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Emirates gives pharma a healthy boost

Emirates SkyCargo has boosted its worldwide pharma handling capabilities and infrastructure with a new purpose-built facility in Chicago. The 1,000sq m dedicated site provides comprehensive protection for pharma cargo through temperature controlled zones for acceptance and delivery, cargo build up and break down, storage and direct ramp access. Developed in partnership with ground handling company Maestro, the facility has a capacity of 15,000 tonnes a year, and is capable of ... [+]

A door-to-door service with a difference

Emirates SkyCargo has launched Emirates Pets, an improved product offering a convenient and comfortable air transportation experience for domestic pets. The entry level solution will continue to offer airport to airport transportation for pets across the carrier’s network of over 160 destinations with the owner responsible for completing all the ... [+]

Emirates wins DHL pharma award

Emirates SkyCargo has won DHL Global Forwarding’s 2018 Carrier Award for Reliability and Excellence for the transportation of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals. It was received by Henrik Ambak, Emirates senior vice president, cargo operations worldwide at the Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Conference organised by DHL at Baveno, Italy. [+]

Emirates ups Angola service…

Emirates is to reinstate two weekly 777-300ER  passenger and bellyhold cargo flights between Luanda and Dubai, bringing the service to five flights per week from 1 July. It will rise to a daily service starting from the winter schedule. Flights will offer up to 23 tonnes of cargo. [+]

…and signs Alibaba deal

Emirates SkyCargo has signed a memorandum of understanding with the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group, Cainiao to develop Dubai as one of its planned six global hubs. Cainiao and the airline will work closely to manage e-commerce shipments in the Middle East and other neighbouring regions through Dubai. Cainiao’s ... [+]

Emirates adds Edinburgh and Stansted

Emirates SkyCargo has added two new UK destinations to its network from Dubai – Edinburgh and  London Stansted , bringing its total destinations in the country to eight. The two new daily 777-300ER-operated passenger servicess, with around 20 tonnes cargo capacity per flight, add around 500 tonnes to the carrier’s 2,000 ... [+]

Emirates joins the smart set

Emirates SkyCargo was formally presented with its Cargo iQ certification at the World Cargo Symposium in Dallas in the US. The carrier became a member of Cargo iQ in 2016 and in less than two years has integrated Cargo iQ shipment cycle management standards as the basis for its live ... [+]

Emirates gets AEO in UAE

Emirates SkyCargo has gained Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status in the UAE following validation by Dubai Customs. The carrier said it would gain a number of advantages including faster processing times for cargo in Dubai and in other countries with which the UAE has mutual recognition for the AEO programme. [+]

Emirates firms up A380 order

Emirates has formally signed a contract for 20 additional A380 aircraft and 16 options, in January. Deliveries are to start as early as 2020. The carrier commitment to the A380 programme is now for 178 aircraft, worth over US$ 60 billion.   [+]

Double-Dutch for Emirates

Emirates SkyCargo has started scheduled freighter services from Dubai World Central to Maastricht, its second freighter destination in the Netherlands after Amsterdam. It will initially operate two freighter flights a week on Tuesdays and but from the end of March will increase to seven weekly flights. [+]

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