MOSCOW, Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE:
BA] delivered two 747-8 Freighters to AirBridgeCargo Airlines
(ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, and one of the leading
international scheduled air cargo carriers.
The airplanes 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
deal calls for more 747-8 Freighters to continue to help ABC
provide some of the best cargo carrying service in the world. The
agreement also adds the Antonov-124-100 aircraft to the long-term
logistics support for Boeing and its partners.
"For Volga Dnepr Group, adding more new generation 747-8
Freighters will allow to secure further development of the Group's
scheduled business, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, and keep the airline's
high growth rates," said Denis Ilin,
executive president for AirBridgeCargo Airlines. "This is a
celebration of successful partnership with Boeing, which will
enable the airline to continue providing its customers with the
exceptional air cargo services they are used to."
"We appreciate ABC's confidence in our products and look forward
to our successful cooperation in the future. We are honored to see
that one of the two new 747-8 Freighters delivered, is the 100th
747-8 for Boeing," said Marty
Bentrott, vice president, Middle
East, Russia and Central
Asia Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Our enduring partnership
with Volga-Dnepr has shown the value that this iconic airplane
brings to the air-cargo industry."
The planes will be deployed on the expanding network under
winter schedule 2015/2016, between Asia and the United
States. With today's deliveries, ABC's fleet now consists of
eight 747-8 Freighters, five 747-400 Extended Range Freighters, and
two 747-400 Freighters.
The 747-8 Freighter provides cargo operators the lowest
operating costs and best economics of any large freighter airplane
while providing enhanced environmental performance. It offers
16 percent more revenue cargo volume than the 747-400, while
keeping its iconic nose door.
Contacts:
Elena Alexandrova
Russia & CIS
Communications
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
+7 495 797 3415
elena.alexandrova@boeing.com
Karen Crabtree
747 Communications
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
+ 1 206 766 2930
karen.r.crabtree@boeing.com
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