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Jul 24, 2023 (newstodate): A member of the Avia Solutions Group, the Icelandic cargo carrier Bluebird Nordic is growing its freighter fleet with more Boeing 737-800 converted freighter capacity.   
   The company is now taking delivery of yet another Boeing 737-800BCF, growing the fleet to seven units of the type, as part of its plan to take in a total of 25 Boeing 737-800 converted freighters till 2024.
   The latest Boeing 737-800 freighter delivered was on July 16, 2024, after cargo conversion at Taikoo Aircraft Engineering Company.
   To expand its grip on the European market, Bluebird Nordic is in the process of obtaining a Slovak AOC, already holding eight AOCs in Europe, and in May '23, the group is planning to obtain an AOC in Indonesia, expanding its current presence in more than 70 countries worldwide.  
     Bluebird Cargo was set up in 2000, managed and co-owned by Thor Kjartansson together with other Icelandic investors.
    In February 2005, the carrier was sold to the Icelandair Group; but in February 2011 Icelandair decided to divest of Bluebird Cargo that was placed with the two Icelandic banks.
   After a few years, the company was acquired by BB Holding until the take-over of the stake by Lithuania's ASG in January 2020.