Maximus Air, an Abu Dhabi Aviation Group company was established in 2005 to move outsized cargo. After operating for 5 years in the region, it is now a regional air cargo carrier and cargo aircraft wet-lease operator (ACMI), employing more than 200 staff. It operates a fleet of eight all-cargo Antonov An-124-100, Ilyushin IL-76TD and Airbus A300-600RP2F aircraft across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia.
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Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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Hubs | Abu Dhabi International Airport | ||||||
Secondary hubs | Bateen Airport/Abu Dhabi Airport/Dubai World Central | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Headquarters | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||||||
Key people | Fathi Buhazza - President and CEO | ||||||
Website | http://www.maximus.aero |
Maximus runs regular scheduled cargo services on behalf of Etihad Crystal Cargo and is the appointed exclusive air relief support partner of the UAE Red Crescent.[citation needed]
The airline was established in 2005 and has 245+ employees (at January 2012).[citation needed]
Operating out of Abu Dhabi since 2005 and with European Offices in the UK, Maximus Air is the largest all-cargo airline in the UAE. It specialises in outsize air cargo and wet-leasing aircraft. They carry scheduled, charter, governmental, royalty and VIPs, military, airline and operators and private to humanitarian sectors.[citation needed]
The conversion of a new Airbus A300-600 regional freighter, purchased by Maximus Air at the start of 2011, and part of a Dhs350m expansion programme, is on schedule for its mid-summer entry into the company's fleet. The aircraft, offering a maximum structural payload up to 46 tonnes of payload capacity, is one of three purchased from Japan Airlines (JAL) and has been at the Dresden, Germany plant of EADS EFW.[citation needed]
The Maximus Air fleet consists of the following aircraft
Aircraft | Total | Capacity mass | Capacity volume | Range with maximum Payload |
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Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan | 1 | 120,000 kg | 1040 m3 | 2350 km | 8400 km |
Ilyushin IL-76TD | 2 | 46,000 kg | 185 m3 | 2350 km | 4057 km |
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