EcoStyle combines powerful technology to help customers enhance their earnings and savings by as much as 15%
MAN Truck & Bus unveiled this year its powerful enterprise grade telematics solution for customers in the Middle East-Africa (MEA) region—EcoStyle.
With dynamic solution suite, MAN says EcoStyle is designed to support improved levels of fleet efficiency & safety, and reduce environmental impact. This model has been fine-tuned through millions of hours in service, and combines powerful technology to help customers enhance their earnings.
MAN said the introduction of this solution is part of its digitalisation initiatives that provide customers with key operational information, allowing them to monitor fuel consumption, driver performance, and
much more.
Dashboards provide full visibility of the information that matters at a glance, or users can delve deeper through a rich suite of reports and views.
“Over the years, MAN vehicles have become reference for reliability and efficiency. However, our customers are constantly looking at ways to achieve greater operational efficiency with the aim to increase their earnings. With the MAN EcoStyle, we are confident that customers will get to gain more from their vehicles,” said Joerg Mommertz, Senior Vice President, Head of Sales Area Middle East, Africa & Latin America (MEA&LA), MAN Truck & Bus.
MAN Truck & Bus says it has partnered with Microlise, a UK-based company that has developed and tested this solution suite.
EcoStyle lets customers track their vehicles in real-time. This has been enabled by integrating with Google Maps. Customers can get detailed information about each vehicle in their fleet and get street level view.
Noel Macaron, Head of Truck Sales, Sales Area MEA&LA, MAN Truck & Bus, said, “The attractive proposition is that MAN EcoStyle can be purchased for new man vehicles or even retro-fitted to existing ones. This telematics solution can help customers gain significant advantage in their business.”
Through monitoring, debrief and regular coaching in good driving practice, customers can realise savings of 5% to 15% in fuel costs within their fleet. Information such as harsh cornering, speeding and harsh braking can be monitored, giving customers the data that they can use to coach their drivers in best practice. In addition, improved utilisation can help to improve fuel efficiency still further.
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The Sales Area Middle East, Africa and Latin America is geographically and economically the most heterogeneous and most challenging Sales Area. Through its offices in Munich and Dubai, the Sales Area supports 31 importer partners and customers spread over 72 countries in four continents. It also includes the NSC in South Africa and eight CKD production sites. Sales Area MEA&LA is working to establish MAN as a leading and reliable partner in the commercial vehicle business.
After more than a year of forced shutdown due to the pandemic, airlines have resumed operations and borders across the world have reopened thanks to the roll-out of various COVID-19 vaccines despite the many logistical and financial challenges in equitably distributing them.
Travel between countries and borders are slowly picking up and airports and smart technologies are key to sustaining the momentum and the future of the global aviation industry.
Worldwide, passenger traffic dropped by more than 76% on average during the pandemic while other more severely affected areas saw it plunged by over 90% with all airlines forced to shut down.
With social distancing and contactless activities now the new normal, airports have to fast-track the adoption and implementation of automated biometric contactless technologies such as facial recognition and e-gates.
Smart technology will define future airports
At the recently concluded three-day 20th edition of Airport Show Hybrid+, the largest post-pandemic gathering for the aviation industry held in Dubai and the world’s largest B2B airport industry exhibition, officials and experts underscored the importance of smart technologies in keeping global travel alive.
Major General Khalifa Ibrahim Al Saleis, Chief Executive Officer, Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA), said there will be no place for traditional airports to operate without advanced and smart technologies in the future stressing the necessity for airports of the future to enhance security and facilities enabled with smart devices.
Delivering the keynote speech on Future Technologies Enhancing Airport Security at the Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF) co-located at Dubai’s Airport Show 2021, he said Dubai airports welcomed 89.1 million travelers in 2019 out of the 8.8 billion people who traveled during the period.
The global trade body Airports Council International (ACI) estimate the number of travelers to reach 19.7 billion by 2040 which will require more simplified travel procedures while maintaining safety and security for all passengers and airports.
“We all know that security emigration and health check procedures which make long hours of delay are necessary and cannot be avoided. Smart airports are the future of air travel because of the smart devices provided to reduce waiting queue, waiting time, reduction in queue for passport control, security check and at duty-free and other outlets,” Major Al Saleis said.
