All Middle East Articles – Page 23
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DHL Express expedites Bahrain-Jeddah operation with new flight
DHL Express has added a new flight between Bahrain and Jeddah as it looks to speed up connection times between the two locations.The express operator said the flight will fly seven times a week utilising a B757 freighter, which is capable of carrying around 22 tonnes of cargo.The new flight ...
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Antonov's An-132D multipurpose turboprop completes first flight
Antonov has completed the first flight of its new An-132D aircraft, which will target the cargo industry as well as other sectors.The Ukraine-based aircraft manufacturer said that on March 31 the An-132D flew for one hour and 30 minutes after taking off from the company’s airfield in Kiev.The aircraft, which ...
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Emirates SkyCargo targets perishables market with new product launches
Emirates SkyCargo has added extra perishables solutions as part of its new SkyFresh product.The cargo carrier said its SkyFresh product brings together the cool chain infrastructure at its Dubai hub, its wide-bodied aircraft including freighters, and a range of innovative cool chain solutions.This includes its new 16-tonne capacity ventilated cool ...
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NewsRacing certs for Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo has transported some of the world’s top racehorses to its Middle East hub for the Dubai World Cup event, which will take place on March 25 at the Meydan racecourse.Champion thoroughbred horses have been arriving at the Dubai World Central hub on Emirates SkyCargo freighters over the last ...
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Qatar expands freighter fleet with B777F
Qatar Airways Cargo has received its latest Boeing 777 freighter, taking the Doha-based carrier's total freighter fleet count to 21.Qatar Airways chief officer cargo Ulrich Ogiermann said: “The arrival of our newest Boeing 777 freighter comes at a time when we are consciously strategising our freighter network expansion this year, ...
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WCS17: Saudia signs ULD management and repair contract with Unilode
ULD management and repair specialist Unilode has signed a deal to handle 21,000 units belonging to Saudia's passenger and cargo divisions.The management and repair contract is the first big win announce by Unilode since it changed its name from CHEP Aerospace after it was bought by Sweden's EQT Infrastructure in ...
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Emirates SkyCargo appoints Ross Barnett as UK Cargo Manager
Emirates SkyCargo has appointed Ross Barnett as UK cargo manager.With over 30 years’ experience in the industry, he joined Emirates in 1995 and was most recently cargo manager for Northern England and Scotland where he was responsible for over 20 staff based in the region.Now based in London, he will ...
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Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports enjoyed 2016 cargo boost
Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports continued their “overall growth trajectory” for airfreight volumes in 2016, according to December and full year regional statistics released by Airports Council International (ACI).Cargo throughputs at airports in Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew 10.9% and 10.4% respectively in December 2016, with full year increases of ...
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Dubai Customs calls for greater collaboration on trade and security
Dubai's top customs official has said that greater co-operation is needed between local, regional and international authorities to facilitate trade and sustain high levels of security.“With the UAE’s positioning as a world-class transport and integrated logistics hub, it has become more important than ever to deploy effective screening and detection ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo celebrates Miami freighter launch
Qatar Airways Cargo inaugurated a Boeing 777 freighter connection with Miami International Airport (MIA) from its Doha hub on February 2, the route also taking in South American stops at Sao Paulo in Brazil, Buenos Aires in Argentina and Quito in Ecuador, as well as in Luxembourg.The inaugural was celebrated ...
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Alitalia business plan takes a step forward
The board of directors of Italian airline Alitalia have agreed that a final adjusted business plan will be presented by the end of the month (March 2017).The board met yesterday (Thursday) to hear a review from independent advisors Roland Berger on the airline’s proposed business plan.The board was also presented ...
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NewsJon Conway joins the Airport Services Association as director general
Jon Conway, dnata’s former divisional senior vice president airport operations, has been appointed director general of the Airport Services Association (ASA)Conway, who brings four decades of industry experience to Switzerland-based ASA, will take up his new position from the beginning of March, 2017.ASA, originally set up under the name of ...
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Jordanian launches e-AWB booking system
Royal Jordanian (RJ) has launched a system that enables cargo agents to create electronic-air waybills (e-AWB) when making bookings.The system was developed in cooperation with the Middle East airline’s information technology department and air cargo IT provider CHAMP Cargosystems.Royal Jordanian president and chief executive Captain Suleiman Obeidat said that the ...
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Etihad celebrates another year of expansion, but cargo volumes remain flat
Etihad Airways has reported on what it describes as “another year of sustained growth” in 2016, expansion achieved off the back of new aircraft deliveries, additional frequencies on various services and the introduction of further product offerings.During the year, Etihad Cargo carried 592,700 tonnes of freight, a figure not dissimilar ...
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Saudia Cargo renews human organ transportation agreement
Saudia Cargo has renewed its commitment to human organ transportation by re-signing its agreement of collaboration with the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, a publicly funded organisation that oversees the organ donation process in Saudi Arabia.Faisal Shaheen, the organisation’s director general, re-signed the deal – originally agreed in January 2014 ...
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US carriers seek Tillerson meeting in Gulf states subsidy row
US passenger airline bosses have asked to meet the new US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to discuss allegations that Middle East Gulf states are unfairly subsidising state-owned carriers.This latest move in a long simmering row has seen the chief executives of American Airlines, United and Delta Air Lines post ...
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Qatar expands Pharma Express services
Qatar Airways Cargo is adding further frequencies to its Pharma Express services that link the two European pharmaceutical hubs of Basel and Brussels with its home hub of Doha.An additional weekly frequency, operating on Fridays, was introduced on the route out of Basel on 3 February, while two further weekly ...
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Cargo waiting in the wings as Lufthansa and Etihad partnership focuses on catering and MRO
Lufthansa and UAE national carrier Etihad have signed a non-equity partnership with an initial focus on in-flight catering and aircraft maintenance, although cargo is not on the menu at this stage.Etihad Aviation Group president and chief executive officer James Hogan, and Carsten Spohr, Lufthansa Group chairman and chief executive, signed ...
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Dubai's DWC airport saw cargo volumes up by 0.8% in 2016
Dubai World Central (DWC), the Middle East emirate’s second international hub, recorded a slight increase in 2016 airfreight volumes at 897,998 tonnes, up 0.8% versus prior year.Owner Dubai Airports stated: “[DWC]Cargo volumes registered strong growth in the fourth quarter with 252,300 tonnes of air freight, up 10.3% compared to 228,770 ...
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Year end cargo boost for airports in Asia Pacific and the Middle East
Air cargo hubs in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East delivered strong results in November 2016, growing at 9.5% and 9.9% respectively, and recovering from a "stagnant market that persisted from the end of 2015 to early 2016".In its latest monthly regional report, airport association ACI said that the November growth ...