CJSC "Aeroflot-Cargo" (Russian: Аэрофлот-Карго) was a fully owned subsidiary of Aeroflot, founded in 1995.[1][2] It was the second largest cargo airline in Russia, behind Volga-Dnepr subsidiary AirBridge Cargo.[3] In June 2009 the shareholders of Russia's flagship air carrier, Aeroflot, decided to declare the company's cargo subsidiary, Aeroflot Cargo, bankrupt.[4]
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Founded | 1995 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | April 5, 2010 (2010-04-05) (Merged with Aeroflot) | ||||||
Hubs | Sheremetyevo International Airport | ||||||
Alliance | SkyTeam Cargo | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Destinations | 11 | ||||||
Parent company | Aeroflot | ||||||
Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
Key people | Oleg Konstantinovich Korolev (General Director) | ||||||
Website | www.aeroflot.ru |
The cargo division of Aeroflot now operates as part of the airline's regular fleet instead of a subsidiary. On May 11, 2011 Aeroflot Russian Airlines completed preparations for joining the global airline alliance SkyTeam Cargo. They will be the 9th member of the alliance.
Until December 2009, Aeroflot-Cargo operated regular cargo-carrying flights from Europe to Asia and back via Russia.
On April 5, 2010 the company was declared bankrupt and bankruptcy proceedings were introduced, aircraft returning to lessors and a general wind-down of operations.
Aeroflot-Cargo served the following destinations (at June 2009):[5]
The Aeroflot-Cargo Division fleet consists of the following (at 24 May 2011):
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Notes |
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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | 3 | 0 | Were part of former Aeroflot Cargo fleet. |
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