“Smart counters resulted in reducing waiting time, waiting queues, waiting time for passport control, security check, and duty-free and other outlets. In 2018 and 2019, it was recorded that 78 percent users of these services were economy class passengers, which helped avoid crowding and reduction in waiting time at the terminal. The use of smart phone application for travel procedure, such as printing boarding pass, advance ticket booking, reduced the waiting time at the airports achieved social distancing,” he added.
He said the use of advance technology, smartgate and smart tunnel, introduction of digital passport supported by biometric technology speed up the travel procedure. The use of smartgate at Dubai airport reduced the time for completing travel procedures at the immigration and passport control to 15 seconds. While smart tunnel reduced the process by 9 seconds.
The digitalization of visa and certificates using blockchain technology and digital encryption makes it very difficult to tamper with the documents, especially when it is linked with biometric and fingerprint identification technology, Major Al Saleis noted.
Across the world, contactless technology is defining passenger experience at an increasing number of airports across.
The global smart airport market size is expected to reach about US$26 billion by 2025, according to a research study and it is projected to reach US$232.88 billion by 2027.
About 97 percent of airlines are working on mobile applications as all essential customer services become contactless. Automated biometric boarding gates are considered a priority by 58 percent of airlines, and are a focus of 64 percent of airports for both border checks and flight boarding.
Biometrics remain the focus for investment with 64 percent of airports aiming to roll out self-boarding gates using biometric and ID documentation by 2023 as well as touchless technology.
Touchless technology will help minimize the spread of viruses and reduce the interaction between passengers and staff through contactless check-in, security processes, inflight entertainment and food and beverage pre-ordering.
Essentials for travel now include contactless kiosks, Passenger Reconciliation System (PRS), contactless payments at the airport and mobile apps.
New fast-track passport control service in Dubai
Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General, General Directorate of Residency & Foreign Affairs – Dubai (GDRFA-D), credited the wise leadership of the UAE government for its proactive approach and foresight in enhancing public service through innovation and smart technologies.
“Recently, we launched a new fast-track passport control service that uses face and iris-recognition technologies. The new biometric systems deployed at 122 smart gates at arrival and departure terminals in Dubai airports enable passengers to complete passport control procedures between 5 and 9 seconds depending on the movement and steps of the passenger. This system contributed to enhancing travelers’ confidence in the emirate, as such precautionary measures in light of the pandemic formed a safety umbrella for them,” Gen. Al Marri said.
He highlighted the UAE’s efforts in protecting and securing all its ports of entry while providing an exceptional seamless experience for travelers.
“Without the determination of the UAE’s wise leadership and its continuous endeavor to establish the country’s leadership in providing happiness and security for all, it would not have been possible. Today’s aviation sector today is considered one of the most critical sectors that achieved a quantum leap over the past years, as it is considered a major engine for economic growth in the world,” he said.
Dubai is anticipating to welcome more tourists this year as the UAE hosts Expo 2020 Dubai, the first global expo to be held in the Middle East and North Africa, which will run from 01 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
Gen. Al Marri assured Dubai is fully prepared to welcome visitors intending to participate in Expo 2020 Dubai, saying, “We assure everyone that Dubai is fully prepared and ready to receive visitors to the Expo in October this year…We at the GRDFA Dubai are working to provide all facilities for issuing visas and residency stamping for international participants and exhibitors in Expo 2020 Dubai and giving everything that contributes to the success of this event in cooperation with all concerned parties.”
2021: Year of Transition
UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Director General Saif Al Suwaidi said signs are pointing to a significant air travel demand in the second half of 2021 and sustainable recovery in air operations.
“I am confident that together we will continue our efforts to make 2021 to be a year of transition for sustainable recovery and growth. Today, despite the catastrophe and the vaccination rollout and increase in supply of vaccines globally more passengers are expected to return to travel and the UAE expects even more,” said Al Suwaidi in his welcome address at the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Forum and Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF) co-located with the three-day Airport Show 2021 in Dubai.
In 2019, the UAE contributed to around 2.2% (in top 30 countries) in terms of worldwide international flights despite its small population. The country was also heavily relied on by other nations in transporting goods between continents through its robust logistics and air cargo industries.
