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Founded | 2004 [1] | ||||||
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Hubs | Abu Dhabi International Airport [1] | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 [2] | ||||||
Headquarters | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [1] | ||||||
Key people | Mohamed Ebrahim Al Qassimi, CEO [3] | ||||||
Website | maximus.aero |
Maximus Air is a cargo airline based at Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates. [1]
The airline was established in 2004 as Experts Air Cargo and was renamed in 2006. [1]
In 2011, it announced the purchase of three Airbus A300-600 previously operated by Japan Airlines for freighter conversion by EADS EFW in Dresden, Germany.[ citation needed] However, the entire fleet of then overall five Airbus A300 freighters was subsequently grounded in 2015 stating an insufficient cost basis to keep them operating. [4]
Maximus Air operates cargo services across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia.[ citation needed] The airline formerly ran regular scheduled cargo services on behalf of Etihad Cargo.[ citation needed]
It also has been appointed as an air relief support partner of the Red Crescent of the UAE. [2] In 2017, the airline additionally signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates. [5]
As of March 2024, Maximus Air fleet consists of the following aircraft: [2]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Notes |
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Antonov An-124 | 1 | — | Cargo |
Ilyushin IL-76TD | 2 | — | Cargo |
Total | 3 | — |
Media related to
Maximus Air Cargo at Wikimedia Commons