AIR FOYLE, HEAVYLIFT CARGO AIRLINES FINALIZED VENTURE

AIR FOYLE, HEAVYLIFT CARGO AIRLINES FINALIZED VENTURE

   Air Foyle and HeavyLift Cargo Airlines, the outsize cargo specialists, have finalized a joint venture, Air Foyle HeavyLift Ltd., to market and promote worldwide the commercial charter flights operated by Ukrainian carrier, Antonov Airlines.

   Antonov’s fleet includes eight AN-124-100 freighters and a 250-ton payload AN-225 airplane, which is scheduled to be fully certified for worldwide commercial charters by the end of November.

   Air Foyle’s commercial sales team, flight planning and operations personnel will relocate soon from Luton to an enlarged site at Takeley, close to Stansted Airport. There they will join their HeavyLift colleagues, who have recently moved to the new facility.

   “Together we are able to offer over 30 years of experience of the specialist outsize cargo market,” said Chris Foyle, chairman of the new joint venture.