Air Cargo World News

Amid political and religious strife in Egypt, Etihad Airways announced that it will launch four additional weekly flights to Cairo International Airport from its Abu Dhabi hub in June. The new Airbus A320 service, which will operate every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, will complement the carrier’s previous 16 weekly flights to the Egyptian capital. read more

Saudi Arabian Airlines, which operates a fleet of 140 passenger aircraft and 12 freighters, will use its capacity to transport the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia’s express shipments, according to a press release. It’s a load that will likely increase with time, as the NSCSA benefits from the Saudi Riyal230 million deal it inked with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense in 2011 to meet all of the government agency’s shipping needs for three years. read more

In his opening speech on Tuesday morning at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, Tony Tyler, director general and CEO of IATA, covered a broad range of topics relevant to the air cargo industry. Important themes of his speech included collaboration across industry groups, establishing a better relationship with governments around the world and pushing technological innovations like e-freight. Tuesday afternoon, Tyler sat down with Air Cargo World to expand on some of these ideas and talk about how IATA will make sure cargo stays in the spotlight. read more

A little listening goes a long way. On Monday at the day-long Accredited Training Schools Congress during the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Kuala Lumpur, organizers switched up their approach for the first time from one of telling to a listening strategy. Gathering training representatives together in a small room off the exhibit area, they talked about how best to bring new training practices into the market. The goal was to turn IATA’s training offerings into the best programs available. read more