AlisCargo operates its first revenue cargo flight

AlisCargo Airlines (CP) (Milan-Malpensa) operated its first revenue cargo flight from Milan (Malpensa) to Jinan, China on August 18, 2021.

Top Copyright Photo: Marco Finelli. Ex-Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-212 (F) EI-GWB (msn 30872) taxies to the runway at Milan (Malpensa) in a hybrid livery.

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