A DECADE OF GROWTH


AirBridgeCargo Airlines began life as an idea that turned into an ambitious project for Volga-Dnepr Group and, in the decade since its first flight left Moscow for Beijing, has grown to become Russia’s largest scheduled cargo airline, a multiple award winner and a respected partner for customers across the globe.


The word ‘airbridge’ was always central to the philosophy behind the Group’s plans. The new airline would use Russia’s central and prime geographic location to connect the world’s premier air cargo markets in Europe, North America and Asia. In 2004, the dream became a reality.


AirBridgeCargo Airlines had a humble beginning with a single Boeing 747- 200 freighter and a network of just five routes. Its leaders spoke of the Group’s ambitious plans for ABC’s development and the world waited to see it these words would turn into action. They did.


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Over the first 10 years of its life, ABC has continually grown. Its original B747- 200 was joined by a second aircraft and then a -300SF version. AirBridgeCargo, however, made no secret of its need to operate a more capable and efficient 747 fleet. That began with the addition of Boeing 747-400Fs and –ERFs and ultimately an order with Boeing for five new generation B747-8Fs, the most advanced freighter Boeing has ever produced. Today, ABC’s fleet of 12 B747-8 and B747-400 freighters means the airline operates one of the youngest


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fleets in the world of aviation – and more new aircraft are on its agenda.


Naturally, its fleet growth has been a reflection of ABC’s network expansion, which currently spans 23 of the world’s major cargo destinations, connecting the largest cargo flows between Asia and Europe, and Europe and the USA. At the heart of this network are ABC’s hub operations in Moscow which link its flight operations and mean the airline’s customers can achieve freight deliveries within 48 hours across virtually all of its routes, a very attractive and reliable offering for customers all over the world.


Fleet and routes alone, of course, are not sufficient to build a world class airline. ABC has worked hard to consistently improve the quality and reliability of its operations and created an international


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