All Dubai International (DXB) articles – Page 2

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    Dnata Heathrow completes safety standard audit

    2017-03-10T10:47:26Z

    Dnata has completed a new IATA safety and security audit for its ground operations at London Heathrow.Heathrow is dnata tenth station to complete IATA's Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO), following on Dubai (DXB and DWC), Geneva, Zurich, Manila, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.ISAGO is an internationally-recognised system for assessing ...

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    Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports enjoyed 2016 cargo boost

    2017-03-01T11:02:38Z

    Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports continued their “overall growth trajectory” for airfreight volumes in 2016, according to December and full year regional statistics released by Airports Council International (ACI).Cargo throughputs at airports in Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew 10.9% and 10.4% respectively in December 2016, with full year increases of ...

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    February freight surge at DXB

    2016-04-13T11:04:06Z

    Freight volumes at Dubai International (DXB) increased 3% in February, rising from 191,002 tonnes in 2015 to 196,730 tonnes in February 2016. Cargo growth was however outpaced by the rise in passengers, which jumped 6.9% to over 6.3 million passengers in February 2016, according to the latest traffic report by ...

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    Dubai (DXB) cargo uptick

    2015-03-20T15:02:33Z

    DUBAI International Airport’s cargo volumes rebounded by 4.3 per cent to 192,902 tonnes in August, compared with 184,877 in the same month in 2013, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The upswing came after the hub returned to full operational capacity in August following a runway upgrade project that reduced the airport ...

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    Freighters switch triggers Dubai (DXB) cargo drop

    2015-02-27T12:58:52Z

    WHILST the permanent relocation of Emirates SkyCargo’s freighter operations has boosted Dubai World Central’s (DWC) cargo business, the switch has had the opposite effect on its sister airport Dubai International (DXB), writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.DXB recorded a downturn in July, with volumes falling to 184,720 tonnes, down 10.7 per ...