It doubled down on its commitment as a trusted partner for companies and societies in the face of COVID-19.

10 achievements in 2020 that reinforce Emirates SkyCargo's global leadership

The "company" continued throughout the past year to transport basic commodities and products around the world.

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In the year 2020, Emirates SkyCargo has doubled its commitment as a reliable global partner for companies and societies in facing the effects of the “Covid-19” pandemic on global industries and on the lives of customers, which strengthened its leadership in the global air cargo industry.

Throughout the year, Emirates SkyCargo continued to transport basic commodities and products and connect vital commercial lines across continents through flexibility and rapidly responding in an innovative way to the unprecedented and changing conditions that prevailed in global markets.

Here are 10 notable achievements in which Emirates SkyCargo has demonstrated its commitment and leadership in maintaining the continuity of supply chains.

Global commodities, including the transfer of "Covid-19" vaccines:

1- 100 destinations in 100 days:

When Emirates Airlines suspended passenger transport operations around the world in late March 2020 to counter the pandemic, Emirates SkyCargo lost a large proportion of global cargo capacity and was only able to access the network and operations of its fleet of 11 Boeing 777F cargo aircraft for a short period. ».

However, it quickly rebuilt its global operations, and within 100 days since March 25, 2020, it was able to reconnect 100 global destinations across six continents of the world with weekly regular cargo flights.

2- Using passenger aircraft for shipping:

In an unprecedented step, and in the face of extraordinary situations, Emirates SkyCargo began in late March 2020 using Emirates' Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for cargo flights only, and loaded 40 to 50 tons of cargo in cargo hold on each plane, and transported protective equipment Character, test kits and other essential products.

3- Loading onto the seats:

In April 2020, Emirates SkyCargo began loading personal protective equipment and other selected goods on the economy class seats and in the overhead lockers inside the economy class cabin on aircraft to accommodate larger quantities of essential cargo.

4- Adjusting the economy class:

To meet the huge global demand for personal protective equipment, medical supplies, food and other basic commodities, Emirates Airlines modified 10 Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft at the Emirates Engineering Center in Dubai, by completely removing passenger seats from economy class, resulting in savings of up to Up to 132 cubic meters of additional cargo capacity on each aircraft.

5- "A380" Shipping:

Last October, "Emirates SkyCargo" began operating Airbus A380s to perform chartered cargo flights to meet customers' demand for additional cargo capacity.

The first "charter" flight by plane "A380" carried medical supplies from Seoul to Amsterdam via Dubai.

6- Vaccination Center:

In August 2020, Emirates SkyCargo began planning to establish infrastructure, capabilities and expertise to transport, store and distribute vaccines to the fullest extent.

In October 2020, the carrier announced that the largest air center in the world dedicated to "Covid-19" vaccines was ready at its cargo terminal in the Dubai South region, and that it had formed a rapid response team to deal with any requests to transport vaccines.

7- Transferring vaccines:

"Emirates SkyCargo" achieved a historic achievement on December 22 by transferring the first batch of "Pfizer - Biontech" vaccines to the UAE for the Dubai Health Authority from Brussels.

8- Humanitarian issues:

Emirates SkyCargo has continued its strong commitment to communities affected by humanitarian crises.

During August 2020, it participated in the airlift initiative between Dubai and Lebanon by allocating shipping capacity for relief goods that were transported to Beirut.

This was followed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Humanitarian City.

9- A new destination:

In September 2020, Emirates SkyCargo launched two weekly cargo flights to Guadalajara in Mexico, adding a new destination that the airline had not previously served, and creating more commercial opportunities.

10- «Emirates Delivers»:

The e-commerce delivery platform Emirates Delivers, developed by Emirates SkyCargo, and available to UAE residents to shop from US websites, has successfully completed its first year of operations.

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