60 Seconds with Mohammed Al Musafir
Oman Air Cargo has major plans to grow its cargo share in the Middle East and take on the heavweight carriers in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Air Cargo Week spoke to senior vice president for commercial cargo, Mohammed Al Musafir about how business is at the Muscat-based airline and where it is […]
HAE picked as American Airlines Cargo’s GSA for the UAE
American Airlines Cargo has picked Heavyweight Air Express (HAE) as its general sales agent (GSA) for the United Arab Emirates. HAE is replacing Airline Cargo Resources, which has chosen to downsize its commitments to the region. This is the second area of the world where HAE was chosen by American following its appointment to cover […]
flydubai takes delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8
Flydubai has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8, making it the first carrier in the region to operate the new single aisle aircraft. The aircraft is the first of 75 on order to add to flydubai’s fleet of Next-Generation 737s, which it operates on a network of more than 95 destinations in […]
Cargo up 3.2% in first half at Dubai World Central
Freight volumes at Dubai World Central (DWC) grew 3.2 per cent in the first half of 2016, handling 443,835 tonnes. DWC is ranked as the 20th busiest international cargo airport in the world and the volumes were up from 430,132 tonnes in the same period of 2016. Dubai’s second airport is home to 26 scheduled […]
Etihad Airways makes $1.8 billion loss in 2016 financial year
Etihad Airways has made a loss of $1.87 billion in the 2016 financial year due to falling yields, aircraft impairments and equity investments. The loss compares to a $103 million profit in the 2015 financial year, with major costs including $1.06 billion charges on aircraft, reflecting lower market values and the early phase out of […]
Outlook positive for Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo is predicting more positive times ahead following the challenges of 2016, senior vice president cargo of operations worldwide, Henrik Ambak (pictured) explains. He says 2017 has been positive following the weak start to 2016, followed by a very good peak season. The outlook for 2017 is looking good, something he feels is essential […]
Etihad Cargo predicts modest growth in 2017
2017 will be a year of modest growth at Etihad Cargo following a strong start, senior vice president David Kerr (pictured) predicts. He says the first two quarters have been the strongest for a couple of years and Etihad Cargo has enhanced its fleet and network. Etihad Cargo took delivery of an Airbus A330 Freighter […]
Pegasus to open four Russian routes and flights to Abu Dhabi
Pegasus Airlines is launching five new flights from London Stansted to locations in Russia and to the United Arab Emirates. The new thrice weekly routes from Stansted via Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen include the launch of Grozny on 12 April, and flights to Samara and Volgograd on 19 June and Nizhny Novgorod on 20 June, as […]
Abu Dhabi up in 2015 despite weak end to year
Abu Dhabi International Airport saw cargo volumes rise by 3.8 per cent in 2015 to 827,456 tonnes despite the end of the year declining. In December, volumes fell by 3.9 per cent to 66,987 tonnes and having seen a year-on-year fall in November of 7.2 per cent to 70,276 tonnes. This is following a fall […]
IATA e-AWB end of year target likely to be missed
Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration has risen to 35.1 per cent in October, an improvement on September but reaching the end of year target of 45 per cent is unlikely. Penetration increased by 0.9 per cent over September, according to the International Air Transport Association, but this is a slowdown compared to previous months, which […]
