Emirates SkyCargo

Emirates removes another 777F; charters more capacity from Etihad

Jeff Lee
June 10, 2019
Aircraft, All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Carriers

Emirates this month withdrew from service another 777F (35607) which was on lease from Dubai-based DAE Capital [FAT 004911]. A senior executive with the carrier confirmed to Cargo Facts that the aircraft will be leaving the fleet shortly and that, effective from this summer, the own-operated EK freighter fleet will consist of eleven 777Fs. In […]

Despite smaller freighter fleet, Emirates SkyCargo grew in FY19

Even as Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo moved to reduce ACMI-leased 747-400F capacity last year, the carrier’s cargo unit reported growth for its 2018-2019 financial year, which ended 31 March. Cargo revenues rose 5.0% year-over-year, accounting for about 14% of the airline’s total transport revenue. Volumes increased 1.4% to 2.66 million tonnes while cargo yields, meanwhile, were up 2.7%, according to financial results released by the Emirates Group. After a two-year period of fleet stability that […]

Freighter aircraft transactions through the first half of April

Every week in Cargo Facts Update, we include a list of recent freighter aircraft transactions, and then a comprehensive summary in the monthly issue of Cargo Facts. Each reference to a freighter aircraft transaction (FAT) in our publications contains a unique FAT code linked to the FAT database on the CargoFacts.com website. This database is […]

Cargolux, Turkish Cargo join Cargo Facts EMEA speaker faculty

Cargo Facts EMEA 2019, the industry’s foremost event for innovation in air freight and equipment technology across the EMEA region and globally, continues to add to its stellar speaker lineup with the addition of innovation guru, Olivier Chabin, and cargo expert, Turhan Özen. The event will be held 4-6 February 2019 at the Westin Grand […]

Will partnering with Alibaba’s Cainiao payoff for global carriers?

Charles Kauffman
June 13, 2018
Capacity & Demand, Carriers, E-Commerce, Express, News

In recent weeks, Alibaba’s Cainiao Smart Logistics Network has redoubled its focus on cross-border e-commerce with a string of new investments into logistics centers at six cities around the world, and, as of this week, new partnerships with global carriers. These initiatives support the Alibaba Group’s goal of reducing average delivery times to 24-hours across […]

5 carrier partnerships to watch in 2018

Charles Kauffman
December 8, 2017
Carriers, News, Strategy

Although carrier-to-carrier cooperation is as fresh a concept as electronic waybills, 2017 has been a year during which carriers further aligned themselves into increasingly cooperative alliances. For their potential impact on the global freighter fleet, here are 5 alliances to watch in 2018. 1) Emirates SkyCargo and Cargolux Airlines At the Air Cargo Europe event […]

Emirates, Cargolux to codeshare for cargo

Charles Kauffman
October 12, 2017
News

This week, Emirates SkyCargo and Cargolux Airlines expanded the scope of a “strategic operational partnership” the two carriers reached in May of this year to include codesharing for air cargo shipments. As part of the agreement, both airlines will be able to sell space on network-wide flights operated by either carrier, regardless of whether the […]

Cargolux partners with Emirates — what about China?

Today, at the Air Cargo Europe event in Munich, Europe’s largest all-cargo carrier, Cargolux, and Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo announced an MoU for an expansive “strategic operational partnership”. The deal between the all-cargo and combination carriers includes reciprocal block space and interline agreements, joint handling at each other’s major hubs (Dubai and Luxembourg), and, for Emirates, […]

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