Eithad posts record number figures in Nov

Etihad Cargo, a division of United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier Etihad Airways, has posted record monthly revenues for November of US$ 65.8 million, up 21.2 per cent on the same period last year (US$ 54.3 million) and carried 32,633 tonnes of freight, an 18.2 per cent increase on November 2011 (27,628 tonnes). Etihad Airways' Chief Strategy and Planning Officer, Kevin Knight, said: "2012 has been a great year for us. The latest impressive revenue and tonnage figures have been driven largely by strong sales out of Southern China and solid growth out of Europe and South East Asia. Etihad Cargo has also recently inaugurated a twice-weekly freighter operation from Houston, in the United States (US) to Abu Dhabi. "Houston-Abu Dhabi will complement our existing bellyhold cargo capacity from Chicago and New York, and no doubt be a catalyst for strengthening the trade ties between our two countries," he added To date, Etihad Cargo has carried more than 110,000 tonnes of cargo to and from the US. Etihad Cargo flies to a total of 87 destinations internationally, operating a fleet of six freighters.