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Ram Menen, Emirates cargo boss of three decades, is to join a new global supervisory board at independent forwarder network, WCA. WCA has also appointed Dan March as chief executive officer with founder David Yokeum becoming chairman.
Ram Menen, who headed up Emirates SkyCargo for almost three decades, said he was delighted to join WCA at a very exciting time in its development.“I hope my industry experience and knowledge will help ...
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Emirates has joined the fight against the illegal wildlife trade by painting up two of its A380s in a special livery featuring some of the planet’s threatened creatures. The two designs have been entirely designed, produced, and applied by Emirates’ in-house staff in support of the United for Wildlife organisation.
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Emirates SkyCargo has taken delivery of its 13th 777 freighter aircraft, bringing the total number of dedicated cargo aircraft in its fleet to 15, including two Boeing 747-400Fs. The new plane left the Boeing Manufacturing Facility in Everett, Washington and flew its first mission to Hong Kong.
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Emirates SkyCargo begins five daily non-stop flights to Mashhad from 1 September - the second Iranian destination after the capital city Tehran, which Emirates has been serving since March 1990. With the new service, Emirates SkyCargo will provide more than 150 tonnes of belly-hold capacity between Iran and the UAE ...
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Emirates flights to London will become an all-A380 operation from 1 January 2016 when it replaces the Boeing 777-300ER with the superjumbo. The five daily flights to Heathrow are already operated by the A380. While good news for passengers, the move could reduce cargo capacity as the A380's payload is ...
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Emirates will launch a new service from its Dubai hub to Mashhad, Iran from 1 September. An Airbus A330-200 will depart on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from Dubai at 04.10 arriving at Mashhad at 07.00, returning at at 08.45 and arriving in Dubai at 10.45hrs. There will be17 ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has launched a weekly freighter service from its Dubai hub to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.It will be operated by a Boeing 777 freighter aircraft on a Dubai-Ouagadougou-Dakar-Frankfurt-Dubai rotation, and is capable of carrying over 100 tons of cargo.
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has given a “cautious welcome” to Emirates SkyCargo's plans to roll up air freight, fuel and security surcharges into a single, all-in rate. It will apply to shipments to and from Europe from 1 February and globally from 1 March.
Last year, BIFA director general ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has appointed Henrik Ambak as senior vice president, cargo operations worldwide. The Danish national joins Emirates SkyCargo after having spent the past 27 years in various roles in the air cargo industry, having worked for companies such as Novia, CSLux and Cargolux Airlines. In his new role, he ...
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Emirates is introducing a third daily service from its Dubai hub to Birmingham Airport from 1 August 2015. Operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, it will depart Dubai International Airport at 02.35 and arrive in Birmingham at 07.05. The outbound flight, will depart Birmingham at 09.10 and arrive in Dubai at ...
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