ASL adds 737-400F to Irish affiliate

[caption id="attachment_411803" align="alignright" width="405"] An ASL Airlines 737F.[/caption] ASL Aviation Holdings has taken redelivery of a 737-400SF (25773, ex-Yamal Airlines). The aircraft is on lease from U.S.-based Vx Capital Partners and will be joining the ASL Airlines Ireland fleet [ FATs 005127-005128 ]. Unit 25773 was ferried from Jacksonville (VQQ), where it was converted at the Flightstar facility by Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. ( AEI ), to Shannon (SNN) via Bangor (BGR) on Aug. 31. ASL told Cargo Facts that the aircraft will be heading to the paint shop this week and is expected to enter service in late September. Manufactured and delivered in 1997, unit 25773 was most recently in service with Russia-based Yamal Airlines and was withdrawn from use in 2017. It was then acquired by Vx and inducted for conversion in 2018 [FATs 004425-004426]. While ASL’s Belgian subsidiary is the group’s largest operator of 737-400Fs, ASL told Cargo Facts that unit 25773 was placed with the Irish affiliate as part of standard group fleet planning in anticipation of the peak period. With a group-wide fleet already containing around forty 737-400Fs, additional -400Fs are possible, depending on the requirements of ASL’s integrator customers, as some routes are better suited to the smaller -400F as opposed to the larger -800BCF, of which there are currently two with ASL Airlines Belgium. ASL added that the addition of 737-400Fs isn’t related to the grounding of the 737 MAX and the corresponding impact that has on 737-800 conversion feedstock , since the next -800s due to be converted for ASL have already been identified and secured. ASL signed an MoU with Boeing for ten 737-800BCFs with options for another ten at the Paris Air Show in June 2019. Join us for the 25th Annual Cargo Facts Symposium, Oct. 16-18 at the InterContinental San Diego. With unparalleled networking and continuing education opportunities, Cargo Facts Symposium consistently attracts the best in the industry. To register and for more information visit www.cargofactssymposium.com today!

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