Mideast air freight demand ‘fastest growing’Middle Eastern airlines posted the fastest-growing air freight demand in January globally, reporting an increase of 16.3 per cent over the same month in 2012, according to figures and analysis released by the International Air Transport Associat More… |
ME airlines grow 14.7pc on Asia-Africa tradeMiddle East and Africa based airlines grew 14.7 per cent and 7.1 per cent respectively in 2012, supported by the development of trade between Asia and Africa, said the director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association. More… |
UAE logistics market ‘worth $9.4 billion’UAE is projected to generate logistics revenues in excess of $9.4 billion by 2014, said a top official of Barloworld Logistics, a leading provider of logistics and supply chain management solutions. UAE remains central to Barlowor More… |
Middle East air passenger traffic up 13pcMiddle East carriers experienced by far the strongest passenger traffic growth globally, with demand up 13.3 per cent year-on-year in September, according to the International Air Transport Association (Iata). The figure is down compare More… |
ME 'must enhance cargo security standards'There is an urgent need to boost the cargo security standards in the Middle East region to the same level as that of passenger security, said a recent survey conducted by International Quality & Productivity Centre (IQPC). This is cruc More… |
ME air cargo claims 7.7pc of global tonnageAir cargo moving into, within, and out of the Middle East is estimated to have accounted for 7.7 per cent of the world’s tonnage and for 6.9 per cent of the world’s revenue tonne-kilometers during 2009, said a study. The projected annual g More… |
DHL wins freight forwarding awardDHL Global Forwarding, a division of DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, was named International Freight Forwarder of the Year in Africa at the 2011 STAT Times Awards in Nairobi. The international award for excellence in air cargo More… |
Dubai Customs seize 9kg opiumDubai Customs inspectors at the Cargo Village have seized nine kilos of opium hidden in wooden toys within three cargos coming from an Asian country heading to three Western countries via Dubai. Omar Ahmed Al Mehairi, senior manager of Dub More… |
UK air cargo security rules under reviewBritish Home Secretary Theresa May said security around all international air cargo arriving in Britain was being reviewed after a bomb sent from Yemen was found aboard an aircraft at a regional airport. But, acknowledging the massive econ More… |
Iata calls for improved air cargo efficiencyThe International Air Transport Association (Iata) called upon the entire air cargo value chain to drive efficiencies and improve competitiveness by supporting Iata e-freight at an ongoing air cargo symposium in Vancouver. The Iata World C More… |








