AFRICAN charter service provider air Bonanza Express has added a second leased IL-76 freighter and hopes to deploy larger aircraft in the future.
The IL-76TD will be used for oversized consolidation cargo from Dubai and Sharjah to various African countries.
The company told London's Air Cargo News that offering a consolidation service would help companies that find chartering a full aircraft too expensive.
'As opposed to the prohibitive full aircraft chartering, our customers will now have options to airlift their oversized cargo affordably and efficiently,' said chief executive Boniface Kimani.
'This business model is one that recognizes that customers have different needs and budgets. We are here for them with the aim of cutting down their cost of transportation of oversized cargo.
'Commercially, this will unlock the market and create a positive ripple effect in the supply chain and more African customers will be able to transport more goods regularly.'
Mr Kimani said that the company would accept all types of oversized cargo with a minimum weight of five tonnes per customer.
'[The] IL-76 freighter is very suitable for abnormal sized cargo like oil and minerals mining equipment, military equipment, industrial and manufacturing equipment, aircraft engines and helicopters, humanitarian cargo and many more,' he said.
Last year, the company announced that it would relocate its IL-76 aircraft to Accra to cater for demand from the UN.
The charter firm took delivery of the leased IL-76 in early 2023 and initially based the aircraft in Kenya and South Sudan as it looked to cater for demand in east Africa.
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The IL-76TD will be used for oversized consolidation cargo from Dubai and Sharjah to various African countries.
The company told London's Air Cargo News that offering a consolidation service would help companies that find chartering a full aircraft too expensive.
'As opposed to the prohibitive full aircraft chartering, our customers will now have options to airlift their oversized cargo affordably and efficiently,' said chief executive Boniface Kimani.
'This business model is one that recognizes that customers have different needs and budgets. We are here for them with the aim of cutting down their cost of transportation of oversized cargo.
'Commercially, this will unlock the market and create a positive ripple effect in the supply chain and more African customers will be able to transport more goods regularly.'
Mr Kimani said that the company would accept all types of oversized cargo with a minimum weight of five tonnes per customer.
'[The] IL-76 freighter is very suitable for abnormal sized cargo like oil and minerals mining equipment, military equipment, industrial and manufacturing equipment, aircraft engines and helicopters, humanitarian cargo and many more,' he said.
Last year, the company announced that it would relocate its IL-76 aircraft to Accra to cater for demand from the UN.
The charter firm took delivery of the leased IL-76 in early 2023 and initially based the aircraft in Kenya and South Sudan as it looked to cater for demand in east Africa.
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