All Middle East Articles – Page 24
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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 ...
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NewsLogistics industry remains optimistic on emerging market growth despite free trade concerns
The transport and logistics industry remains optimistic about future growth in emerging markets despite concerns the world could retreat from free trade.The 2017 Emerging Markets Index from Agility and Transport Intelligence (Ti) showed that 53% of respondents agreed with the International Monetary Fund’s estimate that emerging markets would grow by ...
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Dubai's 2016 cargo finale recovers after Q3 lull
Dubai International Airport (DXB) shrugged off a third quarter cargo lull to rebound with a 3.4% rise in 2016 full year volumes to just under 2.6m tonnes.After registering a “contraction throughout the third quarter,” cargo volumes at the Middle East hub recovered in the last three months of 2016, rounding ...
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Etihad's Hogan to step down in second half of 2017
James Hogan will step down as president and chief executive of Etihad Aviation Group in the second half of 2017.Hogan will join an investment company along with Etihad Aviation Group chief financial officer James Rigney, who will also leave the company later this year. A global search for their replacements ...
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Lufthansa Cargo increases offering from Sharjah Airport to Hong-Kong
Lufthansa Cargo and Sharjah Aviation Services have launched a twice weekly MD-11 freighter linking the Middle East hub with Hong-Kong.The German carrier's main-deck connections will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays from Sharjah during the 2016/17 winter schedule.Handling agent Sharjah Aviation Services is one of the largest air service providers in ...
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Etihad: not looking to take a stake in Lufthansa - official statement
Etihad has denied press speculation that it is looking to take a stake of between 30%-40% in German carrier Lufthansa.An Etihad Airways spokesman told Air Cargo News: "We can confirm that we are not looking to take a financial stake in Lufthansa.”This official quashing of rumours, which started in the ...
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Etihad's Hogan attacks critics of partnership strategy as core element for growth
Etihad Aviation Group’s president and chief executive, James Hogan, has hit out at critics of the Middle East carrier’s partnership strategy, describing it as a “core element of the growth of the business”.Hogan, delivering a keynote speech at the Global Airfinance Conference in Dublin, said that the strategy had resulted ...
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Lufthansa and Etihad hold merger talks, according to reports
Market reports suggest that airline giants Lufthansa and Etihad could be holding merger talks.Unconfirmed reports in Italy’s Il Messaggero newspaper suggest that managers from the two companies have spent the last few weeks examining the possibility of Etihad taking a 30%-40% stake in the airline through the sale of new ...
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Year of steady growth for dnata
Dubai-based passenger and cargo handler dnata has called 2016 a “year of steady growth” despite challenges in the aviation industry and “increased economic pressures around the globe”.The Emirates Group ground handling subsidiary closed 2016 with 419,133 tonnes of cargo at Dubai International Airport (DXB) which is a monthly average of ...
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Saudi to open bidding process for second cargo operations at King Khalid airport
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has confirmed that the bidding process for a second cargo operator's licence at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh will start in February 2017.GACA also confirmed that future investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia will include “full cargo airports,” with details to ...
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October cargo surge for airports in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East
October 2016 saw airports in both Asia-Pacific and Middle East continue a strong airfreight performance with cargo throughput increases of +10.2% and +11.5% respectively.The airfreight surge came “despite global trade growth remaining weak” according to Airports Council International Asia-Pacific's latest monthly report.It stated: “In Asia-Pacific, the surge in volume in ...
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Etihad to cut jobs and review its European airline investments says Reuters
Middle East Gulf carrier Etihad Airways has announced a range of job cuts and "controlled restructuring" amid speculation that its investment strategy in European airlines looks set for review.Reuters news agency, quoting "company and industry sources", reported that Abu Dhabi-based Etihad is "seeking an exit" from the investments.In tandem with ...
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Emirates SkyCargo expands US network to Fort Lauderdale
Emirates SkyCargo has added Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to its network of US destinations with the launch of a daily Boeing 777-200LR passenger service with bellyhold capacity.Emirates SkyCargo also offers belly hold cargo capacity on its daily passenger service to Orlando, Florida, bringing the total cargo capacity offered to the state ...
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Qatar to add four freighter destinations in the Americas
Qatar Airways Cargo will launch twice weekly Boeing 777 freighter operations to four new destinations in the Americas, starting in early February 2017.The freighters will fly to the South American cities of Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Quito (the latter subject to governmental approval) and Miami in the US.They will depart ...
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Iran Air reaches 80 aircraft agreement with Boeing
Iran Air has made further moves to re-position itself on the global stage with an agreement for 80 aircraft from Boeing.The aircraft in the agreement have a list price of $16.6bn and include 50 Boeing 737 Max 8s, 15 B777-300ERs and 15 B777-9s.The agreement follows on from an order for ...