Silverback Cargo Freighters

This article is about the airline. For other uses, see Silverback (disambiguation).

Silverback Cargo Freighters is a cargo airline based in Kigali, Rwanda.^[2]

The Silverback Cargo Freighters DC-8-62H

Silverback Cargo Freighters

IATA ICAO Call sign - VRB SILVERBACK
Founded	2002
Commenced operations	2002/2018
Ceased operations	2009
Hubs	Kigali International Airport
Focus cities	Bole International Airport Dubai International Airport King Abdulaziz International Airport Vatry Airport
Fleet size	2
Destinations	24
Headquarters	Kigali, Rwanda
Key people	Innocent Mupenzi [1]
Website	www.silverbackcargo.com

Banned Status

Because of safety reasons, Silverback Cargo Freighters was on the list of air carriers banned in the EU.

Destinations

Silverback Cargo Freighters served the following destinations (at September 2008):^[3]

Africa

• Burundi
  • Bujumbura (Bujumbura International Airport)
• Chad
  • N'Djamena (N'Djamena International Airport)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kinshasa (N'djili Airport)
  • Lubumbashi (Lubumbashi International Airport)
• Ethiopia
  • Addis Ababa (Bole International Airport) Focus City
• Ghana
  • Accra (Kotoka International Airport)
• Liberia
  • Monrovia (Roberts International Airport)
• Nigeria
  • Lagos (Murtala Muhammed International Airport)
• Rwanda
  • Kigali (Kigali International Airport) Hub
• South Africa
  • Johannesburg (OR Tambo International Airport)
• Sudan
  • Khartoum (Khartoum International Airport)
• Tanzania
  • Mwanza (Mwanza Airport)
• Togo
  • Lomé (Lomé-Tokoin Airport)
• Uganda
  • Entebbe (Entebbe International Airport)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Kabul (Kabul International Airport)
• India
  • Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport)
• Saudi Arabia
  • Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International Airport) Focus City
• United Arab Emirates
  • Dubai (Dubai International Airport) Focus City
• Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) Focus City

Fleet

Silverback Cargo Freighters fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of September 2008):

Silverback Cargo Freighters Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Routes
Douglas DC-8-62F	2	Short-Long haul

Current fleet and destinations

The airline has regional routes around Africa and some longer-haul routes to: Dubai, Jeddah, Mumbai and Istanbul.

As of November 2018 Silver Cargo Freighters has the Following aircraft:

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Notes
Boeing 737-300F	1	0	Leased from Star Air (South Africa)
Boeing 737-800BCF	0	2	—
Boeing 757-200PCF	1	0	—
Total	2	2