All Emirates SkyCargo Articles – Page 3
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo looks ahead after volumes improve in 2023
Photo: Emirates SkyCargoEmirates SkyCargo saw its airfreight volumes grow in 2023 - despite the weak market conditions - and has plans to continue investing in its fleet and services next year.The carrier said its cargo volumes increased by 7% year on year to 1.18m tonnes between January and mid-December in ...
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Emirates sees cargo volumes climb in H1
Emirates registered a double-digit percentage improvement in its cargo volumes in the first half of its financial year as it continued to re-introduce belly capacity following the Covid pandemic.Between April and September, Emirates SkyCargo saw its cargo volumes increase by 11% year on year to 1m tonnes of cargo "despite ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo goes live on CargoAi’s CargoMART
Emirates SkyCargo is now live on CargoAi’s CargoMART. Photo: Emirates SkyCargoEmirates SkyCargo is now live on CargoAi’s CargoMART marketplace solution to offer freight forwarders real-time pricing and capacity information during the booking process.The partnership launched in the Netherlands, Spain and France, and will open up to customers in select countries ...
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Fordree set to leave Menzies Aviation
Robert Fordree is set to step down from his role as executive vice president for cargo at handler Menzies Aviation.Fordree has worked in the air cargo industry since 1990 and has been in his current role at the handler since June 2019 but is now moving on to a position ...
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Emirates SkyCargo reports heightened demand for long-term deals
Emirates SkyCargo has reported high demand for long-term contracts despite the current market uncertainties.Speaking to Air Cargo News during Air Cargo Europe, Nabil Sultan, divisional senior vice president at Emirates SkyCargo, said that companies were looking to secure long-term capacity in order to avoid capacity shortages experienced over the last ...
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Emirates SkyCargo launches new pharma services
Emirates SkyCargo, the airfreight division of Dubai-based carrier Emirates, has launched two new bespoke services for the global healthcare industry.Emirates Vital and Emirates Medical Devices will be available under the freight carrier’s rebranded Life Sciences and Healthcare product range, which also encompasses its pre-existing pharmaceutical transport offerings.Emirates Vital and Emirates ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds two 747-400Fs and plans to double capacity
Photo: Emirates SkyCargoEmirates SkyCargo has added two Boeing 747-400Fs to its freighter fleet and expects to double its existing capacity over the next decade.The cargo division of Emirates is expecting 15 more freighters to join its fleet from announced orders and its freighter conversion programme, plus a boost in bellyhold ...
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NewsAir Canada and Emirates team up on air cargo
Nabil Sultan, Emirates SkyCargo and Matthieu Casey, Air Canada Cargo. Source: Emirates SkyCargoEmirates SkyCargo and Air Canada Cargo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will examine how they can develop capacity partnerships.The partnership will see the two airlines work on a number of initiatives, including expanding cargo ...
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InsightsEmirates SkyCargo invests for the future
The last 14 months have been a busy period for Emirates SkyCargo.Not only has the carrier been managing heightened demand – at least until the second half of last year – and the recovery of bellyhold operations, but it has made a series of investments.Firstly, in November 2021 the carrier ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds UK to its home delivery shopping platform
Emirates Delivers, the e-commerce platform of Emirates SkyCargo, has added the UK for United Arab Emirates-based customers seeking fast delivery for their online shopping.Thousands of UAE-based shoppers have been using Emirates Delivers to shop from US retailers since it launched in 2019.It now enables customers to shop from multiple online ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo and United Cargo sign cargo interline and block space MoU
Emirates SkyCargo and United Cargo have signed an MOU. Photo: EmiratesEmirates SkyCargo and United Cargo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work closely on issues including expanding cargo interline options and block space agreements, pending regulatory approvals.Signed at the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS), the MoU will build ...
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Emirates SkyCargo adds first third-party booking portal partnership
Emirates SkyCargo has added its capacity to a third-party online booking portal for the first time as it looks to expand its digital reach.The Dubai-based airline today announced that it would place its capacity on the WebCargo by Freightos portal.The airline said that the move would give customers "quick and ...
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InsightsAir cargo drives ahead in specialist automotive market
Companies involved in the transport of automotive vehicles and parts offer a range of services to cater for varying types of demand.There are many links in the automotive supply chain: the business of moving both finished vehicles and car parts around the world.At the heart of the process, of course, ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo offers free capacity for Pakistan flooding aid efforts
Source: Emirates SkyCargoEmirates SkyCargo is offering cargo capacity free of charge on flights between Dubai and Pakistan to transport relief aid following the devastating floods in the country.The carrier said that from today cargo capacity on all Emirates’ passenger flights to Pakistan will be available to organisations based at the ...
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NewsSea-air and product demand on the up at Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo is expecting recent strong demand for sea-air services to continue, whilst volumes transported through its various product lines have also soared over the past could of years.Speaking to Air Cargo News, Emirates SkyCargo vice president cargo commercial development Dennis Lister says the pandemic had helped accelerate the use ...
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InsightsCargo airlines weather the storm of fuel price hikes
The cost of fuel has been a pain point in the aviation industry throughout 2022, but air cargo carriers have tackled the challenge with tenacious determination.Expensive fuel is not a new phenomenon, however, a perfect storm of economic and political issues has seen prices continue to rise this year until ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo to expand freighter capacity and launch new China services
Source: Emirates SkyCargoEmirates SkyCargo has taken delivery of its latest Boeing 777F, revealed plans to add new services to China and confirmed that it will convert more aircraft.The brand new freighter, A6-EFU, will replace A6-EFG which went back to its lessor last week, maintaining the carrier's B777F fleet at 11 ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds another freighter
Source: EmiratesEmirates SkyCargo took delivery of a new Boeing 777 freighter at the weekend, bringing its all-cargo fleet to a total of 11 aircraft.On Saturday May 28, the aircraft (A6-EFT) landed in Dubai World Central (DWC) from Boeing’s Paine Field site in Seattle with a full load consisting of electronics, ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo volumes continue to recover as revenues soar
Emirates SkyCargo saw its volumes continue to recover in the 2021/2022 financial year while revenues continued to beat pre-Covid levels.For the 12 months ending March 31, Emirates SkyCargo saw its revenues increase by 26.6% year on year to AED21.6bn, which was also higher than the AED13.1bn registered in pre-pandemic financial ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo hits 1bn vaccine doses milestone
Photo: Emirates SkyCargoDubai’s Emirates SkyCargo has flown more than 4,200 tonnes of COVID-19 vaccines, equivalent to over 1bn doses, within 18 months from the first shipment trial in October 2020.The shipments have gone to over 80 destinations on over 2,000 flights by the Middle East carrier. Close to two-thirds of ...