Aviation
Johnson Controls is a
global leader in Energy
Solutions. Claude Allain,
Vice President & General
Manager for Middle East
& Africa commended
Shurooq’s efforts in driving
a culture of enhancing
customer experience with
sustainability being a key
focus area. He further
mentioned that Johnson
Controls believes in
continued collaboration
with its partners to create
productive building
environments. Dr.
Marcus Schumacher,
Vice President & General
Manager for GCC added
“We continue to drive
smart connected building
solutions here in the region
and we are proud and
honoured to be working
with visionary partners like
Shurooq, always looking at
future technology offering
new customer value,
making this region a more
safe, comfortable and
sustainable place to live.”
36 | JANUARY 2019
AVIATION
Emirates SkyCargo announces
freighter services to Bogota,
Colombia
Emirates SkyCargo has announced that it will be
opening a new trade lane to South America with the
start of freighter services to Bogota, Colombia. The
Colombian capital will be served by a once weekly
freighter service starting 16 January 2019.
Emirates SkyCargo will be operating its Boeing 777
freighter aircraft to Bogota. The aircraft has an overall
cargo capacity of over 100 tonnes and has wide main
deck doors allowing for the transportation of large and
outsized cargo.
Bogota will become Emirates SkyCargo’s sixth cargo
destination in South America and its third dedicated
cargo destination in the continent. Flight EK 9930
will arrive in Bogota at 22.00 hours local time on
Wednesday and will depart from the city at 00.05 hours
local time on Thursday morning.
Partnership with Avianca
Emirates SkyCargo will be working jointly with Avianca for
the freighter service out of Bogota. The Latin American
carrier will commercialize the capacity of the Boeing
777 freighter on its return leg from Bogota to Maastricht
to move cargo booked by its customers. Emirates
SkyCargo and Avianca are working on developing a
deeper partnership where Emirates SkyCargo will assist
Avianca for transporting cargo from Latin America across
its well-developed network in the Middle East, Africa and
Asia region while Avianca will help Emirates SkyCargo
strengthen its reach in the South American market.
“We welcome Bogota to our global network of over 40