OREANDA-NEWS. March 24, 2010. March 22 meeting of the first commercial flight of the Chinese airline Air China Cargo will be in Airport Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo).

Short briefing with the Russian regional mass media, crew and representatives of Air China Cargo airline and also management of JSC Airport Tolmachevo will be held in the conference hall of the airport Tolmachevo during the maintenance of the aircraft.

March 15 delegation of Air China Cargo airline arrived in Novosibirsk with working visit, during which bilateral cooperation agreements with JSC Airport Tolmachevo was signed. Within the bounds of this agreement Airport Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo) will be first airport in Russia, where Air China Cargo airline will perform technical landing.

At present permission for performance the first seven charter aircraft Boeing-747-400F of Air China Cargo Airlines on the route Shanghai - Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo) – Frankfurt has already received.

Flights with an intermediate landing in Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo) will be satisfied with the frequency of flights - three flights a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday). Travel time from Shanghai to Novosibirsk and from Novosibirsk to Frankfurt is about 6 hours, landing in Novosibirsk in 02-00 hours. (local time), departing in 03-30 hours. (local time). Cargo aircraft Boeing-747-400F can carry up to 112,6 cargo tons on distance up to 8 200 km.