AirExplore to enter freighter market

Slovakia-based ACMI and charter carrier AirExplore is expanding its business into the freighter market and will soon take its first 737-800BCF. The carrier told Cargo Facts that it will dry lease the 2003-vintage unit 33719 (ex-Ryanair) from BBAM [FAT 007580]. The aircraft arrived in Jinan (TNA) in October 2021 for conversion with Boeing. [caption id="attachment_56725491" align="alignright" width="560"] AirExplore expects to start flying its first freighter later in 2022. (Photo/RDS Cargo Group)[/caption] Unit 33719 will begin service in the second half of 2022 on a charter basis for RDS Cargo Group, a U.A.E.-based charter broker that will gain access to an own-controlled freighter for the first time. AirExplore told Cargo Facts that it intends to further grow this new pillar of its business. The airline currently operates an all-737 fleet consisting of eight -800s. 737-800 freighters have been the entry point into freighter operations for several passenger carriers of late, including Brazil-based GOL and Canada-based WestJet . Meanwhile, other passenger ACMI and charter airlines that have diversified, or will diversify, into the cargo market include SmartLynx Airlines and Global Crossing Airlines , both with Airbus freighters. Join Air Cargo World and Cargo Facts as we put technology in focus at the 2022 Air Cargo Tech Summit. Taking place June 6-7 in Miami, this new event will provide participants with the foundation for technological improvement in airfreight logistics. Learn more and register .

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