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AUG 17, 2004 (newstodate): AirBridge Cargo, part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia's first scheduled Boeing 747 cargo airline, has announced two new senior appointments to its management team.
Andy Vargoczky has been named Global Sales & Marketing Director, while Anton Khodakovsky has been appointed Sales Manager Russia and the CIS.
AirBridge Cargo started operations in May 2004 and currently operates four Boeing 747 flights a week: two from Shanghai and two from Beijing to Luxembourg via Moscow and Novosibirsk.
The fleet comprises two ex-Alitalia Boeing 747-200 freighters. Volga-Dnepr took delivery of its first B747-200F in April. The second aircraft is due to arrive in August. As soon as the second Boeing 747-200F enters service in the AirBridge Cargo fleet, the airline's route network and frequency of operations will grow to seven weekly flights: two flights from Beijing, two from Shanghai, three from Tianjin to Luxembourg via Moscow, Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk.
The airline plans to reach a fleet of six freighter Boeing 747s and 4-6 Russian-built cargo aircraft within the next five or six years. Boeing 747 freighters will be operated on main long-haul routes and Russian-built Tu-204C and IL-76 in regional feeder network.
Andy Vargoczky has been named Global Sales & Marketing Director, while Anton Khodakovsky has been appointed Sales Manager Russia and the CIS.
AirBridge Cargo started operations in May 2004 and currently operates four Boeing 747 flights a week: two from Shanghai and two from Beijing to Luxembourg via Moscow and Novosibirsk.
The fleet comprises two ex-Alitalia Boeing 747-200 freighters. Volga-Dnepr took delivery of its first B747-200F in April. The second aircraft is due to arrive in August. As soon as the second Boeing 747-200F enters service in the AirBridge Cargo fleet, the airline's route network and frequency of operations will grow to seven weekly flights: two flights from Beijing, two from Shanghai, three from Tianjin to Luxembourg via Moscow, Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk.
The airline plans to reach a fleet of six freighter Boeing 747s and 4-6 Russian-built cargo aircraft within the next five or six years. Boeing 747 freighters will be operated on main long-haul routes and Russian-built Tu-204C and IL-76 in regional feeder network.