Bluebird Cargo

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Bluebird Cargo is a cargo airline based at Keflavík Airport in Iceland. it operates cargo services to and from Iceland and within Europe on a scheduled and contract basis, as well as cargo charter services.

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Services 4 Fleet 5 Structure 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: BF
• ICAO Code: BBD
• Callsign: Blue Cargo ^[1]

[edit] History

The airline was established in 2000 and started operations in March 2001. It was founded by a group of Icelandic individuals with a strong background in aviation and air cargo. Operations began with daily freighter services between Iceland, UK and Germany.

[edit] Services

Bluebird Cargo operates freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2007): Bordeaux, Cologne, Cork, Milan-Linate, Rome-Fiumicino, Liège Airport, Luxembourg(for Cargolux) and Rennes. In addition, it operates aircraft on behalf of European airlines and postal services^[2].

[edit] Fleet

The Bluebird Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[3] :

• 5 Boeing 737-300F
• On order: 2 Boeing 747-400ERF
• On order: 2 Boeing 737-400F (freighter conversion to be carried out by Pemco World Air Services in Jinan, China^[2].)

[edit] Structure

Bluebird is owned by Icelandair Group, and is headed by chief executive officer Thor Kjartansson^[2].

[edit] External links

• Bluebird Cargo
• Bluebird Cargo Fleet Detail

[edit] References

1. ^ Airline Codes
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Icelandic Conversion", Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 8, 2007.
3. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006