Etihad Cargo expands role with EDGE deal

EDGE has signed a Global Air Carrier Services Agreement with Etihad Cargo to route its airfreight operations through the UAE’s national carrier. Under the agreement, EDGE will bring air cargo operations from 35 of its entities under Etihad Cargo’s network.

Hamad Al Marar, Managing Director and CEO of EDGE Group, said: "This agreement reflects our commitment to fostering meaningful local partnerships that create lasting value for the UAE. By working with Etihad Airways, we are not only optimising our own operations but contributing to the growth of a truly integrated national industrial base."

The aim is to centralise shipments and improve coordination of industrial goods moving in and out of the UAE. This is expected to make logistics flows more organised and reduce fragmentation in transport operations across different units.

The shift is expected to make cargo movement more organised by bringing bookings and transport under one system. This can help reduce delays, improve shipment tracking and give better control over high-value and time-sensitive goods, especially in industrial and defence-related logistics.

Antonoaldo Neves, Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways, said: “Etihad Cargo provides the reliability, security and global reach needed to serve advanced industrial and defence operations while strengthening national capability through local partnerships. Consolidating EDGE’s airfreight operations with Etihad Cargo reflects a high level of trust in the UAE’s national carrier to support complex, high value and time critical requirements at scale.”