Boeing

EVERETT, Wash., April 2, 2012 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] and AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, celebrated the delivery of the second of five new Boeing 747-8 Freighters.

"We're so excited to take this airplane,” said Tatyana Arslanova, executive president, AirBridgeCargo Airlines. “We have been very pleased with the performance of our first 747-8 Freighter, and we are eager to have the second join our fleet."

ABC is the first airline in Eastern Europe to operate the 747-8 Freighter. The addition of the 747-8 Freighter to ABC’s fleet is an important step in its long-term business strategy.

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Dmitry Krol
Boeing International Corporate Communications
+7 495 797 3415
dmitry.krol@boeing.com

Jim Proulx
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Communications
+1 206-850-2102
Jim.Proulx@boeing.com   

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