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Emirati cargo airline
Maximus Air
is a
cargo airline
based at
Abu Dhabi International Airport
in the
United Arab Emirates
.
[1]
History
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The airline was established in 2004 as
Experts Air Cargo
and was renamed in 2006.
[1]
In 2011, it announced the purchase of three
Airbus A300-600
previously operated by
Japan Airlines
for freighter conversion by
EADS EFW
in
Dresden
,
Germany
.
[
citation needed
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However, the entire fleet of then overall five Airbus A300 freighters was subsequently grounded in 2015 stating an insufficient cost basis to keep them operating.
[4]
Destinations
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Maximus Air operates cargo services across the
Middle East
,
Europe
,
Africa
and
Asia
.
[
citation needed
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The airline formerly ran regular scheduled cargo services on behalf of
Etihad Cargo
.
[
citation needed
]
It also has been appointed as an air relief support partner of the
Red Crescent
of the
UAE
.
[2]
In 2017, the airline additionally signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates.
[5]
Fleet
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As of March 2024, Maximus Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:
[2]
References
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External links
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Media related to
Maximus Air Cargo
at Wikimedia Commons
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