When dangerous goods are as simple as ABC
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is one of the few carriers in the world to carry all nine classes of DG (including CAO cases) and is an acknowledged reliable expert when it comes to transportation of DG. This covers from simple consumer goods, such as aerosols, paints and perfumery products, up to highly radioactive materials used in […]
AirBridgeCargo transports 500th aircraft engine of the year
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has transported its 500th aircraft engine in 2018, with numbers growing 50 per cent year-on-year helped by the strength of its abcXL product. The abcXL product is underpinned by the shipment management and monitoring solution offered by ABC’s Control Tower, with transportation of special cargo being monitored and coordinated by its Control […]
AirBridgeCargo’s reach is longer than a giraffe’s neck
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported 66 giraffes on a charter flight from South Africa to China via its hub in Moscow. The 66 baby giraffes, collectively weighing around 38 tonnes, were on their way to various animal parks in the Zhengzhou region, travelling from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport via ABC’s hub at Moscow Sheremetyevo […]
AirBridgeCargo adds Ho Chi Minh City to Asian network
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has increased its Asian footprint with flights to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a major manufacturing hotspot in Asia. The Boeing 747 Freighter flight will link customers from Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City with other destinations in ABC’s network through its cargo hub in Moscow, Russia to guarantee 48-hour delivery times including […]
La dolce vita as cargo grows in Italy
Think Italy and you might think fashion and fast cars – and Milan. What you might not think, is a Russian-owned airline and one with links to Luxembourg, that are transporting Italian goods around the world, writes Stuart Flitton. The Russian all-freight airline AirBridgeCargo (ABC), with a key base in Vignate, began operations from Milan’s […]
AirBridgeCargo adds Budapest to European network
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has extended its European network with two flights a week to Budapest Airport on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The two Boeing 747 Freighter flights will provide up to 139 tons of capacity, covering the entire cargo catchment area of Budapest, as well as Central and Eastern Europe, and guaranteeing expertise transporting all of types […]
Hactl makes light work of outsized machinery components
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) has handled two charter flights for AirBridgeCargo Airlines each carrying 20 metre long machinery components weighing almost 19 tonnes. The outsized loads were carried on two brand-new Boeing 747-8 Freighters from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands to Hong Kong, on their way to their final destination in Guangzhou, […]
AirBridgeCargo and PACTL sign MoU
AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Shanghai Pudong Air Cargo Terminals (PACTL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the time and temperature sensitive shipment sectors. The agreement will serve as a commitment to develop, expand and promote business cooperation in this area, and follows on from the strategic cooperation agreement signed by ABC and […]
AirBridgeCargo makes light work of 22 metre pipes
AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ abcXL product has made light work of delivering 22 metre pipes for a solar energy project in China. Eight crates weighing around 20 tonnes and measuring more than 22 metres were loaded through the Boeing 747’s nose in Amsterdam with the help of two loading cranes for customer, Neele-Vat Air, in preparation for […]
Volga-Dnepr welcomes van de Weg back as VP sales and marketing
Robert van de Weg has rejoined Volga-Dnepr as vice president for sales and marketing, a year after leaving the company to pursue other interests. In his new role, which will be based in London, van de Weg will embrace the commercial activities of the group’s airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Atran Airlines, with responsibility […]
XLxent, AirBridgeCargo carries a record 19 va-Q-tainers in one flight
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has carried a record 19 va-Q-tainers XLx on board a single flight for its customer, Biotech & Pharma Logistics (BPL). The high performance passive containers were delivered to Frankfurt ready to load and go on board one of ABC’s Boeing 747-8 Freighter services to their final destination in Moscow. The dedicated pharma […]
AirBridgeCargo adds Rickenbacker to North American network
Rickenbacker International Airport is looking forward to welcoming its fifth scheduled freighter service when AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines flies in from Moscow on 5 April. The fast growing Russian carrier will use one of its Boeing 747 Freighters to operate weekly scheduled services carrying freight inbound from its hub in Moscow and returning to Russia via […]
AirBridgeCargo extends ULD contract with Unilode until 2023
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has extended its outsourced unit load device (ULD) management and repair contract with Unilode Aviation Solutions until mid-2023. The Russian airline has a fleet of 18 Boeing 747 Freighters with over 10,000 ULDs, which are being supplied from Unilode’s global fleet of around 120,000 ULDs. Unilode has supported AirBridgeCargo’s growth with ULD management […]
Liege Airport boosted by FedEx commitment
Recent years have been nerve-wracking for Belgium’s Liège Airport, Neil Madden writes. One of Europe’s most cargo-friendly airports was heavily dependent on Dutch express operator TNT, at one point accounting for 2,000 of 3,500 jobs. But the takeover of TNT Express by Fedex and the acquisition of TNT Airways by ASL Aviation raised concerns over […]
ABC races motorbikes to Australia for Superbike World Championship
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has flown 66 motorbikes on their way to the first round of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship in Australia. The palletised motorbikes were part of a 110 tonne payload transported from Barcelona, Spain to Melbourne, Australia on board a Boeing 747 Freighter chartered for Universal Global Logistics. ABC’s load master […]
HKIA, AirBridgeCargo and Alha Group join Pharma.Aero
Pharma.Aero is continuing to expand its network by welcoming Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Alha Group as its newest members. The organisation has a mission to foster collaboration among International Air Transport Association (IATA) Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in Pharmaceutical Logistics certified airport communities, and improve reliability end-to-end in […]
Special cargo, fleet and route upgrades help ABC grow 13% in 2017
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines continues to grow at double digit rates with cargo volumes surging 13 per cent in 2017, with special cargo performing particularly well. The airline handled more than 700,000 tonnes of cargo in 2017, which it says is due to fleet expansion, developing solutions for special cargo, and upgrading its network with new […]
A turning point for the world’s largest cargo hub?
