Qatar Airways Cargo has been awarded the Rising Star Carrier of the Year at the 2014 Payload Asia awards in the Industry Choice Category.
The award is in recognition of Qatar Airways Cargo’s dynamic growth in recent years, and its customer service and product innovations.
Commenting on the award, Qatar Airways’ Chief Officer Cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann said: "Qatar Airways Cargo has established value-added services for its customers and has become a leader of innovation in various aspects of the air cargo industry.
"The year 2014 has been a remarkable one for Qatar Airways Cargo with the launch of QR Pharma and QR Fresh in January, the migration to the fully automated, state-of-the-art cargo facility at Hamad International Airport, and the launch of eight freighter destinations so far.
Two Boeing 777 freighters joined the fleet this year and a fourth Airbus A330 freighter will also be joining the fleet this month, and all of this is reflected in the award." The Payload Asia awards cover some 22 categories of the air cargo sector, as well as three special category Editor’s Choice awards, which together are clearly setting a new benchmark among the existing air cargo industry awards.
Payload Asia, the respected industry publication for the air cargo sector, now in its 30th year of publication, has raised the bar even further this year by adding a second parallel set of awards, meaning for each category there are now two awards: the Customer Choice Awards and the Industry Choice Awards.
This is a way of highlighting two equally important, but slightly different shades of excellence – one based on popular vote and the other on an industry panel assessment.