News / Desperate AirBridgeCargo hawks out freighter capacity – but for how long?

AirBridgeCargo (ABC) is offering its fleet for ad hoc charters, after being banned from European, US and Canadian airspace and the consequent loss of its scheduled services – and customers.

The carrier informed forwarders it was “pleased to announce B747 freighters’ availability for immediate ad-hoc charter operations”.

However, the limited regions in which they can operate – Asia, Latin America, Russia and CIS, Middle East and Africa, will not relieve the pressure on the capacity-hit European air freight market.

Beleaguered carrier ABC said ...