Maximus Air Cargo

Maximus Air, an Abu Dhabi Aviation Group company was established in 2005 to provide solutions for moving 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.

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.

History

The airline was established in 2005 and has 245+ employees (at January 2012).

Capabilities

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.

Expansion

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.

Fleet

The Maximus Air fleet consists of the following aircraft


Aircraft	Total	Capacity mass	Capacity volume	Range with maximum Payload	Maximum range
Airbus A300-600R/P2F	3	46,000 kg	426 m³	2450 nm	4095 nm	operated by Maximus Air
Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan	1	120,000 kg	1040 m³	2350 nm	8400 nm	operated by Maximus Airlines
Ilyushin IL-76TD Candid	2	46,000 kg	240 m³	2450 nm	4687 nm	operated by Maximus Airlines

References

External links

Media related to Maximus Air Cargo at Wikimedia Commons

"Maximus Homepage". Retrieved 28 July 2010.
Maximus Air Fleet on ch-aviation.ch

Airlines of the United Arab Emirates

Commercial	Air Arabia Emirates Etihad Airways Flydubai Rotana Jet

Charter	Abu Dhabi Aviation Aerovista Al Jaber Aviation Eastern SkyJets Falcon Aviation Services Gama Aviation Rizon Jet Royal Jet

Government	Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight Dubai Royal Air Wing

Cargo	Emirates SkyCargo Etihad Cargo Maximus Air Cargo

Defunct	Air Cess Al Rais Cargo AVE.com British Gulf International Airlines Cargo Plus Aviation Click Airways Dolphin Air Falcon Express Cargo Airlines HeavyLift International Jupiter Airlines Kang Pacific Airlines Kinshasa Airways Midex Airlines Phoenix Aviation RAK Airways SkyLink Arabia

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