Emirates Wins Air Cargo Carrier Of The Year Award
NEW YORK--- December 13, 2010 – Emirates SkyCargo reinforced its position as an industry leader by claiming top prize at the 2010 Supply Chain Asia Logistics Awards.
Emirates SkyCargo was named Air Cargo Carrier of the Year in recognition of the benefits it brings to customers’ supply chains by providing quality innovation solutions with a relentless focus on improving service and containing costs.
After two rounds – including nomination from readers followed by final voting by a group of independent judges, Emirates SkyCargo was presented the Air Cargo Carrier of the Year Award at a gala dinner at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The annual Supply Chain Asia Logistics Awards - attended by more than 300 senior executives in the logistics and supply chain industry across Asia - recognize corporations and individuals in the fields of supply chain and logistics. The Air Cargo Carrier of the Year Award is open to Asian and global air cargo carriers.
“This award is testament to the hard work, talent and dedication of everyone at Emirates SkyCargo,” said Ram Menen, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President Cargo. “It is particularly pleasing to win an award with such diverse criteria, with the decision based not only on the size of our network, but also on the reliability of service, level of customer satisfaction, approach to sustainability, CSR, security and risk management.
“Emirates SkyCargo is honored to win The Air Cargo Carrier of the Year award and remains committed to surpassing the high standards we have set and providing our customers with world-class service.”
The Supply Chain Asia Logistics accolade was just one of three recent awards won by Emirates SkyCargo.
At the fourth annual Aviation Business Awards (ABA), hosted at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, Emirates SkyCargo was named Cargo Operator of the Year (commercial airline). The prestigious ceremony was organized by ITP Business, publisher of Aviation Business magazine and ArabianSupplyChain.com and featured leading players from across the Middle East aerospace industry.
In addition, at the Italian Quality Awards 2009 conducted by ANAMA - IATA Airfreight Forwarders Association, Emirates SkyCargo was voted Best Carrier Italy in the ‘All Services’ as well as ‘Flown as Booked’ category at the ceremony in Milan which was attended by 300 air cargo industry leaders, airline representatives and agents.
About Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates’ 153-strong fleet is one of the youngest in the skies. Emirates SkyCargo’s fleet includes seven freighters (three Boeing 747-400Fs, two 747-400ERFs and two 777Fs). In the 2009-10 financial year, Emirates SkyCargo carried 1.6 million tons of cargo, an improvement of 12.2 per cent over the year’s previous 1.4 million tons. Cargo revenue, at AED 6.3 billion (US$ 1.7 billion), including mail and courier, contributed 17.2 percent of the airline’s total transport revenue. In the first six months of the financial year ending 30th September 2010, Emirates SkyCargo posted an increase in revenue of 48.4 per cent to AED 4.4 billion, with cargo tonnage up by 23.7 per cent to 897 thousand tons, compared with 725 thousand tons for the same period in 2009. SkyCargo continues to post steady revenue growth contributing around 17.8 per cent of the airline’s transport revenue.
About Emirates
Emirates currently serves 109 cities around the globe with a young and technologically advanced fleet of 153 wide-bodied aircraft that are equipped with industry-leading comforts in the air. Additionally, Emirates has 201 wide-bodied aircraft on order, worth over US$59 billion, and is the leading customer of the Airbus A380 with 14 in its fleet and 76 on order, powered by Engine Alliance GP7200 engines. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) recently named Emirates to its exclusive “2009 Global Challenger” list, while Fast Company Magazine picked the airline as one of the 50 “Most Innovative Companies” in the world. The airline was also awarded the “World’s Best Airline Inflight Entertainment” for the sixth year at the 2010 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Operations on Emirates from New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco connect America to the world through the airline’s route network with extensive connections from Dubai to the Far East, Australia and Africa. For more information, visit www.emirates.com/usa