MSC Air Cargo to Use AlisCargo's 777 Freighter Following Acquisition

Milan-based airfreight carrier AlisCargo Airlines is preparing to restart operations with a 777 freighter that will be flown on behalf of MSC Air Cargo.
This follows Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) majority stake acquisition in AlisCargo Airlines last year and subsequent 100% takeover this year.
AlisCargo received its AOC in July 2021 and had been operating preighters during the pandemic, but its operating license was suspended last year by the Italian civil aviation authority, prior to its acquisition by MSC.
Associazione Aeroporti Lombardi (Lombardy Airports Association) said in a LinkedIn post in May, “The Boeing 777 freighter is now ready and will be included in the Italian AOC of Alis Cargo and will fly on behalf of the new owner MSC Air Cargo, an airline of the Aponte group.”
The organization added that MSC livery has been added and test fights have been carried out.
MSC Air Cargo launched operations in December 2022 and adopted Liège Airport as its European hub.
At the beginning of this year, the last of four newbuild Boeing 777 freighters was delivered to Atlas Air, which is operating the aircraft under an ACMI agreement with MSC Air Cargo.
MSC also expanded its air cargo network in the last quarter of 2023.