Emirates SkyCargo leases new Boeing 747 from TNT Express

[TallDutch]

Dubai: TNT Express, the business-to-business express delivery company, and Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo, have signed a new agreement where the cargo carrier will lease a Boeing 747-400 ERF freighter from the company's European fleet - TNT Airways.

The contract was sealed with the arrival of the first UAE-dedicated TNT aircraft.

"The arrival of this brand new TNT-owned aircraft into Dubai is a significant milestone for us and will help strengthen our presence in the Middle East market, which is one of our fastest growing segments," said Martyn Wright, Managing Director-Gulf of TNT Express.

"It will initially service one of Emirates SkyCargo's busiest routes from Milan to Dubai before embarking for Duesseldorf."

This is the first of two TNT aircraft that will transit through Dubai.

The weekly Sunday service will increase to three operations a week later this year.

"This TNT 747-400 ERF is the world's largest and most popular long-haul cargo carrier and offers an impressive 124-tonne payload capacity," added Wright.

TNT's Boeing 747-400 ERF also operates four times a week between the Chinese financial city of Shanghai and the company's European Air Hub in Liège, Belgium.






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[sama91]

dats hell good fro TNT

[Acid-drop]

Not so much a good news i think.
The good news woulda been to use that plane for real TNT payload.

isnt the leasing just a way to not loose money when there is no use for an aircraft ?

[Mavke]

Hi ,

In my eyes they bought a plane but cant use it !

so they let it rent by someone else and fly with it ....

Mavke

[spotter1102]

Hi ,

In my eyes they bought a plane but cant use it !

so they let it rent by someone else and fly with it ....

Mavke

TNT leases this 747 to Emirates SkyCargo while TNT is developing it's Asian and South American network (there are rumours of a LGG-Brasilia route)

[Atlantis]

Hi ,

In my eyes they bought a plane but cant use it !

so they let it rent by someone else and fly with it ....

Mavke

That's correct, months ago there was already decided that Emirates Skycargo was going to lease this aircraft. Plans were changed very quick after the first B747.

First phase was that the first B747 was going to fly daily to Shanghai and with the second B747 they could fly a double daily flight to Shanghai. But it turned out in a three to four WEEKLY flight. So the second one was a spare part aircraft and the first a flying commercial plane, as we call it intern.

@spotter 1102,

About the flights to Brazil. Nothing decided. Not for tomorrow. You can't make the same mistake like the first one.

[Acid-drop]

It is really a big mistake from TNT ?
can't they find a way to fill that plane ? to china or anywhere else in the world ?

The european network seems to work very good though. Isnt it ?

[Atlantis]

It is really a big mistake from TNT ?
can't they find a way to fill that plane ? to china or anywhere else in the world ?

The european network seems to work very good though. Isnt it ?

The big mistake is that a lot, and I speak about many tons of goods, is going via commercial airplanes via LHR. Then they send the goods by trucking to Belgium. These are pure goods to and from China that is not in the cargoplane of TNT. That's the mistake. Plus they have very bad slots. According to me it was all in a hurry and we, TNT Express, can solve it now.

[Acid-drop]

it looks like that company could grow more indeed.

Good luck

[grnkg]

Hi,

The lease agreement is for the 3rd and 4th aircraft, yet to be built. And, as pointed out by Atlantis, these negotiations were already ongoing before the "Hotel-Alpha" rolled out at Seatlle.

TNT's first 747 is now operating for Emirates on ACMI basis, and its primary purpose will continue to be the LGG-PVG-LGG route. The same goes for the second 747, due to be delivered later this month.

The load factors (I will not reveal any exact figures) on this route (Westbound and Eastbound) are already far better than anyone expected, so it's definately not the case that TNT has no use for the aircraft, and certainly not a big mistake or wrong business decision!

Kind regards,
GR.

[Acid-drop]

it's very weird to hear you guys saying opposite stuff.
It looks like grnkg is public relation of TNT

if he's just an employee like atlantis, then i'm ready to beleive.
I really hope TNT will grow in Liege.

[Atlantis]

A "big mistake" were not the right two words for this, but I think it was to early to start up a direct connection with China. Some months ago we took over Hoau. With this action we "own" the biggest domestic network in China (1100 depots and 12.000 employees).

Very important was to work out a whole new model of right connections with road freight and air freight and this in combination with good morning slots. Now we can't offer some services for our clients to China.
The loads on the current B747 is not that great. Like I said before, we lose too much on commercial airplanes.

@Acid Drop,

I think in every company you will have contradictions because you work on different departments and you have your own targets, figures and business model. That's why several people in the same company can see it different. And more specific for TNT, you have TNT Express and TNT Airways with both an own management. But you need each other.

But don't worry. TNT is doing very well but some things can be better. That's why we have to work together to reach that goal.