The recently launched UK-based all-cargo airline, One Air, has completed its inaugural Boeing 747-400 freighter flight, operating a full charter for client Shandong Glory from China to the UK.
One Air was awarded its air operators’ certificate (AOC) by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) earlier this year, as HLPFI reported here. The arrival of the 100-tonne payload at London Heathrow from Jinan-Shandong signals the airline’s commercial launch.
Chris Hope, One Air’s chief operating officer, said: “As well as ad hoc charter flights, we are now also commencing a regular flying programme from Asia Pacific to Europe with two B747F flights per week. Work is also under way to add a second B747F to our fleet, which we hope will enter service in early Q4.”
One Air anticipates regular demand for flights from the UK to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia regions, with services to China and the USA to follow.
