On October 9, 2024, the Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsiya temporarily suspended the air operator certificate (AOC) of the cargo airline Air Bridge Cargo (ABC).
The decision was made following a request from the airline on October 1, 2024, the Interfax news agency reports. This decision marks another setback for the company, which has not operated flights since March 2022 and was previously considered the largest Russian cargo airline.
Air Bridge Cargo, a subsidiary of the Volga-Dnepr Group, was known for its fleet of Boeing cargo jets. In August, it was added to the US sanctions list along with Volga-Dnepr and Atran. Company founder Alexey Isaykin, his business partner Sergey Shklyanik and several other executives of the Volga-Dnepr Group are also affected by the sanctions. ABC had planned to use Russian Ilyushin Il-96 aircraft in the future to resume its flight operations.