It operated scheduled cargo services on routes between Russia, Asia, Europe and North America, covering more than 30 destinations worldwide.

[1] The company entered the scheduled cargo market on 1 April 2004, when the first AirBridgeCargo branded Boeing 747 made its inaugural commercial flight on route from Beijing to Luxembourg.

[citation needed] As of March 2022, AirBridgeCargo was forced to suspend all operations due to sanctions against Russia which rendered the entire fleet unusable.

[1] In July 2022, the airline announced it would comply with sanctions and prepare to return 14 leased aircraft - which made up the majority of its fleet - to its lessors.

It operates a scheduled freighter route network of 37 destinations as of November 2019, focused on Europe, Asia and the United States.