AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) set a new quarterly tonnage record in the first three months of 2016, carrying over 132,000 tonnes of cargo across its international route network, a 27 per cent increase year-on-year alongside a 23 per cent growth in FTKs. January 2016 saw ABC record year-on-year cargo volumes of 43,000 tonnes, while in February tonnage rose 15 per cent over the same month in 2015 despite the impact on global trade caused by the Chinese new year and the extraordinary demand for … [Read more...] about ABC continues growth track with record-setting 27% Q1 growth
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ABC results smelling like roses in February
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has reported a 15 per cent growth in its airfreight volumes in February, transporting over 37,000 tonnes across its global route network in Asia, Europe, North America and Russia. The airline's FTK rose three per cent over the same month last year when the airline saw an extraordinary demand for air cargo services due to the strikes at US ports. Particular growth was reported on North America-Europe routes, where ABC doubled its cargo traffic year-on-year. In terms of … [Read more...] about ABC results smelling like roses in February
ABC starts 2016 off with a bang, eyes global expansion
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has reported a heady start to 2016 with a 30 per cent year-on-year rise in tonnage in January to 43,605 tonnes of cargo – a record performance and growth for the airline for the first month of the year. Denis Ilin, ABC’s executive president noted that the company’s rapid expansion has resulted in "diversified network coverage, matched by a high level of service that has helped us to gain the appreciation and trust of our customers in what we do.” As a result, … [Read more...] about ABC starts 2016 off with a bang, eyes global expansion
AirBridgeCargo takes delivery of two more B747-8Fs
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, has taken delivery of two more B747-8 Freighters today. The aircraft are the first to be delivered as part a memorandum of understanding, signed between Boeing and Volga-Dnepr Group at the Paris Air Show in June 2015. The aircraft will be deployed on ABC’s expanding network under winter schedule 2015/2016, between Asia and the US. With today's deliveries, ABC's fleet now consists of eight B747-8 Freighters, five B747-400ER Freighters, … [Read more...] about AirBridgeCargo takes delivery of two more B747-8Fs
V-D moves precious horse cargo
Volga-Dnepr Group has supported a project to reintroduce endangered Przewalski horses in the Ural steppes of Russia. One of the Group’s B737-400SF freighters carried six of the rare horses from Montpellier in France to Orenburg, located on the Ural River some 1,500 kilometres southeast of Moscow. The horses were accompanied by three representatives of the Association for the Przewalski Horse to ensure their safety and wellbeing throughout the six-hour flight. The Przewalski horse is one of … [Read more...] about V-D moves precious horse cargo
ABC sees tonnage growth of 17% in first 8 mos
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest all-cargo carrier, is heading into the final quarter of 2015 with sustained growth after reporting a 17 per cent year-on-year rise in tonnage for the opening eight months of the year. In the period to the end of August, ABC transported 300,000 tonnes of cargo across its global network linking the largest trade markets of Asia, Europe, the USA and Russia. ABC’s expansion strategy of entering new markets enabled the … [Read more...] about ABC sees tonnage growth of 17% in first 8 mos