Al Suwaidi noted the UAE immediately communicated with airports and airlines and formed several internal and national bodies to adjust and adopt safety certification to maintain an acceptable safety and security standards and support the global aviation industry.
“On the aviation safety and security front we have adapted publishing and adopting an unprecedented facilities and provisions and techniques to ensure continuity of services to maintain safe operation of our aircraft, airports and air navigation infrastructure,” he said. “From the time the total suspension of the non-essential operations was started in March 2020, we have started working and planning for the recovery during the peak of the pandemic.”
Ismaeil Al Balooshi, Assistant Director General Aviation Safety Affairs, UAE GCAA, said the UAE community is back to normalcy thanks to an effective vaccination strategy.
“Retail and recreation is an indicator for community normalization. Our recovery will be surging when other states will open up with the UAE, and we are all eyeing at normalcy for 2021. Countries have opened their borders, but with more entry conditions. It is a hopeful situation towards recovery,” he noted.
Stronger Together
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, who opened the 20th edition of the Airport Show said, “The aviation industry has a history of successfully bouncing back from crises and the Covid-19 pandemic is no different. The setback is temporary and we will again be on the tracks of transformation. The overwhelming response to the Airport Show is an indication of the aviation world’s strong confidence in Dubai and its global efforts.”
Like the previous editions, the Airport Show 2021 has three co-located events: Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF), Airport Security Middle East, Air Traffic Control (ATC) Forum along with and the Women in Aviation (WIA) General Assembly.
The event welcomed the participation of more than 95 exhibitors from 21 countries, 100-plus Hosted Buyers from over 20 countries and 36 exhibitors at five country pavilions by Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France and the UK.
The event’s organizer, Reed Exhibitions, said the numbers are overwhelming given the prevailing travel restrictions across the globe following the 21st century’s second pandemic and the massive impact it has on the airports and airlines businesses on the planet.
Adding, the response to the Airport Show is a clear indication of a possible journey of the aviation industry on the road to recovery and its unfaltering confidence and tremendous efforts to revive and restore the lost business levels and the growth momentum.
France’s Pavilion had 10 companies participating highlighting innovations and smart solutions in technologies. Before the pandemic, the French airport sector has a turnover of €63.5 billion globally. In France alone the sector consists of 530 companies employing about 100,000 people.
Italy’s pavilion was the largest at the event with 24 companies participating through the collaboration of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), the Embassy of Italy to the United Arab Emirates and the Employers’ Association for Italian engineering, architectural and technical economic consulting organizations (OICE).
Amedeo Scarpa, ICE Director, Dubai, described the UAE and Italy’s bilateral trade relations as robust and expressed hope for brighter prospects in the future.
“The fact that trade fairs have resumed, and that Italy has more exhibitors than any other country this week, is an immensely important sign. The construction and infrastructure sectors have always played a fundamental part in Dubai’s market, and the UAE’s,” said Scarpa.
“Across the public and private sector, there are over 30,000 active projects, and as the country has already launched into its post-pandemic phase, it’s an honour to initiate direct channels of communication with Emirati contractors and foster collaborations with Italian companies, including small and medium-sized ones in the fields of design, engineering, construction and software services, that are connected to activation and operation airport hubs in the UAE. Working with the vital support of our Embassy and the Consulate General, the ICE is hoping to reactivate these business channels,” he added.
Italy’s Ambassador to the UAE, Nicola Lener, said: “The partnership established between the OICE and ICE at the Airport Show Hybrid+ 2021 further confirms how vital internationalisation is within the engineering, architecture and technical-economic consultancy. As a highly strategic sector, it completely directs and activates the entire Italian chain of infrastructures and related services.”
Hope and Optimism
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts some 2.8 billion people to travel this year with the opening of the borders.
IATA, which represents 290 airlines accounting for over 82 percent of the total global air traffic, says people have not lost their desire to travel, and that travel has returned to its near-normal levels in several places where the travel restrictions have been removed. It had been earlier expected that the Arabian Gulf airports would handle 450 million passengers annually once travel returns to its previous levels.
Key decision-makers from major airports in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) have come to the Show in search of exploring and acquiring the newest products and services for their facilities for enhancing and safer passenger facilitation.
