All Middle East Articles – Page 23
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Emirates SkyCargo widens container offer for pharma customers
Emirates SkyCargo has entered into agreements for global container rental services with SkyCell and va-Q-tec, in addition to its existing co-operation with Envirotainer.The agreements allow the Middle East carrier to offer a variety of specialised temperature controlled containers for pharmaceutical or life sciences products.Emirates SkyCargo’s customers can have such temperature ...
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VIDEO: Emirates freighter Rosie blossoms in Barcelona
An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777 freighter, nicknamed Rosie because of her rose decal, made a special appearance in Barcelona on the occasion of ‘The Day of the Rose’.The Catalan festival, originally St Jordi’s Day, is celebrated on April 23 every year with locals gifting roses and books to one another.Earlier ...
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Qatar's fourth pharma freighter to Basel
Qatar Airways Cargo is launching a fourth Pharma Express freighter service from Basel in Switzerland, effective May 8.The additional freighter brings the total Pharma Express flights operated by the Middle East Gulf carrier to 10 each week, providing dedicated uplift for pharmaceuticals and healthcare products.Qatar Airways Cargo increased its Pharma ...
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Dubai and Changi airports on the up in March
Dubai and Singapore airports both saw impressive cargo tonnage increases in March, providing further statistical evidence of a 2017 first quarter airfreight uptick.Freight volumes at Dubai International (DXB) in the Middle East rose 3.5 % in the first quarter of 2017 to 636,479 tonnes.This result was positively impacted by an ...
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VIDEO: Everyone's a winner at the Cargo Airline of the Year Awards 2017
American Airlines was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 as airfreight’s shining stars took centre stage at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 34th year. Click here for a full list of winners.American Airlines, doubly successful on the night with a regional Americas garland, secured the highest ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo explains move away from all-in rates
Emirates SkyCargo has said that customer demand is behind its decision to scrap all-in rates after just two years.The Dubai-headquartered airline told Air Cargo News that it was increasingly hearing from customers that the transparency it had hoped to deliver through the ‘all-in’ mechanism "hasn’t worked as it was intended" ...
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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 ...