The decision to launch scheduled cargo operations was taken by Volga-Dnepr’s Management team in autumn 2002.

As scheduled cargo operations differed fundamentally from Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ charter business – the Group’s core activity - the management team decided to create a new company, AirBridge Cargo.

Established for work on the international scheduled cargo market, AirBridge Cargo became a new trade mark in Volga-Dnepr Group’s portfolio. The Volga-Dnepr Group now offers its clients more than ever before, adding scheduled services linking Europe, China and Russia to an already impressive list of worldwide charter and trucking services.

Vice-President of the Volga-Dnepr Group of Companies, Stan Wraight, heads the international team of young and dynamic specialists. He has more than 30 years’ experience in senior air cargo sales, operations and marketing management positions with major international airlines and has extensive contacts in the worldwide air cargo industry. AirBridge Cargo became the first Russian cargo airline to perform flights using a Boeing 747 in May 2004 when it operated its first scheduled flight. AirBridge Cargo currently operates three Boeing 747-200F and one Boeing 747-300.

Russia’s advantageous geographical location for traffic between the Asia Pacific region and Europe creates a number of competitive advantages for the new airline and its customers.

Currently the flight schedule includes 11 flights from Frankfurt and Amsterdam via Moscow and Krasnoyarsk to China and Japan.