FLEET EXPANSION


AIRBRIDGECARGO ADDS MORE BOEING 747 AND 737 FREIGHTERS … AS LOS ANGELES PREPARES TO JOIN ITS GLOBAL NETWORK


DESTINATIONS USA:


Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles (from Summer’15 schedule)


Building on a record year in 2014, AirBridgeCargo Airlines is adding more Boeing 747 and 737 freighters to its fleet to continue its international expansion.


An additional B747-400ERF will join its fleet on an operational lease in February, increasing the airline’s total number of B747s to 14 aircraft. This includes six of the latest generation 747-8Fs, which help to make ABC’s fleet one of the youngest and most modern in the air cargo industry.


In April, its capacity will receive a further


MOVING 50 TONS OF GAS EQUIPMENT TO UZBEKISTAN EARNS VOLGA-DNEPR ANOTHER LONG-TERM PARTNER


Logistics provider G&O Solutions chose to partner with Volga-Dnepr Airlines when it needed to transport 50 tons of gas equipment for a compressor station from Kazan in Russia to Karshi, Uzbekistan.


The cargo was moved onboard two IL-76TD- 90VD freighter flights and included rotor and wheelspace, piping and tanks, pumps, coolers and other supporting equipment. These are being used to increase gas production at the Shurtan compressor station in the biggest gas-condensate field in Uzbekistan.


Mr Ismailov, Manager, G&O Solutions, said: “This is the first time G&O Solutions has worked directly with Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Our shipment of outsize cargo was carried securely and in the shortest timescale and


boost with the delivery of a Boeing 737- 400SF, purchased by Volga-Dnepr Group from the Aviation Capital Group.


ABC’s Executive President, Denis Ilin, also confirmed that ABC would like to take delivery of another Boeing 747-8F as early as September 2015.


He said: “This move is to secure our further expansion and development. None of our current aircraft will be affected by this. The extra B747-400ERF and B737-400SF are additions to our current fleet. This year we plan to increase our footprint in North America and this will include adding Los Angeles to our route network.”


Europe: Frankfurt, Munich, Leipzig, Zaragoza, Paris, Milan, Amsterdam, Malmo, Basel, Helsinki, Cologne, Liege


Russia: Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Khabarovsk


Japan: Tokyo


Korea: Seoul


China:


Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Chengdu, Zhengzhou


we are very pleased with our joint work. Our two companies have already agreed on future cooperation on projects in Central Asia.”


In 2014, more than 40 companies became new customers of Volga-Dnepr Airlines and contributed 13% of the airline’s air charter sales volume.


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