- Recently deployed Boeing 747-8F improves time-in-transit by
one day to key destinations in Middle
East, a gateway to Africa
& the Indian subcontinent
- Announcement follows news of UPS's role as official
logistics provider for Expo 2020 Dubai
- New flight enables greater capacity on the current
Canada and U.S. to Middle East lane
LOUISVILLE, KY and DUBAI, UAE, Feb. 5,
2018 /CNW/ - UPS (NYSE:UPS) is launching a daily
non-stop flight from its Worldport® global air hub in
Louisville, KY., to Dubai, UAE, improving time-in-transit from
North and South America to key
destinations in the Middle East by
a full business day. The flight, operated with one of UPS's new
747-8F freighters, is part of the build out of UPS's smart global
logistics network and takes place as the company plans for its role
as official logistics provider for Expo 2020 Dubai.
"The UAE trades with all 50 U.S. states and has grown to become
the U.S.'s largest export destination in the Middle East. Dubai's importance as a global trade hub
increases every day – and we're now getting there a day faster from
North and South America with our
small package express carrier and cargo offerings," said
Jim Barber, president, UPS
International. "Growth potential is great for Canadian companies
accessing the UAE and other rapidly developing industrial and
commercial sectors in the region. Our new flight is another example
of how UPS's smart global logistics network, which carries three
per cent of the world's GDP every day, constantly evolves to
service increasing international trade demands."
At approximately 12,400 kilometres, the route is the longest
regularly-scheduled flight UPS has ever operated, and is made
possible by the new 747-8s, which offer greater payload over long
range. The new flight is currently operating on a weekly basis and
will become a daily flight on February
27th, operating Tuesday through Saturday. The new
flight is part of plans to expand UPS's presence in Dubai, the headquarters of UPS's Indian
Subcontinent Middle East & Africa (ISMEA) region, by establishing
capacity, technology and staff capabilities to serve customers
shipping to and through Dubai in
the buildup to Expo 2020 and beyond. UPS has been operating in the
region since 1989.
"Our customers are demanding more capacity, and we're providing
it with this non-stop connection to Dubai," said Brendan
Canavan, president, UPS Airlines. "UPS has made a strategic
investment in 747-8 jumbo jets, the largest aircraft we have ever
flown, to offer sustainable lift on long-range international routes
like this."
The Louisville-Dubai flight leg is part of an
"around-the-world" flight route that begins and ends at UPS
Worldport in Louisville, KY. For
the volume from North and South
America that passes through Worldport, there is a full day
time-in-transit improvement to Dubai. After arriving in Dubai, new package and freight volume is
loaded onboard the aircraft before it departs for Shenzhen, China, home to UPS' largest facility
in Asia. Canadian.-bound volume is
then loaded in Shenzhen and the
aircraft returns to Worldport via Anchorage, AK. With the addition of this new
flight, the volume capacity on UPS's current Cologne to Dubai flight increases to better serve the
needs of customers connecting Europe to the Indian Subcontinent,
Middle East and Africa.
About UPS:
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad
range of solutions including transporting packages and freight;
facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced technology
to more efficiently manage the world of business. Headquartered in
Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220
countries and territories worldwide. The company can be found on
the web at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com and its corporate blog
can be found at longitudes.ups.com. To get UPS news direct,
follow @UPS_Canada on Twitter.
SOURCE UPS Canada Ltd.