[4] Whilst using belly hold capacity in the Emirates' passenger fleet, it also operates freighter aircraft.

Since then, Emirates SkyCargo has received more than 100 international awards – including Best Cargo Airline to the Middle East for 20 years in a row.

[11] In the financial year ending March 2006, Emirates SkyCargo announced revenues of over $1 billion and carried over one million tonnes of cargo.

During the Farnborough Air Show in July 2006, Emirates signed a Heads of Agreement for ten Boeing 747-8F aircraft to be powered by General Electric's GEnx jet engines in a deal worth US$3.3 billion.

[12] In July 2008, Emirates sold these ten frames to Dubai Aerospace Enterprises and agreed to lease them back.

[13] In 2008, Emirates SkyCargo moved its operations into its new Cargo Mega Terminal, built on a 43,600 square metre site, has increased the ground-handling capacity by 1.2 million tonnes per year.

The new addition increases Dubai International Airport's throughput capacity to 1.6 million tons a year.

[20] In May 2015, Emirates SkyCargo became the largest air freight carrier in the world to ban the transport of lion, tiger, rhino and elephant hunting trophies, even if they were obtained legally.

[22] On June 24, 2020, Emirates has introduced additional cargo capacity by using 14 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with their seats removed from the economy class cabin.

In November 2021, Emirates announced an order for an additional pair of 777F aircraft from Boeing at the 2021 Dubai Airshow.