BidAir Cargo

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BidAir Cargo Pty LTD
BidAir Cargo logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
-BRHBRIGHTSTAR
Founded2005
Hubs O. R. Tambo International Airport
Fleet size3 [1]
Destinations37 [2]
Parent company Bidvest Group
HeadquartersOR Tambo International Airport
Key peopleDeen Gielink - Chief Executive Office

Muriel Sahd - Chief Development and Operation Officer Roy Solomons - Chief Commercial Officer

Charmaigne Haywood - Chief Financial Officer

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Employees552
Website bidaircargo.co.za

BidAir Cargo is a South African cargo airline that is wholly owned subsidiary of the Bidvest Group Limited, an international investment company. Was previously part of the BidAir Services group, a division of Bidvest that handles cargo in Africa. [3] In 2014, BidAir bought and merged with Imperial Air Cargo. [4]

BidAir Cargo operates in 8 branches in South Africa and Africa namely, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, East London, Port Elizabeth, Durban, George and Cape Town. With an office in Entebbe, Uganda.

Destinations

As of January 2021, BidAir Cargo serves 37 destinations in Southern and Eastern Africa as well as on Mauritius and the Comoros: [2]

Fleet

As of January 2021, the BidAir Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft: [5] [1]

AircraftIn ServiceOrdersNotes
Boeing 737-300F 5—all operated by Star Air [1]
Total3—

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References

  1. 1 2 3 planespotters.net retrieved 13 January 2021
  2. 1 2 bidaircargo.com - Network retrieved 21 January 2021
  3. ↑ "Corporate". Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  4. ↑ "BidAir Cargo Acquires Imperial Air Cargo". Supply Chain Update. 2014-11-25. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  5. ↑ bidaircargo.com - Boeing 737 -300 SF Aircraft Specifications retrieved 13 January 2021
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