SkyCargo’s Sydney freighter ‘offers expansion possibilities’
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- Friday, 23 September 2011
The freighter has the capability to carry up to 103 tonnes of cargo and will boost the carrier's import capacity to 1370 tonnes per week.
“The addition of a dedicated freighter service is a major milestone in Emirates SkyCargo’s growth in Australia and offers new possibilities for expansion into other areas of air cargo transport,” said Greg Johnson, Emirates’ cargo manager Australia.
“With the high Australian dollar driving up imports, this new flight will also provide us with much needed additional capacity into the market."
The service operates Dubai – Singapore – Sydney – Hong Kong – Dubai weekly. EK9920 departs Dubai every Sunday at 2035 and arrives at Sydney International Airport at 1830 every Monday.
"With long-range flying capacity and technologically advanced General Electric (GE) engines, the Boeing 777F provides greater flexibility than any other freighter aircraft in operation today," says Johnson. "It maintains the lowest fuel burn of any comparable sized aircraft, consuming nearly 18 per cent less fuel than today’s freighters."
