Lessors okay Kenya Airways use of two B787s as freighters
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is set to join its regional rival Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) in transforming… Read More »
Korean Air parent to buy Asiana Airlines for $1.6bn
Hanjin KAL Corporation, the parent of Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon), has agreed to buy local rival Asiana Airlines (OZ,… Read More »
Iberia joins the ranks of makeshift freighter operators
Iberia (IB, Madrid Barajas) has converted one of its A330-300s into a makeshift freighter through the removal of passenger seats,… Read More »
American Airlines evaluates adding dedicated freighters
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) is considering adding dedicated freighters to its line up due to the new opportunities that… Read More »
First Airbus A321P2F by ST Engineering enters service
ST Engineering, Airbus and their joint venture, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) achieved a key milestone in their joint A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F)… Read More »
New Jersey’s GLOBALX doubles order for A321-200Fs
GLOBALX (Atlantic City) has signed a letter of intent with lessor Vallair to lease ten A321-200Fs converted freighters with deliveries… Read More »
VALLAIR leases two A321-200 freighters to SmartLynx Malta
Vallair, the mature aircraft and asset specialist, and launch customer for the A321 freighter conversion (A321F), has signed an agreement… Read More »
Partial privatisation of Ethiopian Airlines on hold
The Ethiopian government has “temporarily” suspended plans for the partial privatisation of its flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa),… Read More »