Emirates SkyCargo
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| Emirates SkyCargo | ||
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| IATA EK |
ICAO UAE |
Callsign EMIRATES |
| Founded | 1985 | |
| Hubs | Dubai International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 8 (21 Orders) | |
| Destinations | 34[1] | |
| Parent company | The Emirates Group | |
| Company slogan | delivering the highest standards of product quality. | |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| Key people | Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum (Chairman/CEO), Maurice Flanagan (Executive Vice-Chairman Emirates Airline and Group) | |
| Website: http://www.skycargo.com/ | ||
Emirates SkyCargo is a cargo airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates[2]. It is a division of Emirates and started operations in October 1985.[3] It operates dedicated cargo flights to 34 destinations in 22 countries,[1] whilst using bellyhold capacity in the Emirates passenger fleet.
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[edit] Destinations
Emirates SkyCargo flies to the following cities:[1]
[edit] Africa
- Accra - (Kotoka International Airport)
- Djibouti - (Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport)
- Eldoret - (Eldoret International Airport)
- Entebbe - (Entebbe International Airport)
- Johannesburg - (OR Tambo International Airport)
- Khartoum - (Khartoum International Airport)
- Lagos - (Murtala Mohammed International Airport)
- Lilongwe - (Kamuzu International Airport)
- Nairobi - (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport)
- Tunis - (Tunis-Carthage Airport)
[edit] Asia
- Chennai - (Chennai International Airport)
- Delhi - (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
- Dhaka - (Zia International Airport)
- Dubai - (Dubai International Airport) Hub
- Hong Kong - (Hong Kong International Airport)
- Islamabad - (Islamabad International Airport)
- Lahore - (Allama Iqbal International Airport)
- Mumbai - (Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport)
- Shanghai - (Pudong International Airport)
- Taipei - (Taipei Taoyuan International Airport)
[edit] Europe
- Amsterdam - (Schiphol Airport)
- Barcelona - (Barcelona International Airport)
- Frankfurt - (Frankfurt International Airport)
- Gothenburg - (Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport)
- Hahn - (Frankfurt-Hahn Airport)
- Hamburg - (Hamburg Airport)
- Istanbul - (Ataturk International Airport)
- Milan - (Malpensa Airport)
- Munich - (Munich Airport)
- Prague - (Ruzyne International Airport)
- Vienna - (Vienna International Airport)
- Zaragoza - (Zaragoza Airport)
- Zurich - (Zurich Airport)
[edit] North America
All of the above are served with freighter aircraft. Additionally Emirates SkyCargo carry freight throughout Emirates network through belly hold on passenger aircraft.
[edit] Terminated destinations
- Terminated in Asia
- Terminated in Europe
[edit] Fleet
As of May 2007, the Emirates SkyCargo fleet consisted of:[5][6][7]
- 3 Airbus A310-300F
- 1 Boeing 747-200B (Operated by Atlas Air)
- 2 Boeing 747-400ERF (Operated for Emirates SkyCargo by TNT)
- 5 Boeing 747-400F (Operated for Emirates SkyCargo by Atlas Air)
[edit] Orders
The following aircraft have been ordered by Emirates SkyCargo and will replace existing 747s operated by Atlas Air and TNT.
- Boeing 747-8F (10 orders + 10 options, Entry into service: 2009)
- Boeing 777F (8 orders, Entry into service: 2009)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c SkyCargo Route Map. Emirates SkyCargo. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 77.
- ^ Emirates SkyCargo - About Us - Company Overview. Emirates SkyCargo. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Photo of old Emirates route map. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ Aerotransport.org Emirates fleet details
- ^ Emirates Skycargo official website "Fleet information"
- ^ Boeing Orders and Deliveries
[edit] External links
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