Nordic Global Airlines Explained

Airline:	Nordic Global Airlines
Iata:	NJ
Icao:	NGB
Callsign:	NORDIC GLOBAL
Founded:	11 April 2011
Ceased:	31 May 2015
Hubs:	Helsinki Airport Liège Airport
Headquarters:	Vantaa, Finland^[1]
Fleet Size:	2
Destinations:	6 (scheduled)
Website:	nordicglobalcargo.com

Nordic Global Airlines Oy was a Finnish cargo airline which existed 2011–2015, and was based at Helsinki Airport.

History

Nordic Global Airlines was founded in April 2011 and commenced operations in August later that year. It was owned by Finnair (40%), Daken Capital Partners (29%), Neff Capital Management (20%) and Ilmarinen Mutual Insurance Company (11%).^[2]

In May 2015, it was announced that Nordic Global Airlines would cease operations by the end of May 2015 "due to economic considerations regarding the competitive market".^[3]

Destinations

As of May 2015, Nordic Global Airlines provided scheduled freighter flights from Helsinki to Brussels, New York JFK, Hanoi and Hong Kong (via Novosibirsk) and also operated ACMI and charter services to several destinations throughout Europe and Africa, such as Frankfurt and Nairobi.^[4]

Fleet

As of May 2015, the Nordic Global Airlines fleet consisted of the following cargo aircraft:^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: YTJ. Finland Joint business information system of the National Board of Patents and Registration and the Tax Administration. 2011-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031195424/http://www.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2322012&kielikoodi=1&tarkiste=CEFCA4FE2172F02CB823C084002928163848D9B4&path=1547;1631;1678. 2014-10-31. dead.
2. Web site: Bruce . Barnard . Nordic Global Airlines to Launch All-cargo Service | Journal of Commerce . Joc.com . 2011-04-07 . 2012-03-13.
3. http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/37296-finlands-nordic-global-airlines-to-terminate-operations ch-aviation.com - Finland's Nordic Global Airlines to terminate operations
4. Web site: Route Map | Nordic Global Cargo . 2015-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150617012845/http://www.nordicglobalcargo.com/?page_id=20 . 2015-06-17 . dead .
5. Web site: Nordic Global Airlines . ch-aviation.com . 2015-05-12 . 2015-05-12.