Bluebird Nordic to treble 737 capacity with ambitious freighter fleet expansion
Icelandic freight operator Bluebird Nordic is to treble its capacity under an expansion plan which involves taking 25 Boeing 737-800s over the next three years. The airline operates older-variant 737 freighters – comprising seven 737-400s and a single -300 – but will take its fleet to around 33 jets by the end of 2024 with the introduction of the -800s. Its first will be acquired in September this year while a second will follow in October. Parent company Avia Solutions Group’s charter division, Avion Express, is to use the aircraft for passenger flights while they are awaiting conversion to freighters for Bluebird. Avia’s leasing affiliate AviaAM will deliver the aircraft to the cargo operator. Avia says the carrier will be “more than tripling” its capacity under the “hugely ambitious” growth strategy.<br/>
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Bluebird Nordic to treble 737 capacity with ambitious freighter fleet expansion
Icelandic freight operator Bluebird Nordic is to treble its capacity under an expansion plan which involves taking 25 Boeing 737-800s over the next three years. The airline operates older-variant 737 freighters – comprising seven 737-400s and a single -300 – but will take its fleet to around 33 jets by the end of 2024 with the introduction of the -800s. Its first will be acquired in September this year while a second will follow in October. Parent company Avia Solutions Group’s charter division, Avion Express, is to use the aircraft for passenger flights while they are awaiting conversion to freighters for Bluebird. Avia’s leasing affiliate AviaAM will deliver the aircraft to the cargo operator. Avia says the carrier will be “more than tripling” its capacity under the “hugely ambitious” growth strategy.<br/>
