Kenya Airways launches Johannesburg cargo base
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has moved into a market gap left my stricken South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg… Read More »
Thailand’s K-Mile Air to add B737-800(F) for DHL ops
K-Mile Air (8K, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) is planning to add a B737-800(F) dedicated freighter in time for the March 2021 launch… Read More »
United, American Begin Charter Flights to Deliver Vaccine
U.S. airlines, expected to play a pivotal role in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, are ramping up to do just… Read More »
Bulgaria’s Cargo Air drops Boeing for AEI for B737-800(F)s
Citing conversion slot availability, Cargo Air (CGF, Sofia) has cancelled plans for two B737-800(BCF)s from Boeing and instead replaced them… Read More »
Air Canada trims A220, B737 MAX orders, eyes B767 freighters
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has reached agreements with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) and Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) to adjust… Read More »
Allair delivers the world’s first Airbus A321 freighter converted aircraft to launch operator Qantas Freight
Vallair, the mature aircraft asset specialist, has delivered its pioneering Airbus A321 P2F (passenger to freighter) conversion to launch operator… Read More »
Vallair signs LoI with GlobalX to lease ten converted A321 freighters
Vallair, the mature aircraft and asset specialist, and launch lessor for the Airbus A321 freighter conversion (A321F), has signed a… 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 »
Nigeria’s Allied Air takes first B737-800(F)
Allied Air (4W, Lagos) took delivery of its first B737-800(SF), N846AG (msn 36846), which has also become the world’s youngest… Read More »
No jet orders, more 737 MAX cancellations for Boeing as crises drag on
Boeing Co lost another three orders for its grounded 737 MAX jetliner in September, and delivered 11 total aircraft to… Read More »
Brazil’s Azul certified to use Embraer E195 as cargo aircraft
Brazilian airline Azul SA AZUL.N said late on Sunday in a securities filing that one of its Embraer E195 has been certified… Read More »
Malaysia’s Asia Cargo Express sold to fund cargo facilities
Network courier Pos Malaysia’s sale of a 51% stake in Asia Cargo Express (3G, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) to Asia Cargo… Read More »
Freighter conversion: a way to double an aircraft’s life and add cargo capacity
Airlines are grappling with the difficulties of increasing their freight capacity while holding off adding unnecessary capacity into the passenger… Read More »
Boeing books two 737-800BCF orders, says new freighter conversion lines opening
Boeing said on Sunday a customer had ordered two converted 737-800BCF freighters and that it had signed agreements to open… Read More »
ATR’s first purpose-built regional freighter flies
ATR, the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer, announced the successful first flight of its new purpose-built regional freighter aircraft… Read More »
Southwest says half of grounded Boeing 737-800 planes back in service
Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N said on Thursday it has now returned to service about half the 115 Boeing BA.N 737-800 aircraft it temporarily grounded… Read More »
Proflight Zambia converts planes for cargo to stay afloat
Struggling with a massive downturn in passenger flight demand because of COVID-19, Proflight Zambia (P0, Lusaka) has converted some of… Read More »
Seychelles Int’l Airways to launch cargo charters in 3Q20
Seychelles International Airways (SCH, Mahé) is planning to launch on September 10, 2020, initially chartering an A340-600 for cargo-only flights… Read More »
Fiji Airways to cut costs by further 20%, boosts cargo ops
Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) will look to reduce monthly costs by a further 20% when global air travel improves, managing… Read More »
Bahrain’s Texel Air takes first 737-700(FC)
Texel Air (XLR, Bahrain Int’l) has taken delivery of its first B737-700(FC), a combi passenger/freighter it can configure into seven… Read More »
Biman Bangladesh suspends freighter plans; delays Dash 8s
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG, Dhaka) has suspended its plan to add two dedicated freighters as the financial impact of the… Read More »
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo adds Boeing 777 freighter
AirBridgeCargo (RU, Ulyanovsk Vostochny) took delivery of its maiden Boeing 777-F on August 17, 2020. The aircraft joined the carrier’s… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet to add an A340 makeshift freighter
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) will add an A340 freighter to its existing cargo fleet of three B737-700(BDSF)s, two B737-800(BCF)s, and… Read More »
Momentum builds for Cessna SkyCourier as second test article takes flight
Textron Aviation has completed the successful flight of its second Cessna SkyCourier flight test article (P1), which took place on… Read More »
Cathay forecasts weak passenger demand but stronger cargo after record loss
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (0293.HK) warned it did not expect a meaningful recovery in passenger demand for some… Read More »
Boeing 737 MAX cancellations rise, deliveries drop as crises drag on
Boeing customers scrubbed more than 400 orders for the U.S. planemaker’s grounded 737 MAX jets this year, while the company’s… Read More »