Volume 14, Issue 39


THE WE EKLY NEWS PAP ER FOR THE AIR CARGO PROF E S S IONAL


WCA partners with Etihad on booking 3


Singapore


Changi seeks new trade lanes


10


German service


providers look to grow


ETIHAD Crystal Cargo is to be the first cargo carrier to act as a vendor within the WCA Family of Lo- gistic Networks, the rapidly growing net- work of cargo agents announced last week at the 8th Sino-Inter- national Freight For- warders Conference in Shanghai. The memorandum understanding


of


Family, believes: “Eti- had, as a company, has shown great vi- sion by thinking out- side the box and forging this partner- ship with a private organisation.” Noting what he


(MoU) signed be- tween the Abu Dhabi-based freight carrier and WCA Family – the first of its kind between an airline and a forwarder network – will allow members of the latter to access Etihad Crystal Cargo’s global connections to 84 destinations. David Yokeum, president of WCA


Yokeum: “Etihad ... has shown great vision”


described as Etihad’s “foresight and drive to engage so produc- tively with the inde- pendent forwarding community”, he said that the relationship is only likely to


strengthen still further in the future. Etihad senior vice president cargo


Roy Kinnear added: “At a time when we are enhancing service from Asia to the Indian subcontinent and into Africa, we are very excited about this MoU with WCA Family.”


AVIANCA, the Bogotá, Colombia- headquartered carrier that forms part of the AviancaTaca group, has signed an order for four A330-200 freighters. Expected to be operated by


13 Express:


when speed is of the essence


He pointed to the advantages to


WCA agents: “In our industry, the issue of credit can be an administrative and financial burden, especially for the smaller independent forwarder.” “This agreement allows WCA


Family members to leverage the strength of the Etihad relationship with WCA Family to provide an air waybill facility on behalf of its members. “This means all WCA Family


agents will now have access to Etihad Crystal Cargo’s full booking facility.” Kinnear observed: “In simple


terms, if you are already trading with Etihad, it’s business as usual. “However, if you need access to


more choice for your air freight, this unique initiative allows you to begin transactions with Etihad quickly, founded on the strength of the Etihad relationship with WCA Family,” he concluded.


Avianca becomes first Latin American customer of A330 freighter The CEO of AviancaTaca Hold-


Avianca subsidiary Tampa Cargo, the group becomes the first Latin Ameri- can customer of the A330F.


ings, Fabio Villegas, said: “We are con- fident that these new A330 freighters will bring us greater fuel efficiency, lower operating costs and improved environmental performance.” John Leahy, Airbus chief operating officer - customers, noted that the


freighter can “profitably serve both hot and high destinations and longer transcontinental flights without sacri-


ficing payload”. n Last month (September), Tampa Cargo welcomed a B767-300ER freighter into its fleet, adding 53.5 tonnes of cargo capacity.


WORLD NEWS P3, 4, 6, 7 & 8 ● PEOPLE P4 ● TRADEFINDER P19 15


Changing role of the


international GSSA


Emirates to add Dallas and Seattle


DUBAI-BASED EMIRATESAirline is to launch daily B777 operations to Dal- las/Fort Worth and Seattle-Tacoma International airports, which will both be served by non-stop flights from 2 February and 1 March respectively. The Seattle route will help to further strengthen the airline’s links with


Boeing. Already the largest operator of B777 aircraft in the world, Emirates last year ordered an additional 30 B777-300ERs, bringing its total B777 pas- senger fleet commitment to 132 aircraft. Emirates said the new Seattle service will help support key US exports


including software, sound and television equipment, aircraft parts, medical and surgical supplies, video games and foodstuffs, goods that are headed for markets including the UAE, China, Japan, India and Hong Kong. Commodities piped between Dallas and the UAE include oil and gas in-


dustry-related machinery, spares and high-tech equipment. A bellyhold ca- pacity of 15 tonnes on each flight will help support this trade. nEmirates is also to launch five times a week A330-200 services to the Zimbabwean capital of Harare, via Lusaka in Zambia, on 1 February. Repre- senting the addition of its 20th and 21st African destinations, a bellyhold capacity of 16 tonnes will be available on each flight.


3 October 2011


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