Maersk Air Cargo is moving closer to operations as it announced a test flight between Asia and the US.

In a LinkedIn post, Adam Farmer, representative director of Maersk Korea/Head of Sales – North East Asia, said the test flight will be conducted on August 31.

This comes four months after the launch of the carrier in April when Maersk also announced the order of three new B767-300Fs.

"In preparation for our new Maersk Air Cargo services between Asia and USA, we are operating a special demonstrator flight on 8/31 PM ex ICN (Incheon, Korea) arriving GSP (Greenville Spartanburg, SC) 9/1 AM local times," Farmer said.

"Limited space is available ... Connection services are available through the USA and from Asia," the post added.

Maersk Air Cargo will begin offering daily flights in the second half of the year, using Denmark's Billund Airport as its primary hub.