Etihad Cargo—Flight Path to Progress

Etihad Airways, the National Carrier of the UAE, has been flying high!

Recently published official figures from Etihad Airways testify to the Carrier’s superlative performance in the calendar year 2023. It reported 40 percent more passengers from 10million to 14million, year-on-year. Passenger revenues increased by AED 4billion (US$ 1.1billion) to AED 16.7billion (US$ 4.5billion). The Airline launched 15 new destinations and added 14 aircraft including four A380s.

Given the nature of our publishing business, we were keen to touch base with a spokesperson or senior official from the Carrier’s Cargo Division. To this end, Stanislas Brun, the newly appointed Vice President, Etihad Cargo, was gracious enough to be interviewed exclusively by Global Supply Chain. We carry the full transcripts and report of this expansive interview in this edition for our Cover story. It makes for interesting reading.

The recently concluded landmark three-day FIATA-RAME (Region Africa Middle East) 2024 Conference was hosted at the Atlantis The Palm by the UAE’s National Association of Freight & Logistics (NAFL). It was attended and addressed by key officials including FIATA RAME Chair Dr. Juanita Maree; Dr. Stéphane Graber, FIATA Director General; FIATA Global President Turgut Erkeskin and Nadia Abdul Aziz, President, NAFL. We carry a full report.

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Malcolm Dias Editor, Global Supply Chain

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