NewsWeek Big boost for Saudi freighters
SAUDI AIRLINESCargo has extended its European opera- tions with the inauguration on 25 March of B747 freighter links to the continent. The carrier will now oper-
ate four non-stop B747 freighter services a week from Frankfurt and two direct MD- 11F flights a week from Vienna to Saudi Arabia, all connecting directly with ser- vices to Hong Kong and the Far East. The new main-deck con-
nections will provide “a great boost to our existing activities in Europe where we currently operate scheduled freighters from Brussels, Amsterdam and Milan”, observed Peter
Scholten, vice president com- mercial at Saudi Airlines Cargo. “Frankfurt is the financial
and Amsterdam and MilanGermany, the largest and most important market in the European Union, while Vienna is the gateway to East- ern Europe,” he remarked. “Offering a high frequency
of services from these key cities with direct connections to the Far East will allow us to grow our business as well as to expand our activities into East- ern Europe,” Scholten noted. Also on 25 March, Saudi
Airlines Cargo launched a weekly B747 freighter service to Accra in Ghana. Commenting on the carri-
er’s two direct MD-11F flights a week from, largest said: “Ghana is an emerging market with enormous business potential for air cargo.” He added: “The addition
of this new destination will help us to increase our activi- ties in Africa, where we already operate scheduled B747 freighters from Saudi Arabia to Nairobi, Lagos, Addis Ababa, N’Djamena, Khartoum and Johannesburg.”
Emirates heads for Washington
IN YET another step into the North American continent, Dubai-based Emirates Airline is to start daily B777-300ER services to Washington Dulles International airport on 12 September. “As Emirates’ seventh US
gateway and our third new American route to launch in 2012, Washington DC is a sig- nificant next step as we continue to expand our ser- vices across the country,” says HH Sheih Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline & Group. “From opening new gate-
ways and creating thousands of American jobs through our aircraft orders; boosting trade and creating US export-related jobs by bridging America with key markets across the world… Emirates is a com- mitted supporter of US industry,” he added. Freight being transported
on Emirates flights out of the US connects with the airline’s global network through the Cargo Mega Terminal at
Sheikh Ahmed notes “Emirates is a committed supporter of US industry”
Dubai International airport. Ram Menen, Emirates
divisional senior vice president cargo, noted: “We look for- ward to helping more American firms enhance their trade ties not only with the UAE, but also with markets in parts of South Asia, such as China, South Korea and Japan, and numerous points throughout Emirates’ exten- sive network in India and Africa.”
India: Airbus predicts rising demand
AIRCRAFT builder Airbus believes Indian carriers will require a total of 1,020 new passenger and 23 freighter air- craft valued at a total of US$145 billion at list prices over the next 20 years. Surging demand will make
India the world’s fourth-largest market in terms of both the
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number of aircraft acquisitions and their value, the Toulouse- based manufacturer said. According to Airbus, that
figure of 1,020 is expected to be made up of 646 single-aisle aircraft, 308 twin-aisle aircraft such as the A330 and A350, and 66 very large aircraft such as the A380.
26 March 2012
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