After what has been described as a “remarkable year” for airfreight in 2024 – with more of the same to come - Emirates SkyCargo is gearing up to meet anticipated growth in demand.
It has wet-leased two additional Boeing 747 freighters, starting this year, with a 15% increase in critical main deck cargo capacity compared to January 2024.
“Throughout 2024, we made significant investments in new and leased freighter aircraft to address the evolving supply chain and air cargo demands around the world to ensure we had a stable supply of capacity to best serve our global customers,” said Badr Abbas, divisional senior vice president, Emirates SkyCargo.
“We anticipate that demand will continue to boom, reflecting Dubai’s prominence as a global logistics hub.”
The airline’s leasing strategy complements its owned fleet, which continues to grow. In 2024, it received two of its new Boeing 777Fs, which immediately entered service, with a focus on the increasing demands of e-commerce shipments from Asian markets. The additional aircraft also enabled the carrier to expand its network of destinations served by freighters to 38, with the deployment of a weekly freighter to Copenhagen, Denmark.
