Bluebird Cargo ( Isl. Bláfugl ) is Iceland's cargo airline headquartered in Reykjavik , operating scheduled and charter flights throughout Europe, mainly from Keflavik International Airport .
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| Established | 2000 | |||
| Base airports | Keflavik International Airport | |||
| Hubs | Keflavik International Airport [2] | |||
| Additional hubs | Cologne / Bonn Airport [2] | |||
| Fleet size | 6 | |||
| Parent company | Icelandair Group [3] | |||
| Headquarters |  Reykjavik , Iceland | |||
| Guide | Thor Chjartansson ( CEO ) [3] | |||
| Site | bluebirdcargo.com | |||
The airline’s home port and its main transit hub ( hub ) is Keflavik International Airport, and the German airport Cologne / Bonn is used as the second cargo hub [2] .
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History
The airline was founded by a group of Icelandic citizens in 2000 and began operating in March next year with daily cargo flights between Iceland, the UK and Germany on a single Boeing 737-300F . Subsequently, the company was acquired by the Icelandair Group aviation holding [3] [2]
Routing Network
In May 2012, the Bluebird Cargo airline freight route network covered the following destinations:
- Belgium
- Liege - Liege Airport
- Germany
- Cologne / Bonn - Cologne / Bonn Airport
- Leipzig - Leipzig Airport
- Iceland
- Reykjavik - Keflavik Hub International Airport
- Italy
- Bologna - Marco Polo Airport
- Catania - Fontanarossa Airport
- Rome - Fiumicino Airport named after Leonardo da Vinci
- Slovenia
- Ljubljana - Jože Pučnik Airport
- Canada
- Moncton - Greater Moncton International Airport
Fleet
In February 2013, the Bluebird Cargo airline fleet consisted of the following aircraft (with an average age of 21.2 years) [4] :
| Type of aircraft | In operation |
| Boeing 737-300F | |
| Boeing 737-400F |
Notes
- ↑ Airline Codes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Directory: World Airlines, Flight International (March 27, 2007), p. 87.
- ↑ 1 2 3 "Icelandic Conversion", Aviation Week & Space Technology , January 8, 2007.
- ↑ Bluebird Cargo fleet list at planespotters.net