Aeroflot-Cargo

CJSC "Aeroflot-Cargo" (Russian: Аэрофлот-Карго) was a fully owned subsidiary of Aeroflot, founded in 1995.[1][2] It was the second largest cargo airline in Russia, behind Volga-Dnepr subsidiary AirBridge Cargo.[3] In June 2009 the shareholders of Russia's flagship air carrier, Aeroflot, decided to declare the company's cargo subsidiary, Aeroflot Cargo, bankrupt.[4]

Aeroflot-Cargo Division
Аэрофлот-Карго
IATA ICAO Callsign
SU RCF AEROFLOT CARGO
Founded1995
Ceased operationsApril 5, 2010 (2010-04-05) (Merged with Aeroflot)
HubsSheremetyevo International Airport
AllianceSkyTeam Cargo
Fleet size3
Destinations11
Parent companyAeroflot
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Key peopleOleg Konstantinovich Korolev (General Director)
Websitewww.aeroflot.ru

The cargo division of Aeroflot now operates as part of the airline's regular fleet instead of a subsidiary. On May 11, 2011 Aeroflot Russian Airlines completed preparations for joining the global airline alliance SkyTeam Cargo. They will be the 9th member of the alliance.

Operations

Until December 2009, Aeroflot-Cargo operated regular cargo-carrying flights from Europe to Asia and back via Russia.

On April 5, 2010 the company was declared bankrupt and bankruptcy proceedings were introduced, aircraft returning to lessors and a general wind-down of operations.

Destinations
An Aeroflot-Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11F at Sheremetyevo International Airport. (2010)

Aeroflot-Cargo served the following destinations (at June 2009):[5]

Asia

Europe

Fleet
A former Aeroflot-Cargo MD-11 in 2006-2009 livery.

The Aeroflot-Cargo Division fleet consists of the following (at 24 May 2011):

Aeroflot-Cargo Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Notes
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F 3 0 Were part of former Aeroflot Cargo fleet.

References
  1. Aeroflot-Cargo Aircraft Performed Today The First Flight Under Its Flag Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. (in Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Airline Reference, Vol. 1, Russian Federation, 1 June 2007, p. 127
  3. "Аэрофлот-Карго" и "Волга-Днепр" померятся емкостями (in Russian). Kommersant. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  4. "Archived copy". www.mosnews.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Aeroflot-Cargo destinations


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