First batch of salmon arrives in Dubai from Glasgow, destined for restaurants and consumers in the UAE
Emirates Skycargo
Denis Konoplev
Entrepreneur of the Week: Sean Dennis, co-founder and CEO of online marketplace Seafood Souq
The new platform aims to transform the trading of seafood products and address the lack of transparency and information in the market
business models
Tech firms should ‘create real business model first’, says Dubai entrepreneur
Companies that lack revenue generating business models will not be able to back up their value should they choose to go public, says Seafood Souq CEO Sean Dennis
Denis Konoplev
Dubai’s Seafood Souq plans GCC expansion by 2020
Online platform tackling seafood fraud works with restaurants Maine Oyster Bar and Grill and Aprons and Hammers among others
air cargo
Middle East air cargo volumes slump 6.2% in April
International Air Transport Association cites sharp downturn in key North America market for performance
Aviation
Emirates airline’s chief commercial officer Thierry Antinori resigns
Frenchman Thierry Antinori joined Emirates airline in 2011, and managed commercial operations and products, Emirates Skywards and Emirates Skycargo
Aviation
Emirates says to add more flights to Cairo amid rising demand
Emirates will four additional flights a week to its existing thrice-daily service from October 28
air cargo
Grand job: how Emirates transported Australia’s first piano
Emirates SkyCargo carries the historic First Fleet Piano, which arrived in Australia in 1788, from Perth to London
air cargo
Middle East air cargo growth flatlines in December
International Air Transport Association says region sees 3.9% demand growth during 2018 despite December slowdown
air cargo
Emirates plans to boost cargo ops to South America
Emirates SkyCargo has announced that it will be launching freighter services to Bogota, Colombia
Abu Dhabi International Airport
MidEast carriers post 5% rise in October air cargo demand
International Air Transport Association says capacity outstrips demand in Middle East region
Abu Dhabi International Airport
MidEast airlines lead world on cargo growth in September
IATA says Middle East carriers register an increase in demand of 6.6% compared to the same period a year earlier
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Gulf carriers see air cargo volume growth slump in August
Middle Eastern carriers post a 2.2% increase in freight volumes in August compared to 5.4% in the previous month
Aviation
Dubai’s Flydubai Cargo to offer animal transportation
Dubai low cost carrier will offer additional features for customers such as door to door, or airport to airport transportation
air cargo
Emirates SkyCargo transports horses to US for top equestrian games
Freight division of Emirates has successfully transported the first group of 67 horses for the FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Gulf carriers post strongest air cargo growth in the world in July
Middle Eastern carriers see increase in air cargo demand of 5.4% in July, nearly three times the global average
Aviation
Emirates SkyCargo to carry 175 tons of relief cargo to Kerala
Dubai-based air cargo operator will operate more than a dozen flights to transport flood relief cargo to Kerala