AIR ONE is extending its global all-cargo services portfolio with the launch of scheduled Boeing 747-400 freighter operations connecting prime freight markets in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Commencing on 2 September 2025, AIR ONE will offer four scheduled flights a week from East Midlands Airport in the UK and Liege, Belgium, to Dubai World Central and Hong Kong, with return services ex Hong Kong to EMA and LGG. Flights will be operated by AIR ONE’s affiliated British cargo airline, One Air, utilising its Boeing 747-400 fleet.
AIR ONE has signed a general sales and service agency agreement with ATC Aviation Services to market its outbound scheduled cargo services from 22 countries in mainland Europe and the UK and Ireland, initially to Dubai and Hong Kong. ATC Aviation Services is a leading international sales and marketing organisation, with a network spanning over 25 countries, and generates over 250,000 tonnes of cargo annually for its airline clients.
AIR ONE’s own sales team in Hong Kong will be responsible for selling cargo capacity from Hong Kong to Belgium and the UK.
In addition to its flight operations, customers using the inbound and outbound scheduled services will be given access to an extensive road feeder transport network covering key airports across the UK and Europe.
“Launching scheduled cargo services is a new strategic step for AIR ONE and a natural extension and progression of our successful charter and wet lease operations,” said Peter Scholten, AIR ONE’s Chief Commercial Officer. “Having completed over 3,750 full charters carrying more than 345,000 tonnes of cargo to over 100 destinations globally over the past 5 years, AIR ONE has proven its all-cargo credentials. The introduction of scheduled services will now strengthen our market position and is in response to the customer demand we see in these key markets in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.”
AIR ONE oversees a network of cargo airlines and aviation services, marketing a fleet of 11 Boeing 747-400Fs for three airline partners, including two nose-loading versions of the iconic cargo aircraft. Further fleet expansion is planned in 2025/26.
Guneet Mirchandani, Executive Chairman of AIR ONE, added: “With the support of our experienced in-house cargo team and our chosen airline, GSSA, and handling partners, we see a strong opportunity to establish AIR ONE in the scheduled cargo market, working with both existing and long-standing customers of our charter services as well as new clients shipping regular volumes on the launch routes we have chosen.”
Ingo Zimmer, CEO of ATC Aviation Services AG, said the company is excited about its new partnership with AIR ONE. “We are very proud to represent this fast-growing freighter airline as its GSSA in most of the European countries,” he commented.
