Bluebird Cargo

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Bluebird Cargo
IATA
BF		 ICAO
BBD		 Callsign
BLUE CARGO [1]
Founded 2000
Hubs Keflavík International Airport[2]
Focus cities Linate Airport
Cologne Bonn Airport[2]
Fleet size 5
Destinations 9
Parent company Icelandair Group[3]
Headquarters Reykjavík, Iceland
Key people Thor Kjartansson (CEO)[3]
Website: http://www.bluebirdcargo.com/

Bluebird Cargo is a cargo airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It operates cargo services to and from Iceland and within Europe on a scheduled and contract basis, as well as cargo charter services. Its main base is Keflavík International Airport, with focus cities Cologne Bonn Airport[2] The company is owned by Icelandair Group[3].

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 2000 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, UK and Germany with a single Boeing 737-300 freighter. It is wholly owned by Icelandair Group and has 63 employees[2].

[edit] Destinations

Bluebird Cargo operates freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (at November 2007):

[edit] Fleet

The Bluebird Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft (at November 2007) [4] :

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Airline Codes
  2. ^ a b c d "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 87. 
  3. ^ a b c "Icelandic Conversion", Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 8, 2007.
  4. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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