AirBridgeCargo Takes Delivery of Fifth Boeing 747-8F

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and one of Russia’s largest cargo airlines, has taken delivery of the its fifth brand new Boeing 747-8 Freighter.

The new aircraft will be used on ABC’s existing route network linking Europe, Asia and the United States via the airline’s hub in Moscow.

At present, AirBridgeCargo’s fleet consists of 12 Boeing 747 (five Boeing 747-400ERFs (Extended Range Freighters), three Boeing 747-400 Freighters and five Boeing 747-8 Freighters).

"ABC has already experienced the outstanding payload and operating economics of the 747-8 family,” said Denis Ilin, Executive President of AirBridgeCargo Airlines. “We are really excited to receive our fifth 747-8 Freighter.”

The new 747-8 Freighter offers 16% more cargo volume than the 747-400 while keeping its iconic nose door.