All Middle East Articles – Page 29
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Etihad launches new green temperature controlled dolly system
Etihad Cargo has teamed up with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology to launch a new design of temperature-controlled and energy-efficient air cargo container cool dolly system.The carrier says that the diesel-powered cooling systems on dollies used at many airports and ground-handling operations use too much energy, are expensive ...
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Aramex buys Fastway Couriers in New Zealand
Dubai-based logistics operator Aramex has expanded its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region with the 100% acquisition of Fastway Couriers in New Zealand for NZ$125m.Established in 1983, Fastway Couriers' global network includes 63 regional depots and 1,500 courier franchisees across Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Northern Ireland and South Africa. With more ...
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Weak November for cargo at Asian and Middle Eastern hubs
Airfreight volumes remained weak in November in the Middle East and Asia, reflecting the “slowdown of the Chinese economy and uncertainty in the commodity exporting countries”, according to latest data from the Asia-Pacific arm of Airports Council International (ACI).Freight volumes in the Asia-Pacific region declined by 1.5% and the Middle ...
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Hollywood bowled over by Qatar's extra LA freighter
Qatar Airways will serve Los Angeles with a fourth weekly Boeing 777 freighter service from January 19, after launching the US west coast maindeck route with a twice weekly frequency to its Doha hub in April 2015.Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker announced the Middle East carrier's additional freighter frequency ...
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Etihad cargo volumes up by 4% in 2015
Etihad Airways reported strong cargo volumes for 2015, with 592,090 tonnes of freight and mail flown in total, a four percent increase year-on-year.The national airline of the United Arab Emirates accounted for 88% of cargo imports, exports and transfers at Abu Dhabi International Airport last year.The airline's Etihad Cargo division ...
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Saudi Arabia-Iran flights suspended as tensions rise
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have halted all flights to and from Iran amid rising tension in the region following the Saudis’ execution on January 2 of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and other prominent Shi'ite clerics and consequent severing of diplomatic relations.Saudia and Gulf Air have halted all flights, as has Iran ...
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Emirates' new LA flight takes aim at fruit and vegetable exports
Emirates hopes an increase in frequencies between Los Angeles and Dubai will cater for fruit and vegetable exports from the US city.The extra flight, which will be operated by an Airbus 380-800ULR, increases the airline’s daily frequencies between the airports to two per day.Emirates said it hoped the flight's cargo ...
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Qatar Airways takes delivery of two new freighters
Qatar Airways Cargo has taken delivery of two new freighter aircraft as it continues to expand its all-cargo fleet.The Doha-based airline has taken delivery of its seventh Airbus 330-200F and its first nose loading Boeing 747-8F.The aircraft will be used to increase frequencies to Bahrain, Brussels, Chennai, Hyderabad, London Stansted ...
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Emirates bridges the gap for Uganda
Emirates SkyCargo has flown an 84 tonnes load of heavy machinery and steel parts for a new bridge being built across the Nile River in Uganda.The UAE-based passenger and freighter aircraft operator was awarded the charter by a Japanese construction company to carry the load from Tokyo’s Narita Airport to ...
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Future pharma boost for Tel Aviv-London
IAG Cargo pharma traffic between the UK and Israel will benefit from an aircraft upgrade on the carrier’s London Heathrow-Tel Aviv route from March 2016.The carrier is replacing its remaining Airbus A321 with wide-body Boeing 777-200s, which will operate twice daily.The cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia of Spain ...
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Emirates to increase passenger cargo capacity in 2016
Emirates' passenger fleet retirement plan and delivery schedule for 2016 will result in an increase in its potential cargo carrying capacity.The Dubai-headquartered carrier will retire 26 aircraft next year; 12 A330-300s, four A340-300s, one A340-500, six Boeing 777-200ERs, two Boeing 777-300s and one Boeing 777-300ER.In addition, 13 more aircraft will ...
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Dubai's DWC beats Q3 cargo dip to register 15.9% nine-month surge
Airfreight traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC) rose 15.9% to 662,143 tonnes during first nine months of the year.Hub operator Dubai Airports said: “Year on year cargo volumes increased despite a dip in volumes during the third quarter when DWC handled 219,131 tonnes of freight, down 15.6% from 259,636 tonnes ...
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Official opening for Emirates SkyCentral in Dubai
Dubai’s Emirates SkyCargo has officially opened its new airfreight terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC).Emirates SkyCentral, a first phase 800,000 tonne capacity cargo terminal that can handle 12 freighters, is located within the Dubai South complex, 77 km from the airline’s passenger aircraft hub at Dubai International Airport (DXB).A ...
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ACS helps out on world record attempt
Air Charter Service helped a team complete ‘Cape to Cape 2.0’, a world record attempt driving from the southernmost point in South Africa to the northernmost in Norway.With Syria being out of the question to travel through, the team, driving a VW Touareg from Cape Agulhas to Nordkapp, was given ...
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Qatar announces new dedicated pharma routes
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the launch of two new dedicated pharma routes from India to Doha as it looks to capitalise on industry growth in the Middle East.The first new Pharma Express route will commence on November 10 and will operate from Mumbai via Ahmedabad to Doha on Tuesdays ...
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Middle East aircraft fleet to treble by 2034 says Airbus
Airbus forecasts that by 2034 the fleet of passenger and freighter aircraft in the Middle East region will almost treble from nearly 1,100 today to over 2,950.The European aircraft manufacturer said that traffic in the Middle East will grow at 6.0%, well above the world average 4.6%, over the next ...
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Etihad adding two B777 freighters
Etihad Airways has exercised its options on two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft, making the announcement on the opening day of the Dubai Air Show.The freighter options, with a list price value of $637m, were part of UAE national airline’s $67bn mixed fleet order for 199 aircraft in 2013.The additional freighter ...
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Emirates bucks cargo trend with 10% volume surge
Dubai’s Emirates Skycargo outpaced the airfreight market with a 10% rise in volumes to 1.25m tonnes during the first six months of the financial year.Emirates Group, which includes ground handler dnata, described the airline cargo figures from April to September as “a solid performance that continues to buck the market ...
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Emirates dons special livery to help endangered species
Two Emirates A380 jets take to the skies this week, wearing special livery in support of United for Wildlife, a global collaboration that unites the efforts of the world’s leading wildlife charities in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade.The livery, featuring some of the planet’s wildlife threatened by poaching ...
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Cargo growth at Dubai International eases in September
Dubai Airports said cargo demand at Dubai International had been “ fairly robust” over the first nine months of the year, despite growth easing in September from the levels recorded earlier in the year.Dubai’s northern airport saw September cargo demand increase by a “marginal” 0.3% compared with last year to ...