SM Executive Aviation (SMF, Rimini) has launched cargo operations using its first A300B4-622R(F) T7-ASK (msn 733), thereby becoming the first San Marino-registered carrier to operate freighter aircraft.

"We are living in times where we have realized how fundamental air cargo is for our daily lives. We have demonstrated to the San Marino CAA that our special cargo operations meet international standards during such a vulnerable and critical period," Accountable Manager Waked Jayyousi said in a press release.

While the airline added the A300-600(F) in late 2019, it started deploying it on revenue flights in mid-March 2020, Radarbox24 ADS-B data shows. Since mid-April, the aircraft has been used predominantly on cargo charter flights from Italy (Bologna and Pisa) to China, carrying medical equipment necessary in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

SM Executive Aviation will continue to deploy the freighter on medical missions through at least end-June 2020.

Besides the Airbus freighter, the San Marinese carrier also operates a single B737-700(BBJ) under a private contract.