Hitting the ‘reset button’ nearly 20 years after the unfortunately-named cargo quality initiative - Cargo 2000 - was first created, the IATA-supported interest group with the mission of creating and implementing quality standards for the worldwide air cargo industry was officially renamed Cargo iQ at the World Cargo Symposium in Berlin. The rebrand, aside from moving away from the negative imagery of a name that suggests a 16 year lag in reaching its intended goals, is part of a much larger … [Read more...] about Cargo iQ phoenix rises from Cargo 2000
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Emirates marks a decade of services to India’s Kerala state
Emirates marked 10 years of operations in India’s Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. Over the last decade, Thiruvananthapuram has emerged as an important passenger and cargo destination for the airline in the region. Since the start of its operations, Emirates carried 105,000 tonnes of cargo and over two million passengers on the route. “Southern India has always been a key market for Emirates and we are proud to complete 10 years of successful operations to Thiruvananthapuram. … [Read more...] about Emirates marks a decade of services to India’s Kerala state
SkyCargo set to offer 23 tonnes of belly to Bolongna
Emirates SkyCargo is set to expand its Italian cargo network when it launches daily non-stop flights to Bologna from 3 November 2015. The daily service will be operated by a B777-300ER, offering 23 tonnes of belly-hold capacity on the first long-haul wide-bodied flight to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport. "Bologna is an economic hub in Italy and for the entire European continent. But because of a lack of wide-bodied aircraft service to the region, many businesses must truck their goods over … [Read more...] about SkyCargo set to offer 23 tonnes of belly to Bolongna
Emirates SkyCargo adds Dubai-Orlando
Emirates SkyCargo is set to expand its US cargo network to 11 destinations, when the airline launches a daily service to Orlando, Florida from 1st September 2015. The Dubai – Orlando route will be served by a B777-200 LR. The freight division of Emirates also has belly-hold cargo services to San Francisco, Seattle, Washington D.C., Boston, Dallas, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston, with the latter four cities also forming part of the air cargo carrier’s US freighter … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo adds Dubai-Orlando
Emirates SkyCargo launches Bali service
Emirates SkyCargo will soon be adding the popular Indonesian Island of Bali to its Asia Pacific network, opening up a new trade lane between the island and the cargo carrier’s network of more than 140 destinations. Bali will become Emirates SkyCargo’ s 2nd gateway in Indonesia and 24th Asia Pacific point in its global network. With the launch of its daily service to Bali, Emirates SkyCargo will offer 294 tonnes of cargo capacity per week both ways in the belly hold of a B777-300 … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo launches Bali service
IAG Cargo joins all-in pricing bandwagon
IAG Cargo is joining other carriers such as Emirates SkyCargo, Qatar Airways and SAS Cargo in rolling up fuel surcharges into an all-in rate. IAG will drop its fuel surcharges (FSC), effective with the start of the Summer season. This will apply to all markets except Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan, where local regulations on surcharges apply. These countries are Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan. A spokesman for the cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia said that it will also remove the … [Read more...] about IAG Cargo joins all-in pricing bandwagon
