AirBridgeCargo Airlines

AirBridgeCargo Airlines, LLC (Russian: ООО Авиакомпания «ЭйрБриджКарго»), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, is the largest List of airlines of Russia, Russian cargo airline with its head office in Moscow. 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 International Airport, Krasnoyarsk. It was forced to suspend all operations in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wake of sanctions against Russia as of March 2022.

History

The company entered the scheduled cargo market on April 1, 2004, when the first AirBridgeCargo branded Boeing 747 made its inaugural commercial flight on route from Beijing to Luxembourg.

As of March 2022, AirBridgeCargo was forced to suspend all operations due to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions against Russia which rendered the entire fleet unusable.aircargonews.net - VDG confirms suspension of AirBridgeCargo and Atran operations
21 March 2022 In July 2022, the airline announced it will comply with sanctions and prepare to return 14 leased aircraft - which make out the majority of its fleet - to its lessors.

Destinations

Prior to the suspension of all services, ABC had been present in Asia, Europe and North America. It operates a scheduled freighter route network of 37 destinations as of November 2019 focused on Europe, Asia and the United States.airbridgecargo.com - Our network
retrieved 27 February 2021

Fleet

Current fleet

As of December 2022, the AirBridgeCargo fleet consists of the following aircraft:

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.
* 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.

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Airlines of Russia
Companies based in Moscow
Airlines established in 2003
Cargo airlines of Russia
Russian companies established in 2003