Bluebird Nordic, formerly Bluebird Cargo, was a cargo airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland, operating scheduled and chartered cargo services to and from Iceland and within Europe out of its base at Keflavík International Airport, with a special focus on Liège Airport and East Midlands Airport as freight hubs.[2]
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| Founded | 1999 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | March 2001 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 30 April 2024 | ||||||
| Hubs | Keflavík International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 (scheduled)[1] | ||||||
| Parent company | Avia Solutions Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||
| Key people | Audrone Keinyte, CEO | ||||||
| Website | bluebird.is | ||||||
History
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Bluebird Cargo was established in 1999 and started operations in March 2001. Operations began with daily freighter services between Iceland, the United Kingdom and Germany with a single Boeing 737-300F. It was wholly owned by Icelandair Group[3] until 2010 and had 63 employees as of 2007.[citation needed]
In 2014, the airline was bought by Haru Holding and Steinn Logi Björnsson became CEO. In 2017, the company changed their name from Bluebird Cargo to Bluebird Nordic[2] In January 2020, Avia Solutions Group acquired 100% of Bluebird Nordic.[4]
In August 2021, Bluebird Nordic announced plans to increase its Boeing 737-800 fleet to 25 by 2024.[5] On 4 January 2022, Bluebird Nordic acquired a Boeing 777-300ER which was formerly operated by Emirates.[6] On 25 January 2022, Bluebird Nordic acquired another 777-300ER which was formerly operated by Cathay Pacific. In April 2022, Bluebird Nordic appointed Audrone Keinyte as new CEO.[7]
Bluebird Nordic ceased operations on 30 April 2024 and returned all aircraft to their lessors.[8]
Destinations
editAs of February 2021[update], Bluebird Nordic operated freight services to the following scheduled destinations in addition to ad-hoc and charter services:[1]
Fleet
editAt the time of its cessation it operated three Boeing 737-400Fs and one Boeing 777-200F.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b bluebird.is - Air Freight retrieved 8 February 2021
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 87.
- ^ "Icelandic Conversion", Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 8, 2007.
- ^ https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/freighter-operator/avia-solutions-to-buy-freighter-operator-bluebird-nordic/ Avia Solutions to buy freighter operator Bluebird Nordic
- ^ "BlueBird Nordic adding 25 B737 freighters to its fleet". Aviation Nepal. 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "TF-BBB Bluebird Cargo Boeing 777-300ER". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Bluebird Nordic appointed Audrone Keinyte as new CEO". aviasg.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ a b In Brief Airliner World July 2024 page 7
External links
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