Etihad Cargo named Cargo Airline of the Year

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Held alternately at Air Cargo Europe in Munich or Air Cargo China in Shanghai, the Air Cargo Week Awards are presented in nine categories ranging from Airfreight Forwarder of the Year to Cargo Airline of the Year.

"This is another award that reflects the hard work of the team at Etihad Cargo, who operate in different countries across our growing network," David Kerr, vice-president of Etihad Cargo, said. "As with our passenger airline services, we are recreating the airline's vision of being the best in our field of business, going above and beyond, to ensure our customer's needs are met. We're delighted to accept the award and it's a mark of our continued success as the cargo division of Etihad Airways."

Recent awards

The latest award follows swiftly after the cargo team won Best Cargo Airline in the Middle East from Air Cargo News, Cargo Operator of the Year at the ITP Publishing Group's annual Supply Chain and Transport Awards (SCATAs), and Cargo Airline of the Year at the annual Air Transport News awards.

From its hub in Abu Dhabi, Etihad Cargo's fleet of ten freighter aircraft operates scheduled services to 38 destinations on its passenger network, and 14 regular freighter-only services to key destinations around the world including Bogotá, Chittagong, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Dubai World Central, Eldoret, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Houston, Kabul, Miami, Sharjah and Tbilisi.

Etihad Cargo also offers a combination of belly hold capacity and main deck freighter services to 111 destinations internationally, operated on a fleet of 116 passenger and freighter aircraft.