All Middle East Articles – Page 14
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NewsEmerging markets enthusiasm tempered by ‘crisis’ concern
Logistics industry executives worry about trade tensions, geopolitical threats Logistics industry executives see emerging markets growing at 5% in 2019, but a high number are bracing for a crisis amid US-China trade friction, interest rate and currency volatility, and Brexit uncertainty.The annual survey of more than 500 supply chain industry ...
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Perishables, pharma and high-tech mitigate January drop in total air cargo volume
January 2019 another volume drop in total chargeable air cargo weight, this time of 2% year on year (YoY), coupled with a dollar yield drop of 2.5%, confirming a trend seen over a number of months said market analyst WorldACD in its latest report.The smaller regions of Africa and Central ...
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CargoLogicAir to boost UK flights as no-deal Brexit looms
UK registered freighter airline CargoLogicAir (CLA) is escalating its flight schedule from March 15 as the Stansted-based carrier prepares for a no-deal Brexit when the UK leaves the European Union.CLA chief executive David Kerr confirmed that the B747F operator would increase its current twice weekly flight schedule ex-Stansted to 12 ...
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Emirates uses technology to increase Kabul cargo capacity
Emirates Flight Operations has developed a navigation technique that allows the Middle East-based airline to carry additional bellyhold cargo into Afghanistan's Kabul International airport.The missed-approach* procedure developed by Emirates has replaced an older technique that required cargo bound for Kabul to be offloaded in Dubai during low-cloud or poor visibility ...
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NewsEmirates to link Dubai to Porto
Emirates B777-300ERDubai-based Emirates has confirmed that it is to launch a four times a week connection from its home hub to Portugal’s second-largest city, Porto.On July 2, Porto will become the airline’s second Portuguese destination, adding to the current twice-daily service to the national capital of Lisbon.The link will be ...
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Love is in the air for Emirates flower power freighters
Emirates SkyCargo has operated nine extra Boeing 777 freighter 'flower charters', spanning five continents, to meet additional demand ahead of Valentine’s Day.Said a spokesperson for the Middle East carrier: “With each aircraft being capable of transporting up to 100 tonnes of cargo, this translates into the carrier flying close to ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo eyes Tel Aviv daily boost from September
Virgin Atlantic will launch daily Airbus A330-300 flights between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv later this year with 20 tonnes of bellyhold capacity on each service.An airline spokesperson said that the route, which commences on September 25, “will offer a fast cargo service from Tel Aviv for goods such as ...
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Pemco adds full freighter option to B737-700 conversion programme
Pemco Conversions has announced a full freighter Boeing 737-700 Next Generation (NG) conversion programme, with Bahrain-based Chisholm Enterprises as the launch customer.The development a full freighter option follows Pemco’s B737-700 passenger-to-FlexCombi conversion programme, again with Chisholm as the launch customer, for an aircraft with separate main-deck compartments for passengers and ...
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DHL launches humanitarian logistics centre in Dubai
DHL Global Forwarding has opened its Global Competence Center for Humanitarian Logistics in order to consolidate its logistics services within the sector.The centre will co-ordinate humanitarian efforts across all DHL business divisions to provide all related services and products.Fatima Ait Bendawad, a DHL manager with 15 years of experience in ...
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dnata boosts freighter forwarder services with double UAE shares swoop
UAE-based ground handler dnata has increased its ownership in two Dubai-based joint venture companies, strengthening its position in the international freight forwarding sector.The Dubai-based global air services provider has purchased a 50% stake in Dubai Express, Freightworks and a 25.5% stake in Bolloré Logistics UAE from the Kanoo Group.As a ...
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Etihad jumps at the chance for a third Longines Masters horse charter
Etihad Cargo will again fly horses from Belgium to Hong Kong for the annual Longines Masters indoor show jumping event.It is the third consecutive year that the Middle East freighter operator, based in Abu Dhabi, has been entrusted with the transport of the elite show jumpers for the event.The dedicated ...
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VD Gulf receives approval for B777 aircraft type and extends scope of services
VD Gulf, the Volga-Dnepr Technics company within Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group, has received type approval for the Boeing 777 aircraft.The MRO provider, located in Sharjah, UAE, will now be able to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for customers with B777 fleets.With this approval, VD Gulf has extended its base and ...
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FedEx signs up for Bahrain airport's new cargo area
US parcel giant FedEx has signed a letter of intent for warehouse space at Bahrain International Airport’s (BIA) new 25,000 sq m cargo area, sited near the northern runway.The facility, which has two further tenants waiting in the wings, comprises warehouses, aircraft parking, and associated infrastructure aimed at handling air ...
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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 ...