Etihad Cargo said it has bolstered its global handling partnership agreements with dnata, one of the world’s largest air service providers and dnata will be providing warehouse and cargo handling services to manage 180,000 tonnes of air cargo carried annually across 15 gateways in Etihad Cargo’s global network.

Under the new agreements the partnership will run until 2023.

“Our extended agreements with dnata reinforce a partnership that has grown rapidly during the past decade, and marks a significant milestone between two UAE entities with truly global presence,” said Andre Blech, head of operations and service delivery at Etihad Cargo.

Stewart Angus, divisional senior vice president, international airport operations, dnata, added: ”We are delighted to expand our long-standing, successful partnership with Etihad Cargo. We continue to invest in our facilities, equipment and team to deliver best-in-class services for this important customer airline.” 

North America, South Asia Pacific

Etihad said for the first time, the Etihad Cargo-dnata alliance will now extend to North America and South Asia Pacific, with dnata having commenced warehouse operations at Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport from 5th February 2020, to be followed by Singapore’s Changi Airport on 1st May 2020.

The new North America and South Asia Pacific agreements add to existing Etihad Cargo-dnata warehouse and cargo handling operations at Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC) airports, as well as Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in Australia, together with Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad in Pakistan, and Zurich, Geneva, Manchester, Milan and Amsterdam in Europe.

In addition to cargo, dnata provides Etihad Airways with passenger ground and ramp handling services at 9 global locations, which have also been extended under the framework agreement.

Further contracts have been awarded by Etihad Airways to dnata at Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Zurich, Geneva, Milan, Toronto and New York, it added.