Emirates SkyCargo connected world by operating 10000 flights from April - June

Emirates Cargo has facilitated the movement of essential commodities & supplies around the world by operating more than 10000 flights in 3 months i.e between April to June.

The airlines moved cargo across six continent with an average of 3800 flights per month..

Thus airlines traveled approx 37 million km in 3 months touching upto 100 destinations..

As per airlines the cargo was mix of ad-hoc , charter & scheduled cargo..

In the pandemic situation where the airlines were operating to only 40 destination in month of March has rapidly increased its services to 100 destinations from April to June thereby moving urgent medical supplies, food supplies, Industrial production cargo required for manufacturing & other activites, Emirates airlines is helping revive industries by connecting world from origin to destination...

Mr. Nabi Sultan, Airlines Cargo Senior Vice President commented : " As a customer focussed organisation, Emirates Sky Cargo has innovatively adapted our cargo operations & offerings over the last few months in line with rapidly evolving market demand"

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Swiss and Lufthansa to launch new cargo pricing structure

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Swiss WorldCargo and Lufthansa Cargo are to launch a two component pricing structure - a net rate plus airfreight surcharge – to reflect the "volatility of external cost factors".
A joint letter to customers states: “The new airfreight surcharge will be significantly lower compared to the combined fuel and security surcharges, which will be eliminated with the start of the winter flight schedule.
“As the surcharge level will be decreased, the change in the pricing structure will subsequently lead to a re-aligned and increased net rate that will reflect the real value of our service in an adequate way. Overall prices of transportation will remain at current levels.”
In countries that are subject to state regulation, such as Japan and Hong Kong, the airlines will retain the current surcharge structure.
Customers will be informed about the applicable airfreight surcharge levels in individual countries in a separate email.
The pricing structure is not an all-in rates offer, as first introduced by Emirates SkyCargo in January this year, a move that prompted several airlines, including Qatar Airlines and IAG Cargo, to introduce similar pricing structures.
The airfreight surcharge will be adjusted “whenever one of these external cost factors changes significantly and thus will display necessary price adjustments in a transparent way”.  
The airlines added: “This would not have been the case with an all-in rate, which we also investigated in detail. An all-in rate would have required a less transparent adjustment mechanism in the event of significant fluctuations in costs beyond our control.”
The letter is from SwissWorld Cargo’s Chief Cargo Officer, Oliver Evans, and Alexis von Hoensbroech, Lufthansa Cargo board member responsible for product and sales.
It continues: “Pricing structure has been the most dominating discussion in our industry in the recent past. Market developments have shown that we need to continue working on our pricing system in order to remain agile and sustainable in the future.
“We have been listening closely to you, our customers, who have been demanding a new and comprehensive pricing concept, to meet your needs and fulfill our own business requirements.”
The letter adds: “The new, market oriented airfreight surcharge reflects the volatility of external cost factors, such as fuel, exchange rates, flight dependent cost such as airport charges and fees, which are beyond our control.
“As in the past, we aim to be a straightforward business partner for you. The new re-aligned surcharge will allow us to largely avoid special processes such as negative rates and thereby shorten our transaction and response times to you."
It continues: “Our talks have shown that both reliable planning and flexibility are becoming increasingly important to you and your customers.
“For an insurance add-on, we will offer you the option of securing stable total rates for certain types of long-term contracts. We will also offer you more opportunities to sign long-term contracts with us whenever your or your customers’ needs arise for such contracts, and even when they extend beyond a single season.”

Source :  http://www.aircargonews.net/news/airlines/single-view/news/swiss-and-lufthansa-to-launch-new-cargo-pricing-structure.html

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Thumbs up for Emirates' all-in freight rates

