Emirates SkyCargo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to become the preferred logistics partner and provide air transport services for satellites and related equipment for the Dubai based space science and advanced technology research and development centre. The MoU was signed in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group, by Nabil Sultan, Emirates … [Read more...] about SkyCargo becomes MBRSC’s preferred logistics partner
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Emirates SkyCargo and Cargolux deepen partnership
Cargolux Airlines and Emirates SkyCargo have announced that they will be entering into a codeshare partnership for air cargo transportation. The agreement was signed in Dubai by Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo and Richard Forson, President & CEO Cargolux Airlines in the presence of François Bausch, Minister of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, Luxembourg. Earlier in the year the two carriers had announced the start of a … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo and Cargolux deepen partnership
SkyCargo commences freighter service to Luxembourg
Emirates SkyCargo, the world’s largest international cargo airline, has operated the first of its scheduled weekly freighter service to Luxembourg on 12 June 2017. On arrival at Luxembourg, the freighter was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute. Emirates SkyCargo’s freighter operation between Luxembourg and Dubai World Central is one of the first steps in the implementation of the strategic operational partnership between Emirates SkyCargo and Cargolux Airlines announced in May this … [Read more...] about SkyCargo commences freighter service to Luxembourg
Emirates unveils new GDP SkyPharma facility
Aiming to capture a larger market share in the transport of high-yield, temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products, Emirates SkyCargo has upped its game with the official launch of the only EU Good Distribution Practice-certified facility in the region and the only GDP-cerftified multi-airport hub in the world. The global pharmaceutical industry is forcast to grow at a pace of 22-23 per cent between 2014 and 2018. “As a leader in the global air cargo industry we decided that it was not … [Read more...] about Emirates unveils new GDP SkyPharma facility
SkyCargo inaugurates new terminal, targets 12M tonnes of cargo by 2050
Emirates SkyCargo officially opened the first phase of its state-of-the-art cargo terminal at Dubai’s new Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) yesterday. Located in the Logistics District in Dubai South, the new terminal dubbed Emirates SkyCentral, is the home of SkyCargo’s fleet of 15 freighters and was necessitated by the shift of SkyCargo’s maindeck fleet out of increasingly congested Dubai International Airport (DXB) in May of last year to the new DWC airport. The new facility, … [Read more...] about SkyCargo inaugurates new terminal, targets 12M tonnes of cargo by 2050
SkyCargo takes delivery of 13th B777 Freighter
Emirates SkyCargo has welcomed the arrival of its newest B777 Freighter, bringing the total number of freighters in its fleet to 15, including two B747-400Fs and 13 B777Fs. Emirates' newest B777F, which left the Boeing Manufacturing Facility in Everett, Washington, in September, flew its first mission to Hong Kong. The Asian metropolis is one of the most popular in the Emirates Sky Cargo network, in addition to airports in Frankfurt, Shanghai, Chicago and Zaragoza. Since being introduced to … [Read more...] about SkyCargo takes delivery of 13th B777 Freighter