UAE-based charter operator Maximus Air Cargo is planning to start its own scheduled freighter services. “This will either be under our own commercial responsibility or by going into a partnership with an established flag carrier,†said marketing manager Thomas Bommer. “It’s too early to give specific routes at this stage as we are in the process of analysing different scenarios. We think that Southeast Asia, China and the Indian subcontinent will be among the first … [Read more...] about Maximus to buy aircraft, move into scheduled services
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Maximus Air Cargo doubles its turnover
Heavy-lift specialist, Maximus Air Cargo appears to be immune from the global economic crisis with a more than doubling of its turnover for the 2008 over the previous year. Maximus chaulked up total sales revenue of US$110.8 million up 134 per cent from the US$47.3 million a year earlier, driven by what it said was an expansion in fleet capacity and consistent dispatch reliability. Freight-tonne kilometres flown during the year grew to 347,785 ¨C up 156 per cent from 135,996 in 2007. Hours … [Read more...] about Maximus Air Cargo doubles its turnover