“There have been strong positive signs of recovery all over the world. Hopefully, 2021 will be a better year for the aviation/airport industry. The new standard for services at the airport will be seamless and contactless. The aviation industry will regain the lost momentum soon, especially in Dubai which is always ready to overcome all type of challenges. emaratech is showcasing this year a complete paperless/seamless experience to ease the passenger’s journey towards a safe flight and circulation within the airport,” said Thani Alzaffin, Group CEO, emaratech.
Ali Salim Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah International Airport Authority, said expects gradual return in the aviation industry in the region after experiencing exceptionally challenging times due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He called for the strengthening of communication and cooperation in the industry to share plans and ideas and learn about the newest technologies.
IATA continues to urge governments to make data-driven decisions to manage the risks of COVID-19 when reopening borders to international travel. Strategies without quarantine measures can enable international travel to restart with a low risk of introduction of COVID-19 to the travel destination, it noted.
“Data can and should drive policies on restarting global travel that manage COVID-19 risks to protect populations, revive livelihoods and boost economies. We call on the G7 governments meeting later this month to agree on the use of data to safely plan and coordinate the return of the freedom to travel which is so important to people, livelihoods and businesses,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General.
IATA had since teamed-up with Airbus and Boeing to demonstrate potential methodologies to manage the risks of COVID-19 to keep populations safe while restarting global connectivity. Aviation, including manufacturers, effectively manages and mitigates risk every day to keep air travel safe. Using these skills, Airbus and Boeing have developed data-driven risk-management models to understand the impact of various options.
Talk about Home Depot and immediately, Carol B. Tomé’s name comes to mind. She’s the woman behind this home improvement retailer’s huge success, growing it from 400 stores to more than 2,200 globally with revenues of nearly $100 billion.
The Atlanta-born financial expert first joined Home Depot, the largest home improvement retailer in the United States, supplying tools, construction products and services, as vice president/treasurer in 1995 when the company sought for expansion in Mexico.
In 2001, Tomé was promoted as Home Depot’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and is widely credited for helping the company emerge from the 2008-2009 financial and housing crisis. She was among the highest paid CFOs in the country commanding a six-figure salary plus stock awards.
While still with Home Depot, Tomé was tapped to serve the Board of Directors of UPS from 2003 onwards. Last year, while relishing her free time after retiring from Home Depot, she was offered the job to lead UPS, one of the world’s largest parcel delivery companies and a global leader in logistics with presence in more than 220 countries.
Tomé gladly accepted the offer, thus, becoming the first female and 12th CEO in UPS’s 113-year history.
“UPS is a company with a proud past and an even brighter future. Our values define us. Our culture differentiates us. Our strategy drives us. At UPS we are customer first, people led and innovation driven,” said the 64-year-old Tomé.
Under Tomé’s leadership, UPS sailed through the pandemic seamlessly and achieved record high earnings. During the fourth quarter of 2020, UPS revenues jumped 21% to $24.9 billion from $20.6 billion during the same quarter in 2019.
Its first-quarter 2021 consolidated revenue reached $22.9 billion, a 27% increase over the first quarter of 2020. Consolidated average daily volume increased 14.3% year over year. Consolidated operating profit was $2.8 billion, up 158% compared to the first quarter of 2020, and up 164% on an adjusted basis.
The number speaks volumes about Tomé’s successful formula in making things better and bigger for UPS despite being an outsider CEO.
A native of Jackson, Wyoming, Tome holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from the University of Wyoming and a Master’s Degree in Finance from the University of Denver.
She began her career as a commercial lender with United Bank of Denver (now Wells Fargo) and then spent several years as Director of Banking for Johns-Mansville Corporation. Prior to joining The Home Depot, she was Vice President and Treasurer of Riverwood International Corporation.
She serves as a trustee or board member for a number of organizations including Grady Hospital Foundation, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Sovos Brands, Catalyst, and GIA Partners. She is also a member of The Committee of 200, The Buckhead Coalition, The Business Roundtable and The Business Council.
She’s a busy bee, needless, to say. And in her spare time, she finds joy doing DIY restoration projects, gardening, farming and supporting the arts.
