All Emirates SkyCargo Articles – Page 10
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Emirates to fly the A380 to Houston
Emirates Airline is to return the Airbus A380 to its service linking Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Dubai International Airport from 1 June this year.The decision to return to the use of A380 equipment on the Houston connection, replacing Boeing B777-300ER aircraft, follows the airline’s recent adjustments to its ...
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Emirates transports first UAE-manufactured space satellite
Emirates SkyCargo has transported KhalifaSat, the first satellite developed and built by Emirati engineers in the UAE.As the first step in its journey to space, KhalifaSat was flown from Dubai to Incheon International Airport in South Korea on a chartered Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777 freighter. Emirates SkyCargo also unveiled a ...
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Emirates freighter trio rally to meet roses demand
With global demand for roses in February estimated at 250m stems, Emirates SkyCargo operated three extra Valentine’s day cargo flights to move over 300 tonnes of flowers to Amsterdam.While the carrier transports fresh flowers around the world daily, demand spikes around Valentine’s Day and it operates extra flights every year.The ...
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Emirates SkyCargo adds Maastricht freighter flights
Emirates SkyCargo has begun operating two Boeing 777 Freighter flights per week between Dubai World Central airport and Maastricht – its second destination in the Netherlands after Amsterdam.Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, commented: “The Netherlands is one of our most important cargo markets globally and the freighters ...
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Video: Emirates launches pharma 'corridors'
Emirates SkyCargo has introduced pharma corridors offering "additional protection" across selected stations in its network for pharmaceutical cargo.A spokesperson for Emirates SkyCargo said that Middle East carrier is working with ground handling partners and other stakeholders at multiple cities across its global network in order to ensure that handling operations ...
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A380 saved as Emirates places order for 36 aircraft
Dubai-based Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire up to 36 additional A380 aircraft, the giant aircraft which had been facing the axe due to a lack of demand.Following the order, Airbus said production of the aircraft would continue for at least the next ten years, while ...
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Emirates carried 2.5m tonnes of cargo in 2017
Emirates SkyCargo carried 2.5m tonnes of freight in 2017 and recorded a 38% surge in pharmaceutical volumes.The cargo statistics for the calendar year 2017 were contained in an end of year review by the Dubai-based carrier.No comparable volume figures were given for 2016 in the statement, but statistics published in ...
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Emirates SkyCargo targets e-commerce with CommerCity deal
Emirates SkyCargo will target e-commerce traffic through a new deal it has signed with free zone Dubai CommerCity.The two partners said they will work together to develop new solutions for the global e-commerce sector to help retailers save time and money, although details on what form these solutions will take ...
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Emirates SkyCargo signs space centre logistics deal
Emirates SkyCargo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to become the preferred logistics partner.The deal, signed at the Dubai Airshow, means that Emirates SkyCargo will be MBRSC’s preferred partner to provide air transport services for satellites and related equipment relating to the organisation’s ...
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Emirates SkyCargo's half year volumes up 5%
Emirates SkyCargo saw a 5% rise in cargo volumes to 1.3m tonnes for the financial half year while yields improved by 8%.Dubai parent Emirates Group, announcing the six month results to end of September 2017, said of the airfreight arm: "This solid performance speaks to Emirates SkyCargo’s recent investments in ...