Swissport partners with Speedcargo in digital push to increase utilization of cargo space
Swissport will launch proof of concept trials of the Cargo Eye sizing system and the AI-powered Cargo Mind software solution… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet to induct 50 MAX by YE23, eyes freighters
As SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) resumed operations with its B737-8s on November 23, its chairman said the carrier would deploy… Read More »
Bahrain’s MENA Cargo Airlines issues RFP for 737 freighters
MENA Cargo Airlines (Bahrain Int’l) is seeking two or three B737 freighters for urgent dry lease or acquisition and has… Read More »
Lufthansa joins 777X freighter talks
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has confirmed it is in talks with Boeing concerning the as-yet unconfirmed B777X freighter, fueling speculation… Read More »
US’s Northern Aviation Services eyes 737 Classic renewal
Northern Aviation Services, the owner of Alaska’s Northern Air Cargo (NC, Anchorage Ted Stevens), Hawaii’s Aloha Air Cargo (KH, Honolulu),… Read More »
US’s iAero Airways looks to remove fleet cap and eyes 767s
iAero Airways (SWQ, Greensboro) has revealed plans to induct widebody jets as part of a petition to the US Department… Read More »
US’s Atlas Air, Southern Air complete move to a single AOC
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has announced it has completed the integration of Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK) and Southern… Read More »
FedEx to close Hong Kong crew base due to quarantine rule
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) is closing its crew base at Hong Kong Int’l and relocating its pilots but will… Read More »
Canada’s Cargojet orders 2+4 777 Mammoth freighters
Cargojet Airways (W8, Hamilton, ON) has ordered two B777-200(LR)(MF) converted freighters from Mammoth Freighters, with options for a further two… Read More »
FedEx relocates pilots from Hong Kong over city quarantine rules
Global delivery giant FedEx said Nov. 17 it was closing its crew base in Hong Kong and relocating pilots overseas… Read More »
Canada’s Enerjet rebrands as Lynx Air, eyes 2Q22 debut
Canadian budget startup Lynx Air is to debut early next year with a fleet of three new B737 MAX on… Read More »
Air Tanzania confirms Boeing 737 MAX, 787, 767 freighter plans
The Tanzanian government has reached an agreement with Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) for the purchase of four aircraft including one… Read More »
Boeing to add three new air freighter conversion lines
Boeing will open three new air freighter conversion lines, one in London and the other two in Kelowna, British Columbia,… Read More »
Boeing exec says “The freighter markets are on fire right now. That’s where we see real growth”
A top executive at Boeing has underlined the importance that cargo now plays in the aerospace industry, nearly two years… Read More »
DHL orders nine 767-300(BCF) freighters
DHL Express has ordered nine additional B767-300(ERBCF)s from Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare). A statement issued during the ongoing Dubai Air… Read More »
Canada’s Air Inuit takes first Dash 8-300F with LCD
Air Inuit (3H, Kuujjuaq) has completed the conversion of its third DHC-8-300(F), which is also the world’s first unit of… Read More »
Malaysia’s My Jet Xpress eyes 737NG, widebody freighters
My Jet Xpress Airlines (N7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) will acquire two B737-800 freighters and even a widebody transport as it… Read More »
World’s only civilian C-160 Transall destroyed
The world’s only civilian Transall C-160NG was destroyed in a crash on November 3, 2021, at Dolow airport in southern… Read More »
Kenya’s Astral Aviation secures 757 freighters
Astral Aviation (8V, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has signed operating leases with US-based Aquila Air Capital for three B757-200(PCF)s, with delivery… Read More »
Boeing delivered 27 planes in October, airlines still waiting on new Dreamliners
Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 27 planes to customers last month, but deliveries of its 787 Dreamliners remain suspended,… Read More »
J&C Aero and SmartLynx Airlines working towards permanent EASA STC approval
International aviation design and production company J&C Aero and SmartLynx Airlines have strengthened their in-cabin cargo transportation partnership. Under a… Read More »
Bahrain’s MENA Cargo Airlines eyes 737-800 freighters
MENA Cargo Airlines (Bahrain Int’l) plans to add at least three B737-800 freighters over the coming months with the first… Read More »
AirAsia charters 737-800(BCF), eyes A321neo freighters
AirAsia Group has chartered in its first dedicated freighter, a B737-800(BCF) operated by Thailand’s K-Mile Asia (8K, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi), for… Read More »
Australia’s Pacific Air Express retires only aircraft
Pacific Air Express (Australia) (PE, Brisbane Int’l) has retired its only active aircraft, B757-200(PCF) VH-PQA (msn 22611), and effectively suspended… Read More »
FedEx Express to establish Dubai World hub
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) is to build a new regional hub at Dubai South, the logistics district located close… Read More »
ATSG to convert four owned 767-300(ER)s
Air Transport Services Group has placed an order with Boeing for the conversion of four B767-300(ER)s owned by the holding… Read More »