AirBridgeCargo receives another Boeing 747-8F

The aircraft was delivered under a lease contract with Intrepid Aviation
Russian cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo (part of Volga-Dnepr Group) has taken delivery of another Boeing 747-8F under long-term lease through US lessor Intrepid Aviation.

The aircraft arrived straight from the assembly line. According to open source data, its registration code is VP-BBP. Intrepid Aviation intends to deliver one more of the type to AirBridgeCargo by year-end.

The operator is also planning to receive two pre-owned Boeing 747-8Fs from Chinese lessor BOC Aviation, which reported having purchased both aircraft in March. This will be AirBridgeCargo’s first experience working with the lessor.

With the newly delivered 747-8F, the Russian carrier’s fleet of the type now stands at 10 aircraft. The airline also operates seven 747-400F cargo aircraft.

Last year Volga-Dnepr Group placed an order for 20 Boeing 747-8Fs, some of these intended for the group’s UK airline CargoLogicAir.

The group took delivery of the first two 747-8s under the new contract in the fall of 2015. It had been operating the modification since 2012.
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Boeing Delivers Second 747-8 Freighter to AirBridgeCargo Airlines

Boeing [NYSE:BA] and AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, celebrated the delivery of the second of five new Boeing 747-8 Freighters.

"We're so excited to take this airplane,” said Tatyana Arslanova, executive president, AirBridgeCargo Airlines. “We have been very pleased with the performance of our first 747-8 Freighter, and we are eager to have the second join our fleet."

ABC is the first airline in Eastern Europe to operate the 747-8 Freighter. The addition of the 747-8 Freighter to ABC’s fleet is an important step in its long-term business strategy.

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Boeing Delivers First 747-8 Freighter to AirBridgeCargo Airlines

EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE:BA) and AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, celebrated today the delivery of the first of five new Boeing 747-8 Freighters to the airline.


"The introduction of the Boeing 747-8F represents a huge commitment to our customers since we are investing in state of the art equipment to further expand our network," said Tatyana Arslanova, executive president of AirBridgeCargo Airlines. "We have a firm belief that our established and new customers will greatly benefit from the additional features the airplane will provide such as enhanced payload. With the introduction of the Boeing 747-8F, we'll have the youngest freighter fleet in the industry while maintaining the highest standards of environmental compliance."


"ABC is a valued customer of Boeing that has built a very successful cargo business with the help of 11 747 Freighters and we're confident ABC will maintain its impressive rate of growth, supported by the new fleet of Boeing 747-8 Freighters," said Marty Bentrott, vice president of Sales for Russia, Central Asia and Middle East, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.


The new 747-8 Freighter is 250 feet, 2 inches (76.3 m) long, which is 18 feet and 4 inches (5.6 m) longer than its predecessor, the 747-400 Freighter. The stretch provides customers with 16 percent more revenue cargo volume, which translates to four additional main-deck pallets and three additional lower-hold pallets. The 747-8 Freighters are powered with GE's GEnx-2B engines.


The addition of the 747-8 to ABC's fleet is an important step in its long-term business strategy. In addition to the five 747-8 Freighters it has on order, AirBridge Cargo has options for an additional five more airplanes.
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