10 Henrik Ambak
SVP, Cargo Operations Worldwide,
Emirates SkyCargo
Year of establishment: 1985
Location of head office: Dubai
Years in the company: 2 years
Henrik Ambak joined Emirates SkyCargo in 2014, and is responsible for the management of all Emirates SkyCargos operations at its hub in Dubai, comprising the Cargo Mega Terminal at Dubai International Airport and Emirates SkyCentral at Dubai World Central, as well as the operations at more than 140 outstations across the world.
Handling over 10,000 tonnes of freight in its first year, as of 2014 Emirates SkyCargo is the second largest cargo airline in the world, operating 50 dedicated cargo flights from Al Maktoum Airport, and to 100 further destinations through Emirates passenger network.
Emirates SkyCargo is the first cargo airline in the world that has obtained GDP certification for its hub operations covering two airports and the 24/7 bonded trucking service that connects cargo between them.
The carrier also operates the largest GDP certified area in the world offering a total area of 8,600 square metres of combined handling space dedicated for pharmaceutical products at Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central.
In the last financial year SkyCargo reported revenue of $3bn, a decline of 9%, while tonnage increased by 6% to reach 2.5 million tonnes in a challenging airfreight market. This year, freight yield per Freight Tonne Kilometre (FTKM) decreased sharply by 16%, and was also impacted by the weakening of major currencies.
In 2015 Emirates SkyCargo shipped close to 11,000 tonnes of pharmaceutical products across its global network through its hub in Dubai and, in response to the demand, Emriates Skypharma was inaugurated last month. The new facility is part of 11,000sqm extension of Emirates SkyCentral terminal at Dubai International Airport, and offers 4,000sqm of space dedicated to pharmaceutical cargo. In addition to this expansion, Services expanded in India in June.