In a LinkedIn podcast interview, Tomé shares this career advice: “Go for your passion. What makes your heart sing? Go into it, lean into it. Every day should be a joyful day and just go where your passions are. Don’t be too planful because if you’re too planful, you’ll miss out on opportunities that will present themselves to you. And my very favorite quote, in terms of just how to think about your career comes from Maya Angelou. She said, ‘Don’t make money your goal, instead do what you love and do it so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.’ I just love that.”
CargoLogic Germany has added its fourth freighter as it continues to build up its fleet.
The Leipzig/Halle based airline took delivery of its fourth B737-400 freighter (D-ACLX) last week.
The carrier plans to double the size of its fleet compared with the start of the year.
According to website Plansepotters.net the aircraft is 1997 built and was previously operated by LOT before being converted in March this year.
The airline gained AOC certification in September 2019 and launched services shortly after, targeting the express and e-commerce markets in Germany and Europe.
On launch, CargoLogic Germany stated that it eventually hopes to grow its fleet to ten aircraft.
Götz Ahmelmann, chief executive of Leipzig airport operator Mitteldeutsche Flughafen welcomed the latest aircraft: “We’re delighted that CLG, which is based at our airport, is continuing to grow and we wish all the crews happy landings on each occasion.”
Ground handler dnata is expanding its cargo handling facility at Sydney Airport.
The company also signed a lease with the hub that will see it providing cargo handling services for the next five years.
When the 4,800 m sq expansion of the cargo facility at Sydney is complete, it will cover an area of around 16,300 sq m.
Features include an increased number of airside docks, enabling the handler to process higher volumes of cargo. An additional truck hoist will be in place by mid-2021 to complement the on-airport warehouse’s existing hoist.
Brett Fuller, managing director, dnata Australia, said: “We are committed to consistently investing in infrastructure and equipment to deliver world-class service, safety and efficiency to our customers. This expansion provides strategic and operational benefits for dnata to support continued cargo volume growth driven by increased customer demand.”
Dnata already has cool chain facilities — including cool dollies — at its cargo facilities at Sydney Airport and Melbourne Airport. It is also GDP-certified for its handling of pharma goods.
The ground handler runs cargo operations at six airports in Australia: Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne and Perth. At these airports, it processes around 300,000 tons per year for more than 20 airline customers.
“In recent years dnata has invested significantly in infrastructure, equipment and training to provide the most innovative solutions to the market,” the company said in a statement.
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened the most modern cargo handling centre at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (H-JAIA), supporting its focus on network expansion, facility investments and sustainability.
WFS won the airport’s tender for a 20-year lease to operate the new 100,000 sq ft Cargo Building C, which is a key part of H-JAIA’s multi-billion-dollar master plan to accommodate the future aviation needs of the region. Prior to the global disruption to aviation services caused by the Covid pandemic, Atlanta was the world’s busiest international airport and a major air cargo hub handling more than 675,000 tons per annum.
Mike Simpson, EVP Americas at WFS, said: “We were extremely proud to be awarded the opportunity to operate Cargo Building C, and to now be opening the first new cargo terminal at H-JAIA in more than 30 years. Atlanta is a major cargo hub in North America and, through this long-term commitment and investment, WFS is demonstrating its ability to offer airlines using this great airport the highest international standards of safety, security and service. We look forward to a long and successful partnership with the airport authority and Atlanta’s air cargo community.”
As the latest station to join WFS’ global network, the Atlanta operation will provide airline clients with world class cargo handling services, underpinned by the highest safety and security standards. The new building combines full cargo and freighter handling capabilities and provides 11 dock doors, drive-up ramp access and a container bypass system. Multiple charging points are also available for ‘active’ temperature-controlled containers and WFS is also offering services for temperature sensitive shipments.
In line with WFS’ priority focus on safety and security, the building incorporates multiple security features, including access control systems and the latest CCTV technologies covering the interior and exterior areas of the operation, and the adjacent ramp area behind the warehouse, which offers parking for two freighter aircraft.
Equipment inside the warehouse includes forklifts with a capacity range from 4,000lbs to 30,000lbs, three large weighing scales – including a 30,000lb in-ground, drive-on system – and Ground Services Equipment for full aircraft handling.
Sustainability benefits are also designed into the new operation, including low energy warehouse and office lighting systems, and large fans to cool the warehouse in the summer and generate warm air circulation in the winter, which will lower overall energy usage.
