AirBridgeCargo adds Oslo to ever growing network
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) will start twice-weekly Boeing 747 Freighter flights from Oslo to support Norway’s seafood export market and it’s oil & gas industry. The first flight will leave on 15 November and will operate on Tuesdays and Fridays. Norway exports 220,000 tonnes of seafood a year, 600 tonnes a day using air cargo services […]
Volga-Dnepr Group promotes Robert van de Weg
Robert van de Weg has been promoted by Volga-Dnepr Group to the role of senior vice president of sales & marketing. He is responsible for the Group’s scheduled cargo operations and charter businesses covering AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines, Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Atran Airlines, which between them, have a fleet of 16 Boeing 747s, 12 Antonov AN-124-100s, […]
Volga-Dnepr welcomes 10th 747-8F as ABC starts Sea-Tac services
Volga-Dnepr Group has welcomed the 10th Boeing 747-8 Freighter to its fleet, as it celebrates launching twice-weekly services to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The aircraft, painted in AirBridgeCargo colours, was received at a handover ceremony in Everett, Washington, increasing its 747 fleet to 16. The handover also celebrated the launch of ABC’s twice-weekly 747-8F services to […]
Seattle-Tacoma welcomes first AirBridgeCargo 747-8 Freighter service
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has welcomed its latest cargo airline with two AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) flights from Moscow a week. The ABC Boeing 747-8 Freighter was flown from the Boeing factory in Everett to Sea-Tac, where it was met executives from ABC and Boeing, so it could begin cargo services. The Russian carrier will operate two […]
ABC adds Seattle to its US freighter network
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched twice-weekly Boeing 747 Freighter services from Moscow to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, its sixth route within the US. The carrier says Seattle is not only one of the biggest cities in the Pacific Northwest region – but also a major gateway for trade with Asia. The new flight from Seattle will […]
Network expansion helps Schiphol grow tonnage
Tonnage at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was up two per cent year-on-year (YOY) in the first seven months of 2016 – as July boosted the figures when YOY growth was 4.4 per cent reaching 139,650 tonnes. During the period, Europe has performed strongly, up YOY by 42.6 per cent and driven by the addition of new […]
Low oil prices causes ‘domino effect’ on other industries
Low oil prices are causing projects to be cancelled or delayed, having a ‘domino effect’ on other industries, but Volga-Dnepr Airlines regional sales manager, Georgy Sokolov says he is hoping for a strong end to the year. As well as projects being cancelled or delayed, which has caused a knock-on effect of stricter budgets and […]
Denis Ilin resigns as AirBridgeCargo executive president
Denis Ilin has resigned as executive president of AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines after three years “in accordance with mutual agreements”. Ilin initially joined ABC as director of operations, before working as general director of the airline between 2006 and 2008. He later rejoined ABC as executive president in 2013. Volga-Dnepr Group, the owners of ABC says […]
European freight drives Schiphol Cargo growth
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has seen cargo volumes increase by 1.6 per cent in the first half of 2016 to 796,801 tonnes, with European freight seeing the strongest growth. In the first six months of 2016, European freight was up 41.7 per cent to 90,991 tonnes helped by new carriers including Silk Way linking Amsterdam to […]
AirBridgeCargo adds Phnom Penh to South East Asian network
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is to increase its coverage in South East Asia with Boeing 747 Freighter services to Phnom Penh from 5 July. The weekly service to Cambodia’s capital will operate on a Moscow – Singapore – Phnom Penh route before returning to Sheremetyevo International Airport. The 747F will offer more than 100 tonnes of […]
AirBridgeCargo soars by 31% in May
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has continued strong growth with 31 per cent year-on-year growth in both May and the first five months of 2016. The Russian carrier carried 50,482 tonnes in May and 238,154 tonnes in the first five months, assisted by expanding its network through new and increased routes. ABC has started a Houston – […]
AirBridgeCargo launches Houston – Abu Dhabi services
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) expanded its network further with weekly services between Houston and Abu Dhabi. The weekly flight departs Houston on Monday evenings via Chicago and Luxembourg to Abu Dhabi, returning to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. ABC will offer trucking services from Luxembourg, covering continental Europe, and from Abu Dhabi, connecting both Dubai International Airport and […]
Domestic traffic make up for falling imports at Sheremetyevo
Aviation in Russia, along with the country’s economy, had a difficult year in 2015, with imports noticeably decreasing, but domestic traffic has been better, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport tells Air Cargo Week. The airport says sanctions, falling oil prices and the strength of the US dollar made 2015 challenging for the Russian economy and for […]
Milan Malpensa on target to continue strong expansion path
