Maximus Air Cargo Antonov An-124-100 Vanzura

Maximus Air is an

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Aviation Group company that was established in 2005 to move 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

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and

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. Maximus formerly ran regular scheduled cargo services on behalf of Etihad Cargo and is the appointed exclusive air relief support partner of the

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Red Crescent.

History

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

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

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(JAL) and has been at the

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plant of EADS EFW.

Fleet

The Maximus Air fleet consists of the following aircraft

References

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