Following the acquisition of tikAERO Mercator, the airline IT solutions provider of the Emirates Group has established a new office in Bangkok, Thailand from 29 June. The office will be known as Mercator Asia and will provide a base for the ongoing development of the system and other passenger related solutions, the company said. “Establishing a Mercator office in the Asia Region is a very positive step for us,” said Patrick Naef, divisional senior vice president Emirates … [Read more...] about Mercator establishes Bangkok branch

Lufthansa Cargo has become the first carrier flying out of Dubai Airport Free Zone to use e-freight and as such no longer requires on-board Master Airwaybills and other documents identified under the scope of IATA e-Freight. This applies for shipments out of Dubai destined for its Frankfurt and Munich hubs, or transiting these hubs to other e-freight-capable destinations. When sending cargo to these e-freightcapable destinations, customers in Dubai have the option to not submit any documents … [Read more...] about Lufthansa flies e-freight from Dubai Free Zone

Emirates SkyCargo has said its total shipments of e-freight – paperless cargo consignments – reached the one million kilograms-a-month milestone. It also passed the 16 million kilograms mark in total e-freight shipments during the first week of July. The carrier, which is an enthusiastic advocate of the IATA initiative and the world’s leading carrier of e-freight, achieved this landmark in just 19 months and is now seeing around 12 per cent of shipments from … [Read more...] about Emirates: E-freight over 1 million kg a month