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NewsEtihad appoints Brun as vice president cargo
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Airways has appointed senior Geodis airfreight specialist Stanislas Brun to the role of vice president cargo.Brun will be responsible for Etihad Cargo's commercial operations including scheduled and charter flights, revenue management and network planning.He joins Etihad Cargo from Geodis, where, in his role as senior vice president ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo adds Ezhou Huahu Airport to its network
Photo: EtihadEtihad Cargo has become the first international airline to operate a flight to China's new cargo-focused Ezhou Huahu Airport.The carrier's Boeing 777-200 freighter arrived in Ezhou on August 18, marking the commencement of freighter service between Abu Dhabi and Ezhou.Located in the Hubei Province of China, Ezhou Huahu Airport ...
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Martin Drew to leave Etihad
Etihad senior vice president of global sales and cargo Martin Drew will be leaving the airline.The Abu-Dhabi based airline told Air Cargo News that Drew would be stepping down from his role, however, it did not confirm when he would leave.The airline also did not confirm who would be appointed ...
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NewsEtihad eyes Ezhou cargo flights as it expands SF Airlines partnership
Source: Etihad AirwaysEtihad Cargo and SF Airlines are looking to expand their cargo partnership which saw them launch flights between the Middle East and China.Senior leaders from SF Airlines recently flew into Abu Dhabi to discuss how the two airlines can expand their reciprocal blockspace agreement.The two firms signed a ...
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NewsIATA to trial CO2 emissions calculation tool with Etihad
Source: Etihad CargoIATA, together with Etihad Airways, will trial a CO2 emissions calculation tool specifically developed for cargo flights.To effectively manage and report on sustainability progress, the entire value chain – shippers, forwarders, investors and regulators – along with consumers are asking for reliable and trustworthy data calculations.This trial will ...
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NewsEtihad Airways firms up order for seven Airbus A350F freighters
A350F Etihad Cargo. Photo: AirbusEtihad Airways has firmed up its order with Airbus for seven new generation A350F freighters as it looks to meet ongoing cargo demand growth.The carrier announced its intention to order the aircraft at the Singapore Airshow in February but today confirmed the deal.Tony Douglas, group chief ...
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Unnammed customer signs up for seven A350 freighters
An unnamed customer has placed an order for seven of Airbus' recently announced A350 freighter aircraft.The manufacturer's latest update revealed that by the end of June, airlines had placed a total of 31 orders for the aircraft since the programme's launch, up from 22 in May.Two of these extra nine ...
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NewsEtihad helps rescued wild cats land a purr-fect home
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Airways has helped four rescued servals travel to their forever home in South Africa.The wild cats, native to Africa, were kept illegally as pets in Belgium before they were rescued and relocated to big cat sanctuary Panthera Africa.Etihad Cargo, which last month launched a “Forever Home” policy ...
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Etihad Cargo registers record cargo results in 2021
Etihad Airways registered record cargo results last year as the airline ramps up its participation in the industry.The carrier saw cargo revenues last year increase by 49% year on year to $1.7bn - more than half its total revenues of $3.1bn - while volumes increased by 26.8% to 729,000 tonnes.Revenues ...
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NewsEtihad to buy A350F bundle
Photo: AirbusEtihad Airways has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for seven Airbus A350F freighters to add to its existing fleet of five A350-1000 passenger aircraft.The announcement was made at the Singapore Airshow 2022. Etihad has also selected Airbus’ Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its entire A350 fleet.“Etihad is ...
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NewsEtihad Airways signs MoU for UAE-China air cargo
Etihad Airways and Henan Province Airport Group have signed an air cargo MoU. Photo: Etihad AirwaysEtihad Airways and Henan Province Airport Group plan to establish a strategic partnership that will boost air cargo business between the UAE and China.The national airline of the UAE and the parent company of Zhengzhou ...