Qatar Airways Cargo has been named ‘ Global Air Cargo Airline of the Year ’ by STAT Trade Times . The honor was given at this year ’s ‘ Air Cargo Africa ’ tune freight industry trade exposition and league , hold in Johannesburg , South Africa from 19–8 January 2025 . The cargo bearer was also runner - up for the ‘ Global Air Cargo Brand of the Year ’ and ‘ International Cargo Airline of the Year in Africa ’ awards .
Qatar Airways Cargo Senior Vice President , Cargo Sales and web Planning , Mr. Peter Penseel , received the awards on behalf of the airline business at a shine awards ceremony machinate by STAT Trade Times on 20 February at the Barnyard Theatre in Johannesburg . This is the 2d consecutive year that the cargo carrier has won the Global Cargo Airline of the Year award , following the ceremony that film place in 2017 at Air Cargo Africa .
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive , His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker , aver : “ It gives us great honour and delight to receive these laurels . Qatar Airways Cargo has arrive a farsighted way to be rank as one of the leading breeze cargo carriers globally . Being vote by the air freight community of interests mean a lot to us . It is for our global customers and employee that we strive to build our success upon the fundament of servicing excellency , always ensuring that our client ’ pauperization are of elementary importance . Our business partners and dedicated squad at Qatar Airways Cargo are the ones who have made this achievement possible , and we extend our special thanks to them . ”
Ethiopian : African Cargo Airline of the YearEthiopian Cargo & Logistics Services was given ‘ African Cargo Airline of the Year ’ and ‘ Air Cargo Brand of the Year in Africa ’ awards for the quaternary twelvemonth in a quarrel .
Ethiopian Group CEO and MD Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services receiving the awards
Regarding the awards , Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines , Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam , remarked , “ We are honored to have incur the ‘ African Cargo Airline of the Year ’ and ‘ Air Cargo Brand of the Year in Africa ’ accolade which are testimony to the leading function Ethiopian is playing in aviation cargo service in Africa .
In line with Vision 2025 , we have been invest heavily in exposit our consignment services , build the great trans - shipment terminal in Africa with an one-year capacitance of about 1 million tons and deploying 9 dedicated freighters . Our cargo services today span across 44 international destinations in Africa , the Gulf , Middle East , Asia , the Americas and Europe , augment the export of perishables from Africa and import of eminent value good . I ’d care to extend my gratitude to Air Cargo Africa for acknowledge our efforts with these awards , and I ’d like to felicitate my 16,000 plus co-worker at Ethiopian Airlines on the success they achieved through their dedication and tough work . ”
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