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Bluebird Nordic, formerly Bluebird Cargo, is a cargo airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland, operating scheduled and chartered cargo services to and from Iceland and within Europe out of its base at Keflavík International Airport, with a special focus on Liège Airport & East Midlands Airport as freight hub.[2]

Bluebird Nordic

IATA ICAO Callsign BO BBD BLUE CARGO[1]
Founded	1999
Hubs	Keflavík International Airport[2]
Fleet size	14
Destinations	3 (scheduled)[3]
Parent company	Avia Solutions Group
Headquarters	Reykjavík, Iceland
Key people	Audrone Keinyte (CEO)
Website	bluebird.is

History

Bluebird Cargo was established in 1999 and started operations in March 2001. It was founded by a group of Icelandic individuals with a strong background in aviation and air cargo. Operations began with daily freighter services between Iceland, United Kingdom and Germany with a single Boeing 737-300F. It was wholly owned by Icelandair Group[4] until 2010 and (as of 2007^[update]) had 63 employees.

In 2014, the airline was bought by Haru Holding and Steinn Logi Björnsson became CEO.

In 2017, the company changed their name from Bluebird Cargo to Bluebird Nordic[2]

In January 2020, Avia Solutions Group acquired 100% of Bluebird Nordic.[5]

In August 2021, Bluebird Nordic announced plans to increase its B737-800 fleet to 25 units by 2024.[6]

On 4 January 2022, Bluebird Nordic acquired a Boeing 777-300ER which was formerly operated by Emirates.[7]

On 25 January 2022, Bluebird Nordic acquired another Boeing 777-300ER which was formerly operated by Cathay Pacific.

In April 2022, Bluebird Nordic appoints Audrone Keinyte as new CEO.[8]

Destinations

As of February 2021^[update], Bluebird Nordic operates freight services to the following scheduled destinations in addition to ad-hoc and charter services:[3]

•  Iceland
  • Reykjavík – Keflavík International Airport, base
•  Ireland
  • Dublin – Dublin Airport
•  Denmark
  • Billund - Billund Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

The Bluebird Nordic fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2022^[update]):[9]

Bluebird Nordic fleet

Aircraft	In service	Notes
Boeing 737-300F	1
Boeing 737-400F	3
Boeing 737-800BCF	4	4 on order
Boeing 777-200ER	1
Boeing 777-300ER	3
Total	12

Former fleet

• 9 Boeing 737-300F[9]

References

External links

Media related to Bluebird Cargo at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Bluebird Nordic

Bluebird Nordic (ehemals Bluebird Cargo) ist der Markenname der Bláfugl ehf.[1] Sie ist eine isländische Frachtfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Kópavogur und Basis auf dem Flughafen Keflavík.

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- [en] Bluebird Nordic

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[es] Bluebird Nordic

Bluebird Nordic es una aerolínea de carga con sede en Reikiavik, Islandia, opera servicios de carga regulares o chárter desde y hacia Islandia y Europa. Su base principal es el aeropuerto Internacional de Keflavík, con un hub especial en el aeropuerto de Colonia/Bonn.[1]

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[fr] Bluebird Cargo

Bluebird Cargo (code AITA : BF ; code OACI : BBD) est une compagnie aérienne cargo régulière islandaise, fondée en 2000 et basée à l'aéroport international de Keflavík.

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[it] Bluebird Nordic

Bluebird Nordic, in precedenza Bluebird Cargo, è una compagnia aerea cargo con sede a Reykjavík, Islanda, che opera servizi cargo di linea e charter da e verso l'Islanda e all'interno dell'Europa dalla sua base all'aeroporto Internazionale di Keflavík, con una particolare attenzione all'aeroporto di Liegi come hub merci.[1][2]

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[ru] Bluebird Cargo

Bluebird Cargo (исл. Bláfugl) — грузовая авиакомпания Исландии со штаб-квартирой в Рейкьявике, осуществляющая регулярные и чартерные перевозки по Европе главным образом из международного аэропорта Кеблавик.

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