Maximus Air Cargo

Maximus Air, an Abu Dhabi Aviation Group company was established in 2005 to move outsized cargo. After operating for 5 years in the region, it is now a regional air cargo carrier and cargo aircraft wet-lease operator (ACMI), employing more than 200 staff. It operates a fleet of eight all-cargo Antonov An-124-100, Ilyushin IL-76TD and Airbus A300-600RP2F aircraft across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Maximus Air
Maximus Air Cargo aircraft at Brno–Tuřany Airport
IATA ICAO Callsign
6M MXM (previously:MXU) CARGO MAX
Founded2005
HubsAbu Dhabi International Airport
Secondary hubsBateen Airport/Abu Dhabi Airport/Dubai World Central
Fleet size6
HeadquartersAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Key peopleFathi Buhazza - President and CEO
Websitehttp://www.maximus.aero

Maximus runs regular scheduled cargo services on behalf of Etihad Crystal Cargo and is the appointed exclusive air relief support partner of the UAE Red Crescent.

History

The airline was established in 2005 and has 245+ employees (at January 2012).

Capabilities

Operating out of Abu Dhabi since 2005 and with European Offices in the UK, Maximus Air is the largest all-cargo airline in the UAE. It specialises in outsize air cargo and wet-leasing aircraft. They carry scheduled, charter, governmental, royalty and VIPs, military, airline and operators and private to humanitarian sectors.

Expansion

The conversion of a new Airbus A300-600 regional freighter, purchased by Maximus Air at the start of 2011, and part of a Dhs350m expansion programme, is on schedule for its mid-summer entry into the company's fleet. The aircraft, offering a maximum structural payload up to 46 tonnes of payload capacity, is one of three purchased from Japan Airlines (JAL) and has been at the Dresden, Germany plant of EADS EFW.

Fleet

The Maximus Air fleet consists of the following aircraft

Aircraft Total Capacity mass Capacity volume Range with
maximum Payload		 Maximum range
Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan 1 120,000 kg 1040 m3 2350 nm 8400 nm
Ilyushin IL-76TD 2 46,000 kg 185 m3 2350 nm 4057 nm

References

    Media related to Maximus Air Cargo at Wikimedia Commons

    • "Maximus Homepage". Retrieved 28 July 2010.
    • Maximus Air Fleet on ch-aviation.ch
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