AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has added a further B747-400 extended-range freighter to its fleet, which now totals seven aircraft.
Russia's largest international air cargo carrier now operates four extended-range B747-400s, one B747-300 and two B747-200 cargo aircraft.
The airline said the additional aircraft would allow ABC to pursue its strategy of fleet and network expansion with further development and improvement of its hub operations at Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport.
Tatyana Arslanova, executive senior VP for strategy, marketing and sales, said: "The fact we have taken this additional airplane reflects ABC's commitment to its consistent strategy, which includes unification and modernisation of its fleet, development of our route network and building of long-term relationships with our customers."
"The continued realisation of our plan has enabled AirBridgeCargo to achieve growth and increase the company's performance, even in such challenging economic circumstances as the industry has experienced in 2009."
In the first 10 months of 2009, ABC transported 125,000 tonnes of cargo, a 14% increase over the same period of 2008.
