News / Cargologicair 747 primed and on the runway, just waiting for clearance from the CAA

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The livery is dry, the headquarters open and Cargologicair (CLA), the new UK offshoot of AirBridgeCargo, is almost set to start operating. But it still needs its AOC.

While the Volga-Dnepr group had remained virtually silent on the new airline – declining requests for information – sources expected it to be flying by mid-November.

But now, management and crew are in place and its first aircraft, a 747-400F, is out of the paint shop and undergoing test and training flights in the ...