Saudia Cargo has received the International Air Cargo Marketing Award at this year’s Air Cargo India (ACI 2018).
At the gala awards night during the ACI 2018 held on Feb. 21 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Mumbai, Saudia Cargo was honored for its innovative campaigns and thematic booth designs across various global exhibitions that have stirred business results.
These include Fly Fashion in Paris, which is specifically tailored for the global garment industry, Fly Perishables and Fly Flowers in Johannesburg for the African market, Fly Pharma in Munich and so on.
Saudia Cargo’s Global Marketing Manager Adel Sallam said: “It’s all about reading the trends of what the cargo customers will need in the future by building marketing infrastructure and engaging with their experience.”
He added: “Our tagline ‘Aspire to Cargo Anything, Anywhere, Anytime’ is taken quite literally by Saudia Cargo. It has made the customers understand the challenge we put ourselves through. When we are in sync with our customers, they realize that Saudia Cargo is coming closer to them like never before.”
R.K. Patra, group editor-in-chief of STAT Media Group, organizers of the event, said: “Our voters saw that Saudia Cargo’s marketing campaign went through and delivered the message and that we have started to approach the customers’ needs at an insightful level facilitating customers to find and understand more about the company’s services and facilities.”
Saudia Cargo is now the leading freight carrier serving the industry.
An independent company with more than 20 freighter destinations with its own fleet modern freighters, it also operates using the cargo bay of Saudi Arabian Airlines’ 127 mostly wide-body passenger aircraft plying across 52 destinations in four continents.
In 2017, Saudia Cargo won the International Cargo Airline of the year in Africa in February and the Air Cargo Industry Achievement Award in Munich in May.
Saudia Cargo wins International Air Cargo Marketing Award at ACI 2018
Saudia Cargo wins International Air Cargo Marketing Award at ACI 2018
Dammam Airports partners with KaarTech to transform IT services
Dammam Airports, a key player in Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector, has partnered with KaarTech to deliver end-to-end IT managed services across its airport network in the Eastern Province.
This milestone advances Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and strengthens Dammam Airports’ commitment to delivering world-class travel experiences. The collaboration was inaugurated through an official signing ceremony attended by Mohammed Al-Hassany, CEO of Dammam Airports, and Shahinsha Abdul Basheer, CEO of KaarTech, signifying a shared commitment to shaping the future of Saudi Arabia’s aviation through innovation and intelligent technology.
Recognized as one of the world’s largest airports by land area, Dammam Airports connects more than 12 million passengers each year and plays a vital role in strengthening the Kingdom’s aviation growth. With this partnership, the company is set to transform its IT landscape into a secure, scalable, and intelligent environment that supports the complexities of modern airport operations.
KaarTech will manage the complete IT landscape across three airports, covering infrastructure, cloud, and network operations, along with 24/7 service management. This engagement also includes comprehensive application support beyond SAP, enriched with automation, proactive governance, and predictive intelligence. KaarTech will enable Dammam Airports to achieve resilience, efficiency, and long-term scalability through a comprehensive AI governance approach that embeds transparency, accountability, and innovation into every layer of IT operations, positioning the company as a trusted driver of aviation modernization.
This partnership aims to transform IT from a back-end function into an AI-enabled strategic driver of business performance and passenger experience. From ensuring business continuity and strengthening operational reliability to enabling connected, insight-driven airport services, the collaboration reflects a shared commitment to data-driven, intelligent, and sustainable aviation.
Through this engagement, KaarTech reaffirms its position as a trusted partner in AI-led enterprise transformation, delivering deep expertise in managing complex technology ecosystems with intelligence and precision. For Dammam Airports, the partnership represents a decisive step in aligning operational excellence with the national vision for innovation, digital connectivity, and long-term growth.
Together, the two organizations will drive smarter airport operations and deliver sustainable value for the Kingdom’s growing aviation ecosystem.
