Chapman Freeborn and Fiege Logistics Switzerland AG have successfully completed a high-profile project to transport outsize oil and gas equipment totalling 232 tonnes from Germany to the United Arab Emirates. The global aircraft charter specialist’s Germany team utilised the giant Antonov AN-225 freighter and an additional B747-400F aircraft to deliver the time-critical cargo from Leipzig Halle Airport (LEJ) and Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) to Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH). The … [Read more...] about Chapman Freeborn AN-225 giant charter to Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Abu Dhabi Int’l sees 6.2% decline in April volumes
Abu Dhabi Airports reported a sharp 6.2 per cent decline in cargo throughput at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to 63,500 tonnes in April, year-on-year. Year-to-date cargo volumes are down 4.8 per cent to 254,907 tonnes. Aircraft movements at AUH were down marginally by 1.0 per cent to 14,074. Passenger traffic at AUH for April 2016 rose 4.8 per cent compared to the same month last year to 1.96 million. The top-five routes were London Heathrow, Doha, Bangkok, Bombay and Jeddah. … [Read more...] about Abu Dhabi Int’l sees 6.2% decline in April volumes
Etihad Cargo boosts Kuwait and Oman with A330F services
Etihad Cargo has expanded its Middle East network to Kuwait by adding an additional freighter and introduced a new twice weekly service into Muscat in Oman. The twice weekly A330 freighter service to Kuwait and the new operations on an A330 freighter to Muscat have commenced and are now available to customers. David Kerr, VP of Etihad Cargo, said: “By strengthening our existing connectivity to Kuwait and introducing a new freighter service to Muscat, our frequency in the Middle East has now … [Read more...] about Etihad Cargo boosts Kuwait and Oman with A330F services
Cargo, passenger traffic up at Abu Dhabi Int’l Airport
Abu Dhabi Airports said it handled 64,067 tonnes of cargo at its three terminals in February 2015, a 12.6 per cent increase when compared to February 2014. There were 12,852 aircraft movements in February 2015, which was a 15 per cent increase over February 2014’s figure of 11,174. Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 21.5 per cent in February 2015. A total of 1,715,540 passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport during … [Read more...] about Cargo, passenger traffic up at Abu Dhabi Int’l Airport
Cargo, passenger traffic up at Abu Dhabi Int'l Airport
Abu Dhabi Airports said it handled 64,067 tonnes of cargo at its three terminals in February 2015, a 12.6 per cent increase when compared to February 2014. There were 12,852 aircraft movements in February 2015, which was a 15 per cent increase over February 2014’s figure of 11,174. Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 21.5 per cent in February 2015. A total of 1,715,540 passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport during … [Read more...] about Cargo, passenger traffic up at Abu Dhabi Int'l Airport
Abu Dhabi airport sees 12.8% cargo growth
Abu Dhabi International Airport handled 797,069 million tonnes of cargo in 2014, representing a 12.8 per cent on the previous year. Th airport also welcomed 20 million passengers during 2014, which is 20 per cent more than in 2013 and a record year for the airport. Commenting on these numbers, H.E. Ali Majed Al Mansoori, chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports, said: “Abu Dhabi Airports is playing a fundamental role in supporting the drive by the emirate of Abu Dhabi to grow its global … [Read more...] about Abu Dhabi airport sees 12.8% cargo growth