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Jun 22, 2023 (newstodate): In April 2023, Etihad Cargo and the Chinese carrier SF Airlines signed a reciprocal capacity agreement to connect their networks.
   The partnership resulted in the launch of two weekly freighter services between Abu Dhabi Airport and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport and added a fourth Chinese gateway destination to Etihad Cargo's expanding global network.
   Now, the two parties are taking the cooperation a further step forward through a new MoU, signed on 16 June 2023, expanding the cooperation between the two airlines and strengthening their commitment to exploring additional opportunities to achieve mutual growth and expanding their respective networks via the hubs at Abu Dhabi and Wuhan.
   Future plans include expanding cooperated flights to Ezhou Huahu Airport, China's first cargo-focused airport, making Etihad Airways the first foreign international airline to operate flights to the airport.
   The strengthened Etihad/SF Airlines cooperation may also prove a boon to the Danish cargo market as Etihad will introduce four weekly rotations on the route between Copenhagen and Abu Dhabi starting from October 1, 2023, served with Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
   In a release on the expansion of Etihad's network to comprise Copenhagen Airport, special focus was on the export cargo capacity offered in the Danish market.
   -Etihad Cargo is pleased to introduce cargo capacity out of Copenhagen. Denmark is home to a number of major international pharmaceutical companies, and the country has become an established biotech and pharma hub in Europe.  
   -Via Etihad Cargo’s IATA CEIV Pharma-certified product, PharmaLife, the carrier will provide the reliable and robust transportation of Denmark’s packaged medicaments to markets around the world, Martin Drew, Etihad Airways Snr VP – Global Sales & Cargo, said in the release in February 2023.