MAB Kargo partners Azerbaijan carrier to expand cargo network

[flee 5]

SEPANG: Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) cargo unit, MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd has partnered with Azerbaijan’s cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines to leverage on each other’s aircraft fleet and network in different regions worldwide.

The strategic partnership between the two air cargo players entails a Block Space Agreement (BSA) on a twice weekly route to and from Kuala Lumpur and Amsterdam via Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Azerbaijan. The weekly flights, using the Boeing 747-8 Freighter, which has the payload capacity of 150 tonnes, are scheduled to occur every Thursday and Sunday.

Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/133348/mab-kargo-partners-azerbaijan-carrier-expand-cargo-network

Also see MAB Kargo to handle 35,000 tonnes of cargo this year:

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1731285

[Pieter C. 5]

We've enjoyed the Silkway 747-8F at Amsterdam already; see www.scramble.nl photo-section for pictures