Emirates

Emirates to retrofit an additional 71 A380s and B777s, extending airline’s nose-to-tail cabin refreshes to 191 aircraft

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Emirates has today unveiled that it will be completely refurbishing another 43 A380s and 28 Boeing 777 aircraft, expanding its retrofit programme to 191 aircraft.  The original plan called for 120 aircraft - 67 A380s and 53 777s to undergo full refurbishment. The Boeing 777 remains the backbone of the Emirates fleet, and the A380 is the airline’s flagship customer favourite, and the expansion of the refurbishment programme ensures Emirates continues to provide customers with an unparalleled … [Read more...] about Emirates to retrofit an additional 71 A380s and B777s, extending airline’s nose-to-tail cabin refreshes to 191 aircraft

Emirates to add belly capacity from MEL next month

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Emirates is looking to restore its pre-pandemic capacity to Australia with the resumption of passenger services to Sydney and Melbourne using its Boeing-777 300ER. Melbourne Airport CEO, Lorie Argus, said the added passenger services will provide additional freight opportunities into Asia and the Middle East, with the Boeing 777-300ER capable of accommodating another 22 tonnes of belly freight. Emirates will increase daily services between Dubai and Melbourne via Singapore from two to … [Read more...] about Emirates to add belly capacity from MEL next month

Emirates offers free cargo space to support Pakistan

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Emirates SkyCargo has set up an air bridge between Dubai and Pakistan to offer free cargo to transport relief aid to people grappling with the damage caused by devastating floods. From 2 September, cargo capacity on all Emirates’ passenger flights to Pakistan will be available to transport critical equipment and supplies, food and other emergency relief goods directly to Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, and Sialkot. The airline said these humanitarian flights will be offered to … [Read more...] about Emirates offers free cargo space to support Pakistan

Payload Asia’s Weekly Recap

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Alibaba doubles stake in YTO Express  Alibaba injected 6.6 billion yuan, or $970 million, to double its stake in YTO Express, looking to boost its logistics network which relies on third-party logistics services.  Alibaba has invested in major couriers from YTO’s home base of Tonglu through its logistics arm Cainiao. YTO commands a 14 percent share of China’s express delivery market, according to TechCrunch. In 2018, a Cainiao-YTO joint venture started building a digital logistics … [Read more...] about Payload Asia’s Weekly Recap

Emirates links Dubai-Lebanon airbridge for Beirut support

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In the wake of the Port of Beirut explosions, Emirates is providing critical emergency relief and aid to affected communities. Emirates SkyCargo is planning to operate over 50 freighter flights to deliver much needed airlift to Lebanon, a press release confirmed.  The airline said that it has already been supporting disaster relief efforts in Lebanon through the dispatch of several charter flights carrying food, clothing and medical supplies, which have been donated by various grassroots … [Read more...] about Emirates links Dubai-Lebanon airbridge for Beirut support

Emirates SkyCargo completed over 10,000 flights from April to June

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Emirates SkyCargo operated more than 10,000 cargo flights—a mix of scheduled, ad-hoc and charter operations—in the second quarter of the year, a press release stated. This allowed the movement of essential commodities for consumers and businesses, such as much needed medical supplies and food, as well as raw materials required for manufacturing and other industries.  In May and June, Emirates SkyCargo operated more than 3,800 flights per month on average, covering approximately 37 … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo completed over 10,000 flights from April to June