DUBAI: Emirates has converted 16 passenger planes to transport cargo and is also using some of its fleet to carry goods in the cabin.
Nabil Sultan, Emirates SkyCargo divisional senior vice president said the airline was studying its capacity, in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Sunday.
“So far we have converted 16 passenger aircraft to fully cargo flights,” he said. “We also use the remaining fleet, where we have put cargo in the main cabin, especially to move essential PPE goods and various other medical material.”
It comes as some big airlines are faced with competing forces of supply and demand in the cabins and bellies of their aircraft as cargo volumes accelerate while at the same time passenger numbers remain subdued.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Sunday it would announce operational plans for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage soon. The ministry said the details would be determined by COVID-19 health controls and standards. The Kingdom will ensure the health and safety of pilgrims and enable them to perform their rituals “easily and in a safe environment,” the ministry
BUSINESS REPORTERMUSCAT, MAY 8Platts Analytics forecasts global oil supply growth of 3.2 million b/d in 2021 and 5.5 million b/d in 2022. “We see a bit stronger growth than a month ago on higher US and Iran outlook,” says Ash Singh, Manager Supply and Production Analytics, S&P Global Platts.On April 27, Opec+ decided to maintain its production plan from.
US job growth far below expectations
Nonfarm payrolls increased by only 266,000 jobs last month after rising by 770,000 in March, says Labor Department
Updated 08 May 2021
May 08, 2021 02:47
WASHINGTON: US employers hired far fewer workers than expected in April, likely frustrated by labor shortages, leaving them scrambling to met booming demand as the economy reopens amid rapidly improving public health and massive financial help from the government.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by only 266,000 jobs last month after rising by 770,000 in March, the Labor Department said in its closely watched employment report on Friday.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast payrolls advancing by 978,000 jobs.
The jobs report, the first since the White House’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic rescue package was approved in March, will probably do little to change expectations that the economy entered the second quarter with strong momentum and was on track for its best performance this ye
Khalilzad’s remarks draw grim picture of Afghanistan’s future, says adviser to former government
Updated 13 min 50 sec ago
May 08, 2021 18:37
KABUL: The Taliban are not seeking a monopoly of power in Afghanistan, and US-led troops having failed on the battlefield should stop interfering in the country’s matters, a Taliban spokesman said on Saturday, as ties between the Taliban and Washington continue to sour.
A new chapter of mistrust has opened between the Taliban and Washington since President Joe Biden last month unilaterally announced that US-led troops would not be withdrawn by May 1 on the basis of an accord the previous administration had signed with the Taliban, but on Sept. 11.