders seven Dreamliners
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has ordered five more Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners and has committed to purchase two 747-8Fs. The agreement, was announced at the 2017 Dubai Air Show, is valued at about $1.9 billion at current list prices. The freighter commitment will be finalised at a later time. AZAL president, Jahangir Askerov says: “Ordering additional 787 Dreamliner airplanes will greatly expand our […]
First half year profits rebound at Emirates
Profits have rebounded for Emirates, increasing by 111 per cent in the six months up to 30 September, hitting $452 million. Revenue increased by six per cent to $12.1 billion, while revenue for the Emirates Group was also up six per cent to $13.5 billion, with profits growing by 77 per cent to $631 million. […]
Chinese belly traffic boosts Brisbane’s cargo volumes
Belly traffic to and from China is driving cargo at Brisbane Airport (BNE) and more will follow as new services are operated, writes Justin Burns. In the first half of 2017, the gateway handled more than 54,000 tonnes, an 11 per cent uplift on the same period last year with 24 per cent growth in imports […]
Lufthansa Cargo is Jettainer’s first cool management customer
Unit load device (ULD) company Jettainer has welcomed Lufthansa Cargo as its first custumer for its ‘Cool Management’ service. From now on, the ULD firm is not only managing the temperature-controlled ULDs for its parent company, but also units leased by Lufthansa Cargo. Additionally, Jettainer is also upscaling its services at Abu Dhabi International Airport […]
Kerr to takeover as CEO of CargoLogicAir from 1 January
Etihad Cargo senior vice president, David Kerr will takeover as chief executive officer (CEO) of British freighter carrier CargoLogicAir on 1 January next year. Last week, it was announced that Kerr was leaving Etihad at the end of the year to “pursue another opportunity“ and the UAE carrier also appointed Justin Carr as vice president […]
Freight rise in September at Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport’s September freight volumes reached 217,120 tonnes compared to 205,142 tonnes recorded during the same month in 2016, an increase of 5.8 per cent. The operator Dubai Airports chief executive officer, Paul Griffiths says the gateway’s international growth throughout the first nine months of 2017 has been “very satisfying”.
Carr joins Etihad Cargo, Kerr to pursue other opportunities
Etihad Cargo has confirmed two senior management changes with the arrival of Justin Carr and the departure of David Kerr. Senior vice president David Kerr will be leaving the company at the end of the year “to pursue another opportunity within the industry” while Justin Carr is joining as vice president cargo commercial. Commenting on […]
Tonnage fall of 2.6% in August at Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi International Airport’s tonnage fell by 2.6 per cent in August compared to the same month last year. The United Arab Emirates gateway handled 66,923 tonnes, down on the 68,728 tonnes in August 2016. In the first eight months of the year, tonnage is down 4.9 per cent to 498,822 tonnes, a fall on […]
Emirates SkyCargo helps Sri Lankan seafood exports to Europe
Sri Lanka’s fish exporters are experiencing a boom following the resumption of shipments to Europe, and Emirates SkyCargo is playing a key role in helping them capitalise on this resurgence. The carrier is currently transporting about 100 tonnes of fish a week from Colombo to markets in Europe and the US, a noteworthy increase over […]
Ex-Heathrow chief Douglas appointed CEO of Etihad
The Etihad Aviation Group has appointed Tony Douglas as group chief executive officer (CEO) to lead its overhaul and he will join the company in January 2018. Douglas joins Etihad from the UK’s Ministry of Defence, where he has served as CEO of the Defence Equipment and Support department, responsible for procuring and supporting all the […]
Emirates SkyCargo handles 51,000 tonnes of pharma in 12 months
Emirates SkyCargo this month marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of its specialist product Emirates Pharma and says it has handled more than 51,000 tonnes of pharma in those 12 months – valued at over $11 billion. The Dubai-based carrier says it pharma product, which offers customers three levels to choose from – Emirates Pharma, Emirates Pharma […]
August tonnage uplift of 10.1% at Dubai International
Dubai International Airport’s freight volumes surged to 221,508 tonnes in August, up 10.1 per cent compared to the 201,100 tonnes recorded in the corresponding month in 2016. The gateway’s operator Dubai Airports says year-to-date cargo reached 1,737,676 tonnes up three per cent on the 1,686,277 tonnes recorded the first eight months last year. Dubai Airports […]
Cargolux moves Dubai handling to Emirates SkyCargo
Cargolux has moved all of its cargo handling on flights to and from Dubai World Central (DWC) over to Emirates SkyCargo. The move follows the cooperation agreement that the Luxembourg-based carrier signed with Emirates in May 2017 at Air Cargo Europe. Cargo flights to Luxembourg are already handled by Cargolux’s partner Luxair Cargo. Emirates SkyCargo […]
Revenue and tonnage growth for Turkish Cargo
Turkish Cargo’s cargo revenue has grown 24.4 per cent and tonnage is up 26.1 per cent on a year-on-year (YOY) basis in the first half of 2017 to the end of June, as it continues to expand its services. The carrier says it has also grown YOY by 46.8 per cent in the Chinese market during the […]
Freight up 5% in July at Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport (DXB) saw a surge in cargo with freight totalling 213,258 tonnes in July, up five per cent compared on same month last year when it handled 203,153 tonnes. During the first seven months of 2017, DXB handled a total of 1,516,169 tonnes of cargo compared to 1,485,177 tonnes during the same period in 2016, […]
