The B747-400ERF has joined One Air on a five-year lease from AeroTransCargo and completed its first flight from Hong Kong to East Midlands Airport.
One Air started flights in July 2023 after receiving its AOC from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority and added a second B747-400F to its fleet in December to support flights between China/Hong Kong and Europe.
The first 12 months of charter operations included flights from UK airports including London Heathrow, London Stansted, East Midlands, Birmingham, Doncaster/Sheffield, Glasgow Prestwick and Cardiff.
One Air has also served European, Middle Eastern and Asian airports including Almaty, Amsterdam, Astana, Chateauroux, Hahn, Hong Kong, Jinan, Larnaca, Maastricht Aachen, Muscat, Shannon and Singapore.
Most recently, One Air has operated a contract for seven flights a week from Hong Kong to Europe carrying general cargo.
Paul Bennett, Chairman and CEO of One Air, says, “Our business case was always based on the high demand we saw for a British cargo airline, and this is being borne out by the volume of flights we are operating. The arrival of our third 747-400 and its increased capacity and capability will enable us to provide more availability to our growing client base. We are also pressing ahead with our future fleet plans and expect to add at least one more freighter in the first half of 2025 based on our current growth plan.”