Private company

Al Rais Cargo

Al Rais Cargo was a cargo airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1983 and its main base was Dubai International Airport.2 It ceased to exist in 2008.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1983Founded1
  • HeadquartersDubai1
Boeing 727-222-Adv(F), Al Rais Cargo Airlines AN1124076
Photo: Konstantin von Wedelstaedt, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Al Rais Cargo was a cargo airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1983 and its main base was Dubai International Airport.2

The story

Al Rais Cargo launched its airline division in 2004 with an investment of $9 million with a fleet of two Boeing 727-200F's. Its first flight commenced on 1 December 2004 to Tehran, Iran with 20 tonnes of cargo.

The airline ceased operations in 2008.

From Wikipedia’s article on Al Rais Cargo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Al Rais Cargo operated the following aircraft (at March 2007):

From Wikipedia’s article on Al Rais Cargo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1983Founded Founded1

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