LATAM pushes forward 767BCF redeliveries

[caption id="attachment_109912" align="alignright" width="300"] Prior to year-end 2019, two additional 767-300BCFs will join the LATAM Cargo fleet.[/caption] LATAM Cargo is bringing forward the redelivery of the two remaining 767-300 conversions it has on order from Boeing and now expects to take them in July and late-November or mid-December this year in time for the peak, the carrier tells Cargo Facts . When the three-unit 767 conversion order was originally placed in March 2018, LATAM had planned to receive the second freighter-converted 767 in 2019 and the third in 2020 [FATs 004285-4287]. The Santiago-headquartered group's increased appetite for the medium-widebody 767 freighters represents a gradual shift away from what was formerly a mixed fleet comprised of 777Fs and 767Fs. In March 2018, the group offloaded the final two remaining 777Fs in its fleet , selling the pair to Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings . Since then, LATAM has added a 767-300BCF (34628), which was redelivered in December 2018 [FAT004726]. At present, the group's freighter fleet numbers nine 767Fs; eight production freighters, and one freighter-converted unit. Included in this total is a 767F owned by LATAM and subleased to Mexico-based MasAir (34627), which became fully independent from the LATAM Airlines Group on 1 December 2018 after LATAM divested its stake. Regarding aircraft placements, LATAM Cargo rotates its freighters around its various subsidiaries and AOCs. The carrier confirmed that three are currently with LATAM Cargo Brasil, two with LATAM Cargo Chile and three with LATAM Cargo Colombia. Where the next two will be placed is yet to be determined. Moving forward, LATAM said that it may consider additional 767 passenger-to-freighter conversions. With more than thirty 767-300ERs currently in service, the group has plenty of feedstock from its passenger fleet. As these 767s begin to be replaced by 787s and A350s on order, Cargo Facts wouldn’t be surprised to see a few more being converted into freighters for the cargo division, given the carrier’s multi-hub system and growing route network to North America and across the Atlantic. Interested in how the global freighter fleet will develop over the next 20 years? The Cargo Facts Consulting 2019 Freighter Forecast is available now. Visit www.cfcinsights.com for more information. Those who purchase the Report prior to 17 June will also gain access to a live webinar with Cargo Facts Consulting Managing Director and report author, Frederic Horst.

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