dnata partners with Global Jet Technic
dnata has partnered with Global Jet Technic (GJT) to provide line maintenance support to airlines in Dubai. The partnership will see dnata promote GJT’s services, offering its 150 customers a one-stop-shop of ground handling, cargo and technical services at Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC) airports. Steve Allen, executive vice President of dnata, […]
DB Schenker opens solar-powered Dubai hub
DB Schenker has opened its first fully solar-powered logistics centre in Dubai South, next to Al Maktoum International Airport. The 33,000 sq m logistics centre, DLC II will become the central hub in the Middle East for DB Schenker’s customers including Unilever. After a successful first collaboration in Saudi Arabia, DB Schenker and Unilever officially […]
Abu Dhabi to be the centre of air cargo excellence
Abu Dhabi Airports and Etihad Cargo will enhance Abu Dhabi International Airport, making it a state-of-the-art global air cargo centre of excellence. The airport and airline will implement a multi-phased cargo infrastructure development strategy, starting with the imminent upgrade of Etihad’s existing air cargo terminal facilities on the Southside airport perimeters. The programme will culminate […]
Dubai Airshow: Etihad Cargo signs up to cargo.one
Etihad Cargo has strengthened its digitalisation strategy by signing a distribution agreement with e-booking platform cargo.one. Finalised on the side of Cargo Connect, an industry forum co-located with Dubai Airshow, the agreement makes Etihad Cargo the latest carrier to partner with cargo.one. The agreement commits to providing customers with a best-in-class booking experience, the cargo.one […]
Air Partner adds Dubai office to global network
Air Partner is extending its presence in the Middle East with the opening of an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The office in the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, offers Air Partner’s full suite of charter services including group charter, private jets and freight. Clients also have access to the group’s consulting and training services […]
dnata gains IATA CEIV Pharma at DWC
Cargo handler dnata has gained IATA CEIV Pharma certification at its Dubai World Central (DWC) facility. The certificate at DWC complements accreditation at Dubai International, and joins its CEIV network in Amsterdam, Dallas, Singapore and Toronto. Amsterdam, London, Manchester, Singapore and Zurich are all certified to GDP standards. dnata has invested in infrastructure and equipment, […]
Albion Aviation represents Prime Aviation in Europe
Albion Aviation Group has been appointed general sales agent (GSA) in Europe for Prime Aviation. As the GSA, Albion Aviation will exclusively sell Prime’s network on a per kilo basis, and offer full and part-charter capacity from the UAE to destinations in the Middle East, CIS and Africa. Prime Aviation operates scheduled services from Sharjah […]
Etihad Cargo refreshes network for the winter
Etihad Cargo is upgrading its winter schedule network, with both freighter and passenger routes being refreshed. Weekly freighter flights to Columbus, Ohio will now go via Europe, stopping off in Frankfurt, Germany on the way out and Amsterdam, the Netherlands on the way back. The flights to Ohio’s Rickenbacker International Airport will be supported by […]
ABI trains ITS Logistics to set up charter desk
The Albion Broker Institute has completed its first in-house training course for a freight forwarder wishing to set up an in-house charter desk. UAE-based ITS Logistics was the freight forwarder in question, with five sales and operations staff undergoing the training at their office in Dubai. The five attendees learnt how to contract and execute […]
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 […]
Busy summer of cargo for Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo has had a busy summer, moving over 150,000 tonnes of perishables and 27,000 tonnes of pharmaceuticals through Dubai between April and mid-August. Infrastructure at Emirates SkyCentral DXB and DWC have been upgraded with extensive cool chain facilities and dedicated storage space for pharmaceutical cargo. The terminals have a combined capacity of over two […]
Etihad Cargo has a clear vision for the future
Rolling out its new strategy meant 2018 was the best year in Etihad Cargo’s history, according to managing director of cargo and logistics services, Abdulla Mohamed Shadid. Speaking to Air Cargo Week at air cargo Europe on 5 June, Shadid explained that Etihad Cargo has been implementing initiatives including reorganising the fleet, network, its proposition, […]
Seamless link between hubs for Emirates SkyCargo
With two hubs in Dubai, the trucks running between Dubai International and Dubai World Central provide a conveyor belt for pharma cargo according to Julian Sutch. The manager of global pharma sales for Emirates SkyCargo tells Air Cargo Week that, with streamlined processes, Emirates SkyCargo can offer transit times of just 4.5 hours between the […]
