AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported over 80 tonnes of livestock from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) in Moscow to Vladivostok (VVO) on a Boeing 747-8F charter flight. Some 719 elite breeding Duroc pigs were safely loaded in double-deck wooden containers and delivered by trucks from Voronezh (Russia) to Sheremetyevo International Airport, before being flown to Vladivostok following strict temperature requirements. AirBridgeCargo said this is the first in a series of 17 … [Read more...] about AirBridgeCargo’s charter service delivers first batch of pigs to Far East Russia
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AirBridgeCargo makes round-trip with 12 SkyCell containers for vaccine distribution
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), one of the leading cargo carriers in the transportation of specialty cargo, has completed the complex transportation of 12 SkyCell containers from Hong Kong (China) to Amsterdam (Netherlands). The shipment transport was organised in partnership with UPS Healthcare, a supply chain solutions provider for pharmaceutical, biopharma and medical device companies. Working together, the transportation was planned well in advance as SkyCell 1500C containers needed … [Read more...] about AirBridgeCargo makes round-trip with 12 SkyCell containers for vaccine distribution
AirBridgeCargo marks decade of cargo flights to Zhengzhou
AirBridgeCargo is proudly celebrating its 10th anniversary of flights to/from Zhengzhou. On 17 September 2010, ABC’s Boeing 747-400 took off from Zhengzhou International Airport on its flight to Moscow with further onwards connections to European gateways of the carrier. This was the milestone in developing comprehensive network coverage of Central China and the beginning of the long-term strategic partnership with the airport and Henan Province Government. “Our stable and effective … [Read more...] about AirBridgeCargo marks decade of cargo flights to Zhengzhou
WFS inks AirBridgeCargo and Air China Cargo contracts at Madrid Airport
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) was awarded two major contracts to handle new freighter operations for AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ (ABC) and Air China Cargo at Madrid Airport, a press release confirmed. AirBridgeCargo chose WFS to provide ramp handling for its three weekly Boeing 747F flights to Madrid, whilst Air China Cargo will rely on WFS for ramp and cargo handling services for the airline’s three weekly B777 and B747 all-cargo flights. WFS operates three cargo centres at Madrid Airport … [Read more...] about WFS inks AirBridgeCargo and Air China Cargo contracts at Madrid Airport
AirBridgeCargo sends pharma stockpile from Amsterdam to China
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines, a unit of Volga-Dnepr Group, delivered a record high of 41 RKN containers from Amsterdam to Shanghai onboard the main and lower decks of its Boeing 747-8F for Danish logistics company DSV, a press release confirmed. The 41 RKN containers produced by CSafe carried more than 30 tonnes of temperature-sensitive medicines, the company said, noting that the massive shipment, to some extent, acts as a rehearsal to check their capabilities in preparation … [Read more...] about AirBridgeCargo sends pharma stockpile from Amsterdam to China
Air cargo booking platform cargo.one bags $18.6 million in series A funding
Berlin-based cargo.one, which runs a platform and marketplace for booking air cargo, raised $18.6 million in series A funding led by Index Venture, the company said in a press release. Next47 and prior backers Creandum, Lufthansa Cargo and Point Nine Capital also joined in the round, along with angel investors from DST Global and Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas (current COO of GoCardless and former-CPO of Skyscanner). With these fresh funds, the company plans to onboard new airlines, grow in … [Read more...] about Air cargo booking platform cargo.one bags $18.6 million in series A funding