Can Hong Kong continue to flourish as not just the leading air cargo hub of the world, but perhaps more importantly, the air cargo gateway to China to which it owes its pre-eminent position? Donald Urquhart asks where next for Hong Kong. Hong Kong is the undisputed air cargo king of the world. But a […]
ABC completes multi-modal pharma shipment trial with DHL
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed a multi-modal shipment trial for DHL Global Forwarding to deliver healthcare products from Moscow to Miami using an RKN active cargo container in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) cool chain standards. For the trial, ABC’s pharma logistics practitioners opted the abcPharma product using an Envirotainer RKN unit, replacing real […]
Customers welcome Volga-Dnepr’s commitment to Asia
The charter market has mirrored the air cargo market as a whole by proving strong in 2017, and Volga-Dnepr Group says a new regional base in the region has supported growth. It has opened a regional base in Hanoi to provide full service support to local customers in Asia, which it says means Volga-Dnepr full […]
Expanding fleet and network help ABC grow 15% in 10 months
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has continued its strong growth with volumes increasing 15 per cent in the first 10 months of 2017 helped by an expanding fleet, network and developing new products. It handled 575,000 tonnes in the first 10 months with all major markets performing well, and load factors were up four per cent to […]
ABC and Sky Fresh sign deal to digitise sensitive shipments
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has signed a service level agreement with Sky Fresh to adopt digital procedures for transporting time and temperature sensitive shipments. The main point of the cooperation is related to cargo acceptance checklists, to replace the traditionally paper-based systems that were filled in manually in the course of the transportation process. Sky Fresh […]
AirBridgeCargo delivers 28 Maserati Gran Turismos to Tokyo
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has delivered 28 Maserati Gran Turismos from Milan to Tokyo on a charter flight for Agility Logistics. The Boeing 747 Freighter flew from Milan Malpensa Airport to Narita International Airport, with a stop at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport in compliance with all standard operational procedures. The high valued cars were carefully handled […]
Infrastructure investment of €20m to be made at Liege Airport
Liege Airport is to invest more than €20 million in new cargo warehouses and handling facilities as it looks to continue it strong growth path. For more than 12 months, cargo activity at Liege Airport has been undergoing major structural growth. The companies on the site have opened new routes, integrated new aircraft and intensified […]
Sheremetyevo posts 39.4% tonnage growth in first nine months
Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport handled more than 200,000 tonnes in the first nine months of 2017 – an uplift of 39.4 per cent on the same period last year. The airport says the increase in traffic volume was due to a significant increase in cargo turnover on international airlines, but domestic carriers saw a fall […]
Oslo Airport in a strong position with 32% growth
Airfreight volumes at Oslo Airport have grown 32 per cent in the first half of 2017, and director of cargo at airport operator Avinor, Martin Langaas says there is much to be positive about. Oslo has welcomed new freighter services from Emirates SkyCargo, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Cargolux Airlines International, Turkish Cargo, CAL, DHL and Atlas Air, […]
GECAS and AirBridgeCargo extend cooperation with 747-8F lease
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has extended its cooperation with AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines by acquiring a Boeing 747-8 Freighter for leasing. The aircraft was acquired from Boeing Capital Corporation and will continue the existing aircraft lease with ABC. GECAS says the transaction expands its decade-long relationship with ABC, which operates an all-747 fleet including two […]
Manatees among the animal shipments at AirBridgeCargo
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed 100 live animal shipments in 2017 transporting a wide variety of animals including two manatees, says general director Sergey Lazarev (pictured). He says the manatees were one of the most interesting requests ABC has received. With only 76 manatees living in zoological garden across the world, there are not enough […]
ABC to add Liege to European network with up to 12 flights a week
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is to add Liege Airport to its network with flights starting in the winter schedule, increasing cargo capacity up to 12 flights a week. It describes the Belgian airport as “an excellent example of a cargo-friendly airport in every aspect of its daily operations” and will gradually increase capacity up to 12 […]
Volumes keep on rising at Heathrow and more targeted
Heathrow Airport has been growing its cargo tonnage and has had 13 successive months of record volumes. In the first eight months of 2017, volumes grew year-on-year (YOY) by 10.3 per cent passing 1.1 million tonnes, and were up 8.7 per cent to over 1.6 million tonnes on a rolling 12-month basis. Head of cargo, […]
