Emirates SkyCargo Archives - The Loadstar Making sense of the supply chain Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:52:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 31889032 Airlines need speed and efficiency on the ground to keep etailers happy https://theloadstar.com/airlines-need-speed-and-efficiency-on-the-ground-to-keep-etailers-happy/ https://theloadstar.com/airlines-need-speed-and-efficiency-on-the-ground-to-keep-etailers-happy/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:54:09 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=283889 “The need for speed is on the ground”, and airlines need to facilitate communication across all parties during ground handling, especially for ecommerce shippers, delegates at this week’s Aviation Connect event in Istanbul heard. 
As global supply chains shift towards a consumer-driven B2C industry, speed-and-efficiency trumps cost as the best way an airline can compete, according to Guillaume Halleux, CCO of handler Swissport. 
“First, I want to rule out price, because a ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/airlines-need-speed-and-efficiency-on-the-ground-to-keep-etailers-happy/feed/ 1 283889 Emirates orders five more 777Fs, as Boeing strike looks set to end https://theloadstar.com/emirates-orders-five-more-777fs-as-boeing-strike-looks-set-to-end/ https://theloadstar.com/emirates-orders-five-more-777fs-as-boeing-strike-looks-set-to-end/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:03:21 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=283152 Emirates has announced a freighter order – and perhaps surprisingly, given current news, has opted for five more 777Fs.
It now has 14 awaiting delivery from Boeing between now and the end of 2026.
The carrier has also extended its leases on four 777Fs with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, which will give it a fleet of 21 by the end of 2026, a significant expansion from its current 11. It added that it ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/emirates-orders-five-more-777fs-as-boeing-strike-looks-set-to-end/feed/ 0 283152 Emirates set to decide on which new freighter to order within weeks https://theloadstar.com/emirates-set-to-decide-on-which-new-freighter-to-order-within-weeks/ https://theloadstar.com/emirates-set-to-decide-on-which-new-freighter-to-order-within-weeks/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:03:14 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=282924 Emirates SkyCargo’s plan to triple its cargo fleet by 2030 will see a decision on whether to opt for the A350F or B777X within weeks.
The carrier said it was evaluating the size of the order. It currently operates 11 777Fs, and leases 747Fs, while having nine 77Fs on order, according to The National – although delivery dates for those have slipped up to six months, causing capacity shortages for this ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/emirates-set-to-decide-on-which-new-freighter-to-order-within-weeks/feed/ 0 282924 Alert to shippers as airfreight capacity becomes scarce and rates increase https://theloadstar.com/alert-to-shippers-as-airfreight-capacity-becomes-scarce-and-rates-increase/ https://theloadstar.com/alert-to-shippers-as-airfreight-capacity-becomes-scarce-and-rates-increase/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:19:42 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=278511 As air cargo’s peak season approaches, shippers are faced with limited capacity, allowing forwarders to up their sell rates on major trades. 
The Loadstar previously reported how airlines were bracing for a busy Q3, as the steady drum of ecommerce traffic beats alongside the extra capacity taken up by modal switch to avoid the Red Sea and the usual pre-holiday volumes.  
And market analytics platform Xeneta noted that as the north-east ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/alert-to-shippers-as-airfreight-capacity-becomes-scarce-and-rates-increase/feed/ 0 278511 Emirates appoints Badr Abbas new SkyCargo leader https://theloadstar.com/emirates-appoints-badr-abbas-new-skycargo-leader/ https://theloadstar.com/emirates-appoints-badr-abbas-new-skycargo-leader/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:05:14 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=276030 Following four months without a leader at its SkyCargo division, Emirates has finally appointed a new divisional senior vice president cargo, amid a slew of other executive appointments.
Badr Abbas (pictured) becomes the new cargo chief, following Nabil Sultan’s move to the passenger side in March.
