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ABOUT CARGO AIR
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Cargo Air is Bulgarian cargo company succeeding the experience of the cargo brokers AVIOBROKER LTD, IKAR AIR CARGO LTD and the cargo airline: VEGA AIRLINES Ltd.
In Nov 2007, Cargo Air has become a worldwide GSA (General Sales Agent) representative of the Belarusian Airline “RUBYSTAR” and is still offering to its customers logistic services with partial or full charter flights with AN-12. Cargo Air can also propose Helicopter MI-26 for long term contracts and especially for Fire Fighting operations.
Cargo air has sold all its freighters out of its AN-12 fleet to Russian, Laos, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Ukrainian customers. However most of the new owners of the previous AN-12 fleet still rely on the commercial expertise of Cargo Air and we can offer AN-12 charter services with smooth and full commercial control over number of carriers.
These carriers also count on the 10 years expertise which we gathered as airline with AN-12 and securing diplomatic clearances and obtaining difficult authorization all over the world as well as choosing the best and safest routing depending on the type of cargo and arranging ground handling at all airports from a network over 200 contracted agents worldwide.
In fact right now Cargo Air can choose from vast number of reliable AN-12 carriers to whom we trust and the situation is better for our customer as previously we offered only the owned by Vega Airlines AN-12’s freighter aircraft.
At the end of OCT 2007 Cargo Air Ltd. has concluded purchase agreement for one B737-300 with the USA company GA TELESIS. At the beginning of NOV 2007 Cargo Air had become the sole owner of the aircraft with MSN 23237.
The EU Ops 1 / EASA modifications started in the facility of Commercial Jet, Miami, USA and under freighter STC of its affiliate company Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI). The B737-300 freighter cargo conversion has been successfully completed in APR 2008.
Cargo Air has found the freighter conversion of AEI the most exciting and versatile on the market (for full news on the project of Cargo Air for B737-300F click on the Project Boeing 737F in the upper menu).
To know more about the cargo conversion of Aeronautical Engineers, Inc please click here.
To know more about the maintenance possibilities MRO of the approved by FAA and EASA company Commercial Jet, Inc click here.
Cargo Air has started the process for new AOC certification with Bulgarian CAA as per EU OPS, which includes EASA part M approval in May 2008 and completed the process on 09 September 2008. For more details see the certificates section to check all certificates of the company.
Initially Cargo Air has operated Adhoc charter flights for the first 9 months of its existence. Afterwards Cargo Air has been cooperating successfully with TNT Airways since JUL 2009 and its B737-300F has been used for almost all network destinations of TNT. Ever since Cargo Air also combined the performance of Adhoc charter operations during the weekends and the days when its free of TNT contracted work.
Cargo Air has taken decision to enlarge its fleet in SEP 2009 and since then has performed a large research for a good B737-300 candidate for purchase and further to undergo freighter conversion. The decision for purchase of the next B737-300 , with serial number 23970 has been taken in NOV 2009 and the deal was concluded on 16 DEC 2009. The Seller is Charter Ltd an affiliate company of the large US investment fund Strategic Value Partners, LLC.
Cargo Air has decided to contract the cargo conversion with the STC of Aeronautical Engineers, Inc in Miami and the conversion to be completed by the its affiliate company Commercial Jet, Inc. The aircraft started maintenance in JAN 2010 and has started cargo conversion in FEB 2010 and is due to be completed in JUN 2010.
Find below some of the main specifications showing estimated Technical Characteristics of the B737-300F of Cargo Air:
Aircraft registration: |
LZ-CGO |
Maximum take-off weight: |
61,4 T |
Maximum landing weight: |
51,7 T |
Maximum zero fuel weight: |
48,3 T |
Dry operating weight: |
Approx. 31,1 T |
Handling equipment: |
Full cargo handling system for accommodation of 9 pallets or containers with sizes 125 x 88 “ and height 83 “ or 9 pallets or containers with sizes 108 x 88 “ and height 83 “. Special cargo handling system installed for locking 463L military pallets with sizes 108 X 88” with notched edges.
Can carry standard AAC , AAY, AAA, AA4, AAK containers. |
Cargo door size : |
86 x 140 “ |
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Maximum range: |
5000 KM |
Cruising Speed: |
850 KM/H |
Average fuel burn -off: |
2,3 - 2,5 TONS/HOUR |
Line Maintenance: |
As per Boeing MPD, last revision |
Max Payload: |
Approx. 17 T with pallets and nets |
Max Fuel Capacity: |
17,1 T |
Type Of Engines: |
CFM-56-3-B2 |
In - flight crew: |
2 persons - all Bulgarian citizens and instructors |
INSURANCE COVERAGE:
$550,000,000 |
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Third party liability including an aviation clause for terrorism and war -AVN52D |
$ 600,000 |
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Cargo liability |
SDR 250,000 |
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Non-revenue passenger liability per cargo attendant for max 4 persons |

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