Emirates Skycargo picks new cargo manager
Emirates Skycargo has appointed Abdulla Alkhallafi as its new cargo manager for India. Alkhallafi will be based in Delhi and will be overseeing all commercial and operational aspects of Emirates Skycargo in India. He will be taking over from Keki Patel, who will be retiring after his tenure of more than 15 years as cargo manager for India with Emirates.
Alkhallafi is no stranger to the nuances and dynamics of the air cargo market in India having previously worked as cargo manager for North India for Emirates since June 2017. He is a UAE national who joined Emirates in 2014 as part of Emirates Skycargo’s commercial management programme.
Following his initial training at Dubai, Alkhallafi was posted to Singapore, where he had the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of Emirates’ operations in an overseas market. He holds a BBA in finance & banking from the University of Dubai. (mw)