AIR ONE has transported eight furnace coil boxes measuring 12 metres on a Boeing 747-400 Freighter operated by affiliated cargo airline One Air.

The flight from Liege to Abu Dhabi was operated for Deugro Abu Dhabi with the shipment, which weighed 57 tonnes, getting loaded through the nose door of the aircraft.

Saeed Ghodrat, Senior Manager Charter at AIR ONE said that the arrival of One Air’s second nose-loading B747-400F at the end of last year adds capacity for oversized shipments.

He said: “Given our extensive knowledge of the 747-400’s cargo-carrying capabilities and our ability to coordinate loading and unloading at departure and arriving airports, we can respond to the need for fast charter services for out-of-gauge shipments as well as supporting flying programmes for projects which require a combination of general and outsize freighter capacity.”

Ilyas Abdulla, Head of Business Development and Sales at Deugro Abu Dhabi said: “We are pleased with the quality of service provided by AIR ONE, particularly their adherence to the schedule and the consistency of their updates.”

AIR ONE markets a fleet of 11 B747-400Fs for three airline partners including two nose-loading versions.

In the last five years, AIR ONE has organised over 3,750 full charters carrying more than 345,000 tonnes of cargo to over 100 destinations.