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Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports see volume declines in November
Airports in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East regions experienced a decline in November 2018 volumes of 2.1% and 0.7% respectively.Airports Council International (ACI) blamed "a weakened global economy and reduction in manufacturing activities" for the regional declines.Among the major cargo hubs, Qatar's Doha hub +5.6% had the highest increase ...
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Egyptair takes re-delivery of second A330-200P2F
Egyptair Cargo has taken delivery of its second passenger-to-freighter converted Airbus A330P2F.The Middle East carrier ordered three A330-200P2Fs from German-based passenger to freighter conversion specialist EFW.The 13-year-old aircraft was converted by EFW during the second half of 2018. Ground tests and acceptance procedures were completed at the end of January ...
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Etihad gains first airline CEIV Pharma certification in the Middle East
Etihad Cargo has become the Middle East’s first carrier to be awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification for pharmaceutical Logistics.The airline is one of only 16 carriers worldwide to hold CEIV Pharma certification, a regime which demonstrates an airline's ability to manage high-value, temperature-sensitive shipments for ...
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Emirates SkyCargo and Avianca team up for a weekly B777 freighter to Bogota
Emirates SkyCargo and Avianca are developing a "deeper partnership" with the launch of a new South American trade lane for the Middle East carrier, a weekly Boeing 777 freighter service to Bogota.The Colombian capital will become Emirates SkyCargo’s sixth cargo destination in South America and its third dedicated cargo destination ...
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Delhi on a monthly high for airport cargo volumes in October
Cargo throughput at airports in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East regions grew by +2.6% and +1.8% respectively in October 2018, amid the ongoing trade disputes between China and the US.The latest monthly statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific show that, among the major cargo hubs, Delhi (DEL) had ...
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Qatar Airways takes 5% stake in China Southern
Qatar Airways Group has acquired a 5% share stake in China Southern Airlines.The Middle East carrier said that the purchase of China Southern A and H shares continues a strategy to invest in “the strongest airlines around the world and continue enhancing operations and network connectivity”.Latest available fleet data indicates ...
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Etihad's Abdulla Mohamed Shadid on the carrier's transformation
Abdulla Mohamed Shadid, managing director cargo and logistics at Etihad Aviation Group, provides an analysis of 2018 events and a foretaste of 2019 at the the Middle East carrier.The last 12 months have witnessed record yields not seen in our industry in over a decade, combined with volume growth on ...
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Cargo equipment specialists ALS and Goldhofer join forces with Dubai office
Germany-based cargo equipment specialist Goldhofer Airport Technology has opened a sales and service center in Dubai in collaboration with cargo handling supplier ALS Logistic Solutions.The decision is based on a long-term relationship between the two companies and in response to increased demand for internal airport logistics in the Middle East ...
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Emirates eyes Irish cargo
Emirates SkyCargo carried close to 10,000 tonnes of Irish exports, from Dublin, during 2018.The Dubai-based carrier offers up to 25 tonnes of cargo capacity on each of its Boeing 777 passenger aircraft that operate the Dublin route.Around 35% of Emirates SkyCargo’s Irish export cargo for 2018 comprised food items such ...
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Qatar Airways boosts Iranian connections
Qatar Airways is to boost its existing links with Iran by adding a new twice-weekly direct service to Isfahan International Airport on February 4 next year, as well as by increasing its frequency of service to Shiraz and Tehran from early January.Isfahan will become the airline’s fourth Iranian connection, joining ...
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Video: Emirates SkyCargo flies champion of the race that stops a nation
Emirates SkyCargo transported Cross Counter, a three year old horse from Dubai's Godolphin stables, which won the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s biggest horse racing event and commonly referred to as the race that stops a nation.Following the race victory, Emirates SkyCargo transported the champion horse from Melbourne to Dubai on a ...
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Saudia Cargo supports wrestling tournament
Saudia Cargo has transported 100 tons of equipment and supplies to Riyadh ahead of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) ‘Crown Jewel’ tournament.A Boeing 747-8 carried equipment, machinery, sound and lighting systems, and other supplies from Maastricht to the Saudi capital in mid-October.Earlier this year, in April, the carrier moved WWE ...
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Gulf Air picks Aero Cargo France for Paris relaunch
ECS Group subsidiary Aero Cargo France is to represent the cargo activities of Gulf Air in France when the carrier relaunches services to Paris Charles de Gaulle.Flights from the French capital to Gulf Air’s home hub in Bahrain will connect with services across the airline’s network. As such, Aero Cargo ...
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Emirates SkyCargo supports Sri Lankan perishables
Dubai-headquartered Emirates SkyCargo transported 22.8% of Sri Lanka’s total air exports in 2017-18, moving 27,000 tonnes of Sri Lanka's total air exports of 118,000 tonnes.Temperature-sensitive perishable goods are among the principal exports from Sri Lanka and benefit from the carrier’s Emirates Fresh solution.“In 2017-18, Emirates SkyCargo carried more than 7,500 ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo rolls out automated mail management system
Qatar Airways Cargo has rolled out a fully automated mail management system at more than 50 stations across its global network in what it says is a first for the industry.It has also signed an agreement with leading logistics solutions provider Descartes to integrate the Descartes Velocity Mail (vMail) solution ...
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Saudia Cargo appoints chief ground handling officer
Saudia Cargo has appointed Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak to lead the airline's ground handling business unit.The appointment of Al-Mubarak as chief ground handling officer is part of Saudia Cargo’s recognition of the important role its ground handling business unit has in achieving its Strategy 2020 transformation program.Al-Mubarak joins Saudia Cargo with a ...
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Emirates SkyCargo seeks to boost Vietnam trade
Emirates SkyCargo has signed an agreement with the Investment and Tourism Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City to jointly explore opportunities to promote trade to and from Vietnam.The Dubai-based carrier started operations in Hanoi in 2008 and over the last decade has scaled up the number of freighter and ...
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Clear vision for Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways will host the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital at Doha International Airport as part of its support for the inaugural Doha Healthcare Week, 6 -12 November.The Flying Eye Hospital, operated by global eye health charity Orbis, is a fully-equipped plane with state-of-the-art medical equipment, an operating theatre and a ...
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Special Economic Zone for Riyadh airport
Saudi Arabia is to open a Special Economic Zone focusing on integrated logistics in King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.The Integrated Logistics Bonded Zone (ILBZ) has been assigned to the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) and Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) and is part of the Kingdom’s Vision ...
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Saudia Cargo investment streamlines processes
Saudia Cargo’s investment in infrastructure facilities at its Jeddah and Riyadh cargo stations has reduced import and export documentation and procedures by 75%, said Saudi Airlines Cargo Company chief executive Omar Talal Hariri.In his speech delivered at the Second Supply Chain and Logistics Conference held in Riyadh, he reiterated the ...