Maximus Air is a cargo airline based at Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.ch-aviation.com - Maximus Air retrieved 24 March 2024
History The airline was established in 2004 as Experts Air Cargo and was renamed in 2006.
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. 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.ch-aviation.com - Maximus Air grounds A300F fleet, cancels contracts in bid to retool 13 June 2013
Destinations Maximus Air operates cargo services across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia. The airline formerly ran regular scheduled cargo services on behalf of Etihad Cargo.
It also has been appointed as an air relief support partner of the Red Crescent of the UAE.maximus-air.com - About us retrieved 24 March 2024 In 2017, the airline additionally signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates.ch-aviation.com - Maximus Air secures $500mn UAE Armed Forces contract 23 February 2017
Fleet
As of March 2024, Maximus Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:
AircraftTotalOrdersNotesAntonov An-124 1—CargoIlyushin IL-76TD 2—CargoTotal3—
References
External links
Official website