Mr Abbas has been with Emirates for more than 24 years, most recently as SVP commercial operations (Africa), a role he has held for nearly five ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/emirates-appoints-badr-abbas-new-skycargo-leader/feed/ 0 276030 Tributes paid to Peter Sedgley, the builder of Emirates SkyCargo https://theloadstar.com/tributes-paid-to-peter-sedgley-the-builder-of-emirates-skycargo/ https://theloadstar.com/tributes-paid-to-peter-sedgley-the-builder-of-emirates-skycargo/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:27:14 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=274047 Peter Sedgley, one of the main builders of Emirates SkyCargo, has passed away.
Mr Sedgley went to work for the carrier in 1991, then a small team at HQ of about 20 people, which included Ram Menen.With Hiran Perera and Pradeep Kumar, they became the ‘gang of four’.
At the time, the carrier had just eight aircraft, three of which were 727s, serving 21 destinations.
Mr Sedgley remained at the carrier for nearly ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/tributes-paid-to-peter-sedgley-the-builder-of-emirates-skycargo/feed/ 1 274047 Air cargo’s summer: traditionally slack, or Red Sea-induced demand? https://theloadstar.com/air-cargos-summer-traditionally-slack-or-red-sea-induced-demand/ https://theloadstar.com/air-cargos-summer-traditionally-slack-or-red-sea-induced-demand/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 11:59:26 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=271725 The gap between air cargo spot rates and ocean rates on the transpacific is shrinking: a phenomenon which, during the pandemic, led to a greater use of airfreight.
In the first week of this month, the average air cargo spot rate on the trade was around nine times higher than shipping by sea, said Xeneta analyst Wenwen Zhang on Friday.
At the start of December, air freight was some 22 times more ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/air-cargos-summer-traditionally-slack-or-red-sea-induced-demand/feed/ 0 271725 Sasi World appoints Hiran Perera as senior advisor, freighters https://theloadstar.com/sasi-world-appoints-hiran-perera-as-senior-advisor-freighters/ https://theloadstar.com/sasi-world-appoints-hiran-perera-as-senior-advisor-freighters/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:00:03 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=270047 Strategic Aviation Solutions International (Sasi) World has announced the appointment of Hiran Perera as a senior advisor, freighters. 
Mr Perera joined Sasi World after more than 20 years with Emirates Sky Cargo, where he served as SVP of freighters.  
At Sasi, he will be tasked with ensuring optimal fleet exploitation possibilities for customers of all-cargo operations and mixed passenger and cargo fleets. 
Sasi World said: “Hiran brings experience that only his many ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/sasi-world-appoints-hiran-perera-as-senior-advisor-freighters/feed/ 0 270047 Cargo flows through Dubai delayed by flooding, with 300 flights cancelled https://theloadstar.com/cargo-flows-through-dubai-delayed-by-flooding-with-300-flights-cancelled/ https://theloadstar.com/cargo-flows-through-dubai-delayed-by-flooding-with-300-flights-cancelled/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:23:56 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=269813 Cargo flows out of the Gulf have been upended after two years’ worth of rain fell inside a 24-hour window, leading to flooding at Dubai International Airport (DXB).
Some 300 flights were cancelled yesterday, with the airport temporarily closed, and while it has reopened, flag-carrier Emirates and its cargo division, Emirates SkyCargo, say they are facing “operational challenges, including flight cancellations and delays in cargo”.
“We advise customers to utilise our tracking ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/cargo-flows-through-dubai-delayed-by-flooding-with-300-flights-cancelled/feed/ 0 269813 Contract-shy BCOs eye a shift to index-linked pricing https://theloadstar.com/contract-shy-bcos-eye-a-shift-to-index-linked-pricing/ https://theloadstar.com/contract-shy-bcos-eye-a-shift-to-index-linked-pricing/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:55:03 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=266778 Shippers have been reluctant to sign new contracts with ocean carriers, citing uncertainty about the market outlook and volatility – and some argue it’s time to move to index-linked pricing.
“Long-term fixed-price contracts no longer serve shippers or carriers,” said Ian Arroyo, chief strategy officer of Freightos.
The pricing and booking platform surveyed some 60 beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) late last year to gauge the impact of the volatility in ocean container ...

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