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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Abu Dhabi International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||||||
| Key people | Mohamed Ebrahim Al Qassimi, CEO | ||||||
| Website | maximus.aero | ||||||
Maximus Air is a cargo airline based at Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.
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.
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. In 2017, the airline additionally signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates.
Fleet
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As of March 2024, Maximus Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Notes |
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| Antonov An-124 | 1 | — | Cargo |
| Ilyushin IL-76TD | 2 | — | Cargo |
| Total | 3 | — |
References
- ^ ch-aviation.com - Maximus Air retrieved 24 March 2024
- ^ maximus-air.com - About us retrieved 24 March 2024
- maximus-air.com - NEW MAXIMUS AIR CEO SAYS FUTURE IS BRIGHT 6 November 2014
- ch-aviation.com - Maximus Air grounds A300F fleet, cancels contracts in bid to retool 13 June 2013
- ch-aviation.com - Maximus Air secures $500mn UAE Armed Forces contract 23 February 2017
External links
Media related to Maximus Air Cargo at Wikimedia Commons