Saloodo! comes to the United Arab Emirates
Deutsche Post DHL Group digital freight platform subsidiary Saloodo! is coming to the Middle East by expanding to the United Arab Emirates. The digital freight platform that is available to shippers, dispatchers and carriers in Europe will be available to users in the Gulf region for domestic transport and international freight. Saloodo! is a forerunner […]
Etihad Cargo picks Emiratis for commercial roles
Etihad Cargo has made several Emirati national appointments within its commercial operations to enhance both its Global Customer programme and its UAE home market. The UAE Commercial function will be headed by Bader Ahmed Al Ali, who will look after key UAE customer accounts, UAE government key accounts, Dubai and Northern Emirates sales, Abu Dhabi […]
dnata optimises operations at Dubai airports
dnata has launched a resource management system in Dubai to optimise operations and manage employees and resources at Dubai International and Dubai World Central. The resource management system is expected to significantly enhance operational efficiency, improve employee productivity and support better on-time performance. The platform will allow dnata to apply innovative technologies in its operations […]
Emirates SkyCargo flies 2.6 million tonnes of cargo
Emirates SkyCargo transported almost 2.6 million tonnes of cargo in 2018, including fruit and vegetables, space satellites, pharmaceuticals and domestic pets. Over 73,000 tonnes of pharmaceutical cargo flew with Emirates SkyCargo, including 1.8 million doses of vaccines flying from Italy to Brazil. The exclusive freighter flight carried 36 special purpose containers in what Emirates SkyCargo […]
Uni-top Airlines touches down at DWC
Dubai World Central (DWC) has welcomed the inaugural flight by Uni-top Airlines, providing services to Kunming in Yunnan province. The Chinese airline will operate three flights a week between DWC and Kunming, the capital of Yunnan in southwest China. DWC is the world’s 22nd busiest cargo hub by international freight volumes, and is home to […]
GAC Abu Dhabi joins Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone
Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone (ADAFZ) has welcomed logistics firm GAC Abu Dhabi as the latest addition to its cargo terminal free zone site. Moving to the ADAFZ free zone brings benefits of moving cargo to other free zones in the UAE without having to pay customs duties. Other benefits include 100 per cent foreign […]
Etihad to help trade between the UAE and China grow
Etihad Aviation Group and Jiangsu Provincial Overseas Cooperation and Investment Company (JOCIC) have signed a deal to support the development of logistics between China and the United Arab Emirates. The parties will cooperate on a wide range of areas to support the development of the China-UAE Industrial Capacity Cooperation Demonstration Park in Khalifa Port, Abu […]
Take your supercar on holiday with Etihad Cargo FlightValet
Etihad Cargo has launched ‘FlightValet’ to move cars around the world in time for the seasonal surge in demand for luxury vehicle shipments to popular holiday destinations. Each year Etihad Cargo transports hundreds of vehicles on its passenger and freighter aircraft and the new product will simplify the customers’ booking experience. FlightValet is available to […]
UAE remains regional gateway for air cargo
Dubai is not only the hub of UAE air cargo but the chief gateway for the whole GCC region, covering Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, writes Stuart Flitton. Dubai International (DXB) opened in 1960 and services grew at a fast pace with enormous increases in passenger numbers and freight traffic. In 2010 Dubai World […]
First quarter cargo traffic grows 8.9% at Dubai World Central
Cargo traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC) grew by 8.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2018. Airport operator Dubai Airports says DWC increased to 229,831 tonnes, compared to the first quarter of 2017, when it handled 211,144 tonnes. DWC is home to 20 scheduled cargo operators flying to 68 destinations around the world, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Asia continues to drive air cargo demand, ACI reports
The Airports Council International (ACI) says airports in China contributed 23.5 per cent to growth in air cargo volumes in 2016 as business continues to shift eastward. This was detailed in latest edition of the World Airport Traffic Report by ACI, which found Chinese hubs are the largest contributor to global growth in overall air transport […]
Rosie the flower freighter celebrates Chinese Valentine’s Day
Emirates SkyCargo has marked Chinese Valentine’s Day by flying its special rose-liveried Boeing 777 Freighter known as ‘Rosie’ to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The aircraft arrived in the early hours of 28 August on the day of the Qixi festival, known as Chinese Valentine’s Day. Emirates SkyCargo operates daily freighter services to Shanghai and offers […]
