Red Wings revives Sky Gates Airlines, commences air cargo operations

Russian carrier Red Wings has commenced cargo operations with the inaugural flight of its Ilyushin-96-400T, which flew from Turkmenbashi to Moscow on 10 December. The flight marks a new era of operations for the Russian carrier, which bought out cargo specialists Sky Gates Airlines in August 2023. ‘The cargo fleet will consist of domestically produced aircraft, including those that have undergone the procedure for restoring airworthiness at the aircraft factories of the United Aircraft Corporation’, notes Red Wings. The cargo carrier’s fleet comprises of two aircraft which have been restored to airworthiness. The general director of the aircraft owners Ilyushin