Emirates SkyCargo will launch freighter flights between Milan and New York in December, continuing a rapid expansion of all-cargo service in 2026.
The cargo arm of Emirates Airline will operate a weekly Boeing 777F flight between Milan Malpensa (MXP) and New York John F. Kennedy International (JFK) Airport starting Dec. 5. The service will offer 100 metric tons of capacity per flight, complementing the airline's daily Airbus A380 fifth-freedom passenger flights between MXP and JFK. The passenger flights offer over 100 metric tons weekly of belly capacity on the route.
The carrier already operates weekly freighter service between Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) and MXP.
“Key export commodities that move by air from Milan include pharmaceuticals, vaccines and clinical trial medication, luxury goods and fashion items, industrial equipment and machine parts, high-end automotives, fresh produce and specialty food products,” Emirates said.
SkyCargo is in the midst of an expansion push that has seen it take delivery of eight 777Fs this year, including seven production models and one converted 777-300ER. The carrier’s freighter network jumped from around 40 cities in March to more than 60 cities by July, a figure that continues to rise with more growth planned.
Two more 777Fs are expected to be delivered by the end of 2026. Emirates plans to have a fleet of 23 freighters—a mix of production 777Fs, converted 777Fs and five wet-leased 747Fs—in service by March 2027.
Points in the Americas added to SkyCargo’s freighter network this year include Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles and Toronto Pearson, all of which are served from DWC, where Emirates’ freighter fleet is based.
SkyCargo has also increased freighter frequencies on a number of routes this year, including adding a second weekly DWC-Tokyo Narita service and doubling DWC-Sao Paulo service from 2X-weekly to 4X-weekly. The carrier also started weekly 777F service between DWC and Almaty, Kazakhstan in June, marking its first all-cargo service to Central Asia.
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