The 45-tonne capacity aircraft operated its first service on November 15.
"Coyne Airways has been flying two charters a week to Kosovo since July," Larry Coyne, the airline's CEO, said.
"This new commitment to a weekly scheduled cargo service is in direct response to our customers' requirements."
With regular 12-mile queues at the border between Macedonia and Kosovo, air cargo is the only reliable option for urgent supplies.
"With the onset of winter, conditions in Kosovo are certain to get worse," he added. "Coyne Airways was the first airline to operate into Pristina after the conflict and having organised the transportation of over 3,000 tonnes of freight into the area, we feel the introduction of a scheduled service will help to normalise the situation."
Pristina Airport is not equipped to handle most western aircraft so the IL-76, with its on-board lifting equipment, cranes and vehicle ramp, is felt to be ideal.
All freight arriving on the Coyne freighter will be held in a secure warehouse at Pristina awaiting collection by consignees or delivery to their premises.
Using Pristina as an air cargo gateway, it is possible to achieve cargo deliveries to virtually anywhere in Kosovo within a few hours. This compares to an average transit time using road freight of between six and 15 days from Macedonia, virtually the only viable entry point into Kosovo.
Coyne Airways was one of the first companies to recognise the competitive advantage of operating IL-76Fs in Europe and has a proven track record for both scheduled and charter cargo services.
It has helped to increase competition and customer choice and lower the cost of European air cargo services.
* Frankfurt's Rhein-Main airport, Europe's largest cargo handling airport, posted a record cargo volume during the month of October.
The airport handled 133,483 tonnes of cargo during the month - a record volume for any single month ever. This meant that Frankfurt airport posted an increase of 6.7 per cent compared with October 1998.
The October 1999 cargo volume at Frankfurt airport also surpassed the previous best in March 1997 by 3,212 tonnes. The average daily tonnage in October was around 4,300 tonnes.
"However, because of the time difference between production and the air-transport, there were marked differences on the individual working days, changing from 3,300 tonnes on a Tuesday to 5,200 tonnes on a Sunday," Frankfurt airport sources say.
The growth dynamics in October were attributed to the positive trend in exports, which recorded an 11-per cent growth.
The growth rates in the quantity volumes exported to North America (up 11 per cent) and Asia (up 12 per cent) contributed, in particular, to the strong upward surge in October exports.