Emirates SkyCargo, the world’s largest international air cargo carrier, is strengthening its footprint in the Far East and Indian subcontinent with the launch of a new weekly freighter service from Hong Kong to Dubai via Delhi from 1 June 2016. The new weekly service is being introduced to tap increasing cargo movements between Hong Kong, the world’s top cargo hub and Delhi, India’s busiest cargo hub. Some of the key exports carried by Emirates SkyCargo from Hong Kong to India include … [Read more...] about Emirates adds weekly maindeck between Dubai, Delhi and HK
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Cargo iQ phoenix rises from Cargo 2000
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
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 network, … [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 ER … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo launches Bali service
