News / AirBridgeCargo to relaunch with Russian aircraft, amid legal wrangles

AirBridgeCargo Airlines is set to relaunch on 3 June, using two Ilyushin IL-96 freighters.

According to one source, the move has the financial support of Russia’s president Putin and at least one aircraft already has ABC livery, according to images released by the factory in Voronezh, Russia.

The four-engined Ilyushin 96-400T has a payload of 88,000kg or 194,006lbs, a total load volume of 580 cu metres and a maximum range of 5,500km. According to Air Charter Service, it is “a very capable ...