AirBridgeCargo (ABC) – the largest Russian cargo carrier, forming part of Volga-Dnepr, has performed its first flight to Chicago’s airport O’Hara (USA) on the May 1st. AirBridgeCargo is the first cargo airline to open flights between Russia and USA. It is planned to perform three flights to Chicago every week using Boeing-747-400, having a weight capacity of 110 tons. The flights are performed from Moscow through Schiphol airport (Amsterdam). AEX.ru

Chicago has been chosen as the first route in the route network of AirBridgeCargo, because it is the largest transport hub in USA located at the intersection of main flows of cargo.

«Adding the North America to our route network is the new stage of our company’s development. Now we are ready to offer our customers a worldwide transportation including intercontinental routes. We are becoming the first airline to open regular cargo transportation between USA and Russia, which indeed, will help improve the trade relations between our countries. Being part of American market, gives us confidence in strength of our positions at the global market», – the executive president of AirBridgeCargo, Tatyana Vladimirovna Arslanova, has noted.

The AirBridgeCargo’s route network covers the most important markets of Asia (China, Japan, Korea), Europe (Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) and North America (Chicago, USA). All the flights are being performed using company’s cargo hubs located at Moscow Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo airports. АВС pays special attention to choosing the providers of ground services and cargo handling. These functions are performed by Menzies Aviation and Swissport respectively for AirBridgeCargo at Chicago international airport O’Hara. The company has been presented at the American market by Network Cargo Systems (GSSA). AirBridgeCargo plans to open its own office in USA at the end of 2011.