DHL Supply Chain Iberia and Iberia Maintenance announce the signing of a contract through which DHL will manage the internal logistics of spare parts and components for Iberia Maintenance at its La Muñoza hub in Madrid and also at the Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airports.
In addition to this contract, DHL provides Iberia Maintenance with global distribution of these spare parts when the need arises at any of the customer airline’s destinations around the world.
This contract with DHL also includes the logistics of Iberia’s IT and aircraft supply warehouses, where a large part of the elements necessary for the in-flight service are managed.
The new agreement also continues the solid relationship that Iberia and DHL have maintained for years, with Iberia Maintenance providing maintenance, repair and overhaul services for DHL’s fleet of engines since 2008. Specifically, Iberia Maintenance has serviced more than 113 RB-211 engines used in the Boeing B757s of DHL’s subsidiaries DHL Air UK and Blue Dart at its engine workshop in Madrid.
In the new contract signed by Iberia Maintenance and DHL, DHL Supply Chain’s mission will be to ensure the supply of material on demand for Iberia Maintenance technicians, and to reinforce the logistical design to ensure the reliability and visibility that this supply chain requires to optimize planning and improve the availability of the aircraft.
All this within a redefinition of the pre-existing logistics processes and with a strong focus on continuous and exhaustive stock control and inventory and material movement management, carried out by DHL with advanced digitalization tools, which will allow operations to adapt to the demand of Iberia Maintenance’s different business units in a timely manner, with the maximum quality and efficiency of service required in this complex environment.
According to Iván González Vallejo, Maintenance Strategy and Supply Chain Director, “this strengthened partnership will guarantee real-time traceability of parts moving through our system, complete inventory accuracy and the integration of the freight forwarding activity that DHL has been developing for the last 3 years for Iberia Maintenance”
As Matilde Torquemada, Business Development Director of DHL Supply Chain in Spain explains, “it is an honor and a source of pride that a company like Iberia Maintenance, a benchmark in quality and customer commitment, has placed its trust in DHL to guarantee its spare parts logistics, a critical area in which DHL Supply Chain can provide enormous experience. This is a long-term agreement in which DHL provides rapid implementation with seamless transition and business continuity in these value-added services for the airline’s MRO operations, providing agile execution and centralized logistics decision making”
Among other advantages, this new agreement allows Iberia Maintenance to integrate the interface of this logistics operation with its transport control tower, which reinforces the precision in the inventory of key parts for Iberia Maintenance’s maintenance and repair operations and guarantees real-time knowledge of the complete traceability of the components, knowing at all times where they are and their arrival times at their destination.
DHL Supply Chain is a world leader in MRO logistics. The large supply chain operator works in this sector with more than 30 of the world’s largest companies in various industries, including, among others, aviation, aerospace, automotive, rail and shipping companies.
Saudi Cargo will increase cargo flights to and from the Belgian Airport which, in turn, will be connected to Saudia Cargo’s vast global network.
Saudia Cargo is the air freight company of Saudi Arabian Airlines based in Jeddah with numerous operations in Europe. The company enjoys a solid reputation and is part of the world’s largest air cargo alliance, Skyteam cargo. Saudia Cargo is famous for its premium air cargo shipping services of all types of cargo such as pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, live animals and many more.
To boost Cargo activities and operational flexibility, Saudia Cargo has chosen Liege Airport as an additional airport in Europe for its regular cargo operations as well as for Charter flights.
Commenting on the signing, CEO of Liege Airport, Frédéric Jacquet said: “This contract cements the role Liege Airport plays in the center of global logistics. Saudia Cargo has been operating with us since last year with intensified connections to/from the US, Africa and the Middle East. This leading air cargo company has signed a partnership with Alibaba Group’s logistic arm, Cainiao, and our airport will remain a crossroad for world trade operations. We look forward to establishing a strong relationship with such a reputable airline.”
Hassan Zaki Al-Dessi, Saudia Cargo’s Executive Director Operations Performance said: “This partnership aligns perfectly with the airline’s business goals, and we are thrilled to extend our commercial partnership to further strengthen our position in the European arena and highlight Liege Airport’s strong presence in the global logistic network”.
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