Bluebird Nordic
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Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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Hubs | Keflavík International Airport[2] | ||||||
Focus cities | Liège Airport[2] | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 2 (scheduled) | ||||||
Parent company | Avia Solutions Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||
Key people | Steinn Logi Björnsson (CEO)[3] | ||||||
Website | bluebird.is |
Bluebird Nordic is 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 as a freight hub.[2]
History
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The airline (Bluebird Cargo) was established in 2000 and started operations in March 2001. It was founded by a group of Icelandic individuals with a strong background in aviation and air cargo. Operations began with daily freighter services between Iceland, UK and Germany with a single Boeing 737-300 freighter. It was wholly owned by Icelandair Group[3] until 2010 and (as of 2007) had 63 employees. 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 acquires 100 % of Bluebird Nordic.[4]
Destinations
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Bluebird Nordic operates freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (as of May 2012):[citation needed]
- Bologna - Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Catania - Fontanarossa Airport
- Milan - Malpensa Airport - Bergamo Airport
- Rome - Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport
- Venice - Marco Polo Airport
Fleet
The Bluebird Nordic fleet consists of the following aircraft (as at July 2020):[5][6]
Aircraft | In Service |
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Boeing 737-490F & 490SF |
Former Fleet
References
- ^ Airline Codes
- ^ a b c d "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 87.
- ^ a b "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
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 15.
- ^ Bluebird Cargo Fleet Details and History planespotters.net, accessdate 18 September 2020
External links
Media related to Bluebird Cargo at Wikimedia Commons