AirBridgeCargo

AirBridgeCargo Airlines
"Авиакомпания "ЭйрБриджКарго"

IATA ICAO Callsign RU ABW AIRBRIDGECARGO
Founded	2003
Hubs	Sheremetyevo International Airport Krasnoyarsk International Airport
Fleet size	18
Destinations	37[1]
Parent company	Volga-Dnepr Group
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Employees	more than 1300
Website	airbridgecargo.com

AirBridgeCargo Airlines, LLC (Russian: ООО Авиакомпания «ЭйрБриджКарго»), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, is the largest Russian cargo airline. It operates scheduled cargo services on routes between Russia, Asia, Europe and North America, covering more than 30 destinations worldwide. All flights connect to their hub at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow and Krasnoyarsk.

History[]

A now retired former AirBridgeCargo Boeing 747-200F

The company entered the scheduled cargo market in April 1, 2004 when the first AirBridgeCargo branded Boeing 747 made its inaugural commercial flight on route from Beijing to Luxembourg. This milestone for Volga-Dnepr Group was the realization of two years of preliminary work to build the airline's fleet, network, management and personnel. During two years of follow-up ABC continued its development with expansion of network in Asia and Europe and enlargement of its Boeing 747 freighter fleet. In November 2006 AirBridgeCargo received its own air operator's certificate, thus becoming an independent scheduled cargo airline within Volga-Dnepr Group. The carrier was the first Russian company to deploy Boeing 747-400F and Boeing 747-8F into its fleet in 2007 and 2012 respectively and to start transpolar flights on the Hong Kong – Chicago route.

The Company is IATA member, IOSA certified and obtains a number of certifications for operations of special cargoes delivery, among them being IATA CEIV, QEP certification. It is also a member of industry-related associations, such as CargoiQ, Cool Chain association and others. Throughout its development, ABC has achieved strong growth, reporting a compound average tonnage increase of 15% in the last five years.

Corporate affairs[]

ABC is present in Asia, Europe and North America, with the head office in Moscow - Building 3, 28B, Mezhdunarodnoe road, Business center “Skypoint”, Moscow, Russia 141411^{[citation needed]}

Destinations[]

AirBridgeCargo operates a scheduled freighter route network of 37 destinations as of November 2019 focused on Europe, Asia and the United States.^[1]

Fleet[]

Current fleet[]

AirBridgeCargo Boeing 747-8F

As of August 2020, the AirBridgeCargo fleet consists of the following aircraft:^[2]

Former fleet[]

AirBridgeCargo formerly operated the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents[]

• On September 11, 2012, an AirBridgeCargo Boeing 747-8F experienced a major engine malfunction that spread a significant amount of metallic debris on the runway. Like in a similar event during pre-flight taxi tests, the low pressure turbine shaft separated and moved the low pressure turbine (by design to avoid turbine overspeed) backwards braking on surrounding hardware.^{[4][vague][importance?]}

• On July 31, 2013, an AirBridgeCargo Boeing 747-8F experienced core engine icing that caused engine malfunctions and damage to three engines near Chengdu, China, while en route to Hong Kong; the aircraft landed safely at its destination. Boeing and General Electric are working on software changes to mitigate the effects of core engine icing.^[5][6][7]

References[]

External links[]

Media related to AirBridgeCargo Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Official website (in Russian)