Shippers and forwarders have welcomed Emirates SkyCargo’s move to introduce an all-inclusive freight rate that does away with separate pricing components based on weight/volume plus fuel and security surcharges.
“It is the best start to 2015 that I could imagine,” said Joost van Doesburg, airfreight policy manager with the European Shippers’ Council, adding: “We can only be happy that the biggest air cargo carrier in the world has decided to make the system much simpler.”
Lucas Kuehner, global head of air freight at forwarder Panalpina said: “We welcome any simplification of the pricing structure and have long since asked airlines to rid themselves of surcharges.
“This is about going back to basics and what our customers want since they look at all-in cost when making freight decisions. So we appreciate Emirates’ step and encourage other carriers to do the same.”
Robert Keen, director general of The British International Freight Association (BIFA) welcomed the Dubai-based carrier’s move as "a step in the right direction, provided it leads to the transparency that freight forwarders require".
He added that he felt that the move should: "provide simpler and more transparent cost structures, something that freight forwarders have been calling for, having faced various surcharges with questionable names and purposes from shipping lines and airlines.
"Perhaps Emirates Skycargo is responding to previous comments that freight forwarders stop accepting at face value opaque and unjustified surcharges."
The new structure will be implemented in Europe from February, and for the rest of the Emirates worldwide network from March.
An Emirates SkyCargo spokesperson said: “For some time now, many of our customers have asked for the introduction of an all-inclusive rate structure.
“We have therefore decided to introduce a new rate structure which will be a combination of a weight related rate and the current fuel and security surcharge. We believe that this new structure will be simpler, and is a positive development in the way tariffs are applied”.
Van Doesburg warned: “If only one airline will push all-in rates in the market then it is not a success, so we need more airlines to follow the Emirates example.”
He added that the ending of surcharges was important because “it probably makes the air cargo market much more stable, with fewer fluctuations.”
Van Doesburg continued: “For the shippers it will make cost more predictable because, at the moment, they cannot tell their financial people what they need for the transport of a certain amount of goods. It will also bring comparability.
“The security and fuel surcharges are from the past and removing them is the way to go.  Why do you need to have a special surcharge for security, when that issue has been dominant for more than a decade?
"And as for fuel, the airlines should be able to determine their rates for a longer period of time with a fixed rate. That is what shippers want and what they already get from the integrators.”

Source :  http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/thumbs-up-for-emirates-all-in-freight-rates.html

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Ambak joins Emirates SkyCargo

Henrik Ambak has joined Emirates SkyCargo as senior vice president, cargo operations worldwide.
Ambak, a Danish national, joins the freight division of Emirates with 27 years of experience in the air cargo industry, having worked for companies such as Novia, CSLux and Cargolux Airlines.
He started his career as a freight forwarder, and then moved into ground and cargo handling, before joining Cargolux to oversee cargo and ground handling, trucking, standards and procedures, network delivery, ground safety, ULD management, Customs and e-Business, as well as IT systems used by the commercial division.
Ambak will be responsible for the management of all Emirates SkyCargo’s operations at its Dubai hub, comprising the Cargo Mega Terminal at Dubai International Airport and Emirates SkyCentral at Dubai World Central, as well as the operations at the more than 140 outstations across the world.
Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, said: “Henrik has vast experience in the air cargo industry and this will make him a great addition to our team.
“He joins us at an exciting time when we are experiencing good growth, particularly with the recent start of freighter operations at Emirates SkyCentral and the expansion of our current facilities at Dubai International.”
Said Ambak: “I am proud to be joining a market leader with a strong vision of growth for the future. I look forward to being a part of the Emirates SkyCargo team and contributing to its continued success.”
Emirates SkyCargo operates a fleet of 12 Boeing 777Fs and two Boeing 747-400ERFs.

Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/ambak-joins-emirates-skycargo.html

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Emirates, Air France, KLM to boost cargo traffic

THE introduction of daily flights by Emirates SkyCargo and Air France-KLM over the next 12 months would be expected to contribute to the continuing growth at Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International.  

  Emirates SkyCargo has confirmed that all dedicated freight flights would be operated from its new base at DWC when it opens in May 2014, while Air France-KLM would relocate its regional hub to the airport from August this year.

  “The introduction of daily scheduled cargo flights by Emirates SkyCargo as well as Air France-KLM will provide a significant fillip to growth. As the airport matures, we will not be able to sustain the triple-digit increases experienced in the first few years of operations, but we expect volume growth to resume, albeit at a more moderate pace,” said Dubai Airports Chief Executive Officer, Paul Griffiths.

  During the first six months of 2013, air movements rose 37 per cent to 10,237, up from 7,474 movements in the first half of 2012. 

  For the second quarter of 2013 air movements rose 35.4 per cent to 6,133, up from 3,961 in the three months to June 2012. The jump in air movements was driven by a surge in general aviation and training flights since the start of the year.

  Recent fluctuations in charter traffic have seen freight volumes at Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International dip in the first six months of 2013.

  Freight volumes fell 3.2 per cent to 102, 929 tonnes in the first six months of the year, down from 106, 333 tonnes in the same period in 2012. For the second quarter volumes fell 13 per cent to 48,955, down from 56, 271 in the second quarter of 2012. The fall comes as freight volumes stabilise after the rapid growth in the first few years of cargo operations at the airport. DWC opened for freight operations in June 2010.

Source: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php/business-travel/128073-emirates-air-france-klm-to-boost-cargo-traffic-

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