News / Acquisitive Avia Solutions takes freighter operator Bluebird under its wing

Avia Solutions Group, owner of Chapman Freeborn, has acquired Bluebird Nordic, the Icelandic narrowbody freighter operator.

Bluebird has a six-aircraft fleet, comprising a 737-300F and five 737-400Fs, and operates scheduled, ACMI and charter flights to around 100 destinations.

“With this new acquisition, Avia Solutions Group steps into the narrowbody ACMI cargo business,” said  Gediminas Ziemelis, founder and chairman.

“Being the biggest passenger ACMI group, with one of the largest corporate airlines in Europe, we were actually missing cargo operations.

“Differently from long-haul widebody cargo business, ...