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| Founded | 2003 | |||
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| Fleet size | 11 | |||
| Destinations | 16 | |||
| Parent company | Volga-Dnepr (100%) | |||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | |||
| Website | airbridgecargo.com | |||
AirBridgeCargo Airlines, LLC (Russian: ООО «Авиакомпания «ЭйрБриджКарго») is a cargo airline and subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Airlines based in Moscow, Russia.[1] It operates scheduled cargo services on routes between Asia, Europe and North America. All the flights are operated via Moscow hubs in Sheremetyevo International Airport and Domodedovo International Airport, both in Greater Moscow.[2]
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The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 1 April 2004. It was established by charter freight specialist Volga-Dnepr Group as its scheduled freight arm.[2] April 2004 saw the delivery of one of two Boeing 747-200F freighters being acquired from Alitalia. In May 2004 it started commercial operation on routes from Luxembourg to Beijing and Luxembourg to Shanghai via Moscow and Novosibirsk.The second Boeing 747-200 commenced scheduled services in October 2004. Airbridge Cargo began services to Nagoya and Hong Kong after it got its third Boeing 747F in 2005.[2].
In November 2006 AirBridge Cargo received its own air operator's certificate.[2]
AirBridgeCargo's present network covers major international markets in Europe, Asia and North America. In Europe, ABC's flights connects Germany (Frankfurt), the Netherlands (Amsterdam and Maastricht), Spain (Zaragoza), France (Paris) and Italy (Milan) to Russian hubs in Moscow's Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo airports. ABC also provides services to the Siberian cities of Yekaterinburg and Krasnoyarsk, and offers flights to/from China (Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing), Japan (Tokyo) and Korea (Seoul). In April 2011, ABC also launched scheduled flights to Chicago (United States).
As of January 2011, the AirBridgeCargo fleet consists of the following cargo aircraft with an average age of 9 years:[3]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders |
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| Boeing 747-200F |
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| Boeing 747-300F |
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| Boeing 747-400F |
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| Boeing 747-400ERF |
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| Boeing 747-8F |
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| Total | 11 |