AirBridgeCargo has announced it is set to launch Boeing 747 freighter services between Amsterdam-Tel Aviv- Moscow, from October 7. Israel is a strong cargo market for shipments including computer software, industrial equipment, chemicals, agricultural products and perishables, AirBridge said.

The development is part of Air- Bridge’s ongoing route expansion programme which also includes the launch of a new Moscow-Tokyo-Krasnoyarsk service last month. It now operates three fl ights a week to Nagoya. The launch of services to and from Tokyo follows successful negotiations between the Russian and Japanese aviation authorities.