ACU-JULY-2020 4th Draft

G LOBAL N EWS
Emirates SkyCargo
soaring high with
Singapore for over
30 years now
DUBAI & SINGAPORE: Emirates SkyCargo marked
last month its 30 years of successful operations in
Singapore, facilitating trade and supported
business links between the tiny but rich island-citystate
to the rest of the world.
One of the success stories for export cargo from the
city has been the growth of transportation of
temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals. Singapore
is a well-established pharma hub and every day,
thousands of kilos of lifesaving medication
manufactured there are flown to different parts of
the world which is very crucial amid the ongoing
fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, according
to Emirates SkyCargo.
“Singapore occupies a very important position in the economy of South East
Asia and is therefore one of our most important cargo stations around our
global network. Over the years we have transported an important volume of
cargo, over 185,000 tons just in the five years between 2014 and 2019 and
have also marked a number of success stories from the station across all
areas of operations – whether it is in loading of unique and outsized cargo or
in collaborative working with local stakeholders,” said Ravishankar Mirle,
Emirates Vice President Cargo Commercial- Far East and Australasia.
Mirle credited Singapore's dedicated and hardworking team, led by Cargo
Manager Noryate Abdul Rahman who has been with the Emirates family
since Day 1 of operations in Singapore, for their operations' success.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Emirates SkyCargo has ensured that
businesses in Singapore continue to access robust cargo connectivity to
both Australasia directly as well as to Europe and the Middle East through
Dubai. Currently, the carrier operates 15 weekly cargo flights to Singapore.
Over the years, Emirates SkyCargo's Singapore team has also notched a
number of achievements in the area of outsized cargo, charter operations
and more recently cabin loading of cargo.
Trained employees, including loadmasters have carefully supervised all
aspects of the loading to ensure the safety of flight operations.
Emirates ups cargo capacity by using passenger planes
Emirates has introduced additional cargo capacity by using Boeing
777-300ER aircraft with seats removed from the Economy Class
cabin.
The measure has been introduced in response to the strong air
cargo market demand for the rapid, reliable and efficient
transportation of essential commodities such as Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE), pharmaceuticals, medical equipment,
food, machinery and other supplies around the world.
Emirates SkyCargo says it will be operating 10 Boeing 777-300ER
aircraft with Economy Class seats removed allowing for up to 17
tonnes or 132 cubic metres of additional cargo capacity per flight on top of
the 40-50 tonne cargo capacity in the belly hold of the widebody passenger
aircraft.
The modified passenger aircraft are being deployed on routes to key
production and consumer markets where Emirates SkyCargo sees
maximum demand for movement of urgently required goods.
“Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Emirates SkyCargo has taken
very seriously its responsibility of connecting people and businesses across
the world with the commodities that they urgently require,” said Nabil
Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo.
“To this end, we have been working flat out, first to re-connect a global
network of more than 85 destinations
and then to introduce capacity options
that fit what our customers demand
from us including passenger aircraft
flying only with belly hold cargo and
loading cargo in the overhead bins and
on passenger seats,” he added. “Now,
with the Emirates Boeing 777-300ER
aircraft with modified Economy Class
cabins, we will be able to transport even
more cargo per flight, allowing for more
cargo to reach their destination faster &
for more efficient cargo operations."
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