Business is rosy at Milan Malpensa Airport and Italy’s principle air cargo gateway goes from strength to strength and growth looks a given. Malpensa saw a nine per cent uplift in tonnage in both 2014 and 2015, reaching 500,000 tonnes last year and has a 55 per cent market share of Italian air cargo, while […]
Express and charter sectors driving Leipzig to new heights
Leipzig/Halle Airport expects tonnage growth to be boosted this year through the even closer links it has forged at the airport between rail and road. One area it is looking for further business is as a result of handling the Emons freight trains from Hamburg and Bremerhaven, which have been operating on working days since […]
ABC gets F1 cars to the grid for Russian Grand Prix
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has made sure every competitor can get to the starting line for the Russian Grand Prix by flying the Formula 1 cars and equipment to Sochi. The 2016 Russian Grand Prix in Sochi takes place from 29 April to 1 May and ABC prepared and operated six Boeing 747 charter flights from […]
AirBridgeCargo awarded Cargo iQ certification
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has been issued Cargo iQ certification passing the International Air Transport Association’s quality standards. The audit process reviewed ABC’s quality management programme, data analysis, customer service and interaction with suppliers. ABC was awarded the certificate following a two-day inspection, which is valid for two years. The airline has been an associate member […]
Volga-Dnepr and Sheremetyevo partner up for cargo development
Volga-Dnepr Group and Sheremetyevo International Airport have joined with the aim of growing the air cargo industry in Russia. They have signed an agreement on long-term and mutually-beneficial co-operation to develop cargo at the Moscow gateway, which they say aims to achieve correspondence with the high global industry standards. This is a strategic step and a milestone in the history […]
ABC’s Santoro elected BARIG cargo co-chairman
The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) has elected AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ Ivan Santoro as co-chairman of its cargo committee. Santoro will co-chair the BARIG Cargo Committee alongside Michael Hoppe. The committee works on several topics including working groups on cargo charges, security and cargo infrastructure. Santoro is regional operations & ground handling director Europe, […]
Changi to extend cargo rebate package
Changi Airport Group is to extend its package of support measures for cargo operators for another year as the worldwide airfreight industry continues to struggle. The measures, worth about 14 million Singapore dollars ($10 million) including a 30 per cent landing fee rebate for scheduled freighter operations and an incentive scheme rewarding agents on the […]
AirBridgeCargo starts African services
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has started twice weekly Boeing 747 Freighter services to Africa, starting in the UK, then onto Germany, before flying to Gabon and South Africa, returning via Kenya. The first service flew on 14 February and will operate on Thursdays and Sundays under an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) contract with CargoLogicAir […]
Changi sees small cargo rise in 2015
Changi Airport has seen cargo volumes increase by 0.5 per cent to 1.8 million tonnes, with certain business areas such as pharmaceuticals booming by 44 per cent. Changi, like other airports in the region, has had a volatile year, though the end of the year was strong. It received a boost at the beginning of […]
Cattle transported from Leipzig to Kuwait
A shipment of 165 cattle was transported from Leipzig Halle Airport to Kuwait using an AirBridgeCargo Airlines Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The animals, from the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, were transferred from trucks to transport boxes at the airport’s Animal Export Center, a 1,300 square metre facility that has been operating since 2010. The handling was […]
AirBridgeCargo has two Boeing freighters delivered
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has had two Boeing 747-8 Freighters delivered by Boeing. The aircraft are the first to be delivered as part a memorandum of understanding, signed between Boeing and Volga-Dnepr Group at the Paris Air Show in June 2015. The deal is set to see more 747-8F delivered to the carrier and the agreement also […]
AirBridgeCargo transports race cars for Macau Grand Prix
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has delivered racing cars and equipment to Macau for the 62nd Macau Grand Prix, which takes place between 19 and 22 November. The cars were transported in cooperation with JAS Worldwide Motorsport Logistics from Luxembourg to Macau via Moscow on 11 November. They were transported using an ABC Boeing 747-400 Freighter. ABC sales […]
Volga Dnepr transports endangered Przewalski horses to Russia
Volga-Dnepr Group has transported six Przewalski horses to Orenburg (Russia) to support reintroducing the endangered animal to the Ural River area of Russia. The animals were transported on an AirBridgeCargo Airlines Boeing 737-400 Special Freighter from Montpellier (France) to Orenburg, a six hour flight, accompanied by three representatives of the Association for the Przewalski Horse. […]
Sochi Airport handles racing cars for Formula One Russian Grand Prix
Sochi International Airport has handled seven flights of equipment and racing cars for the Formula One Russian Grand Prix, which will take place between 9 and 11 October. The first two flights, operated by AirBridgeCargo Airlines landed on 29 September carrying television equipment and racing cars. This was followed by four more AirBridgeCargo and Nippon […]
