UPS, widebodies dominate November 2019 freighter aircraft transactions

[caption id="attachment_412801" align="alignright" width="433"] A UPS 747-8F.[/caption] Of the 19 freighter aircraft transactions (FATs) Cargo Facts recorded in November 2019, 14 involved widebody freighters as deliveries remained strong ahead of peak season. UPS added three freighters in November, including one 747-8F, a 767-300F and a freighter-converted 767-300BDSF. FATs involving narrowbody freighters remain infrequent as feedstock for conversion continues to be tight while the 737 MAX remains grounded. Just five transactions involved narrowbody freighters in November. The backlog for 737 NG conversions remains strong and inductions are bound to follow shortly after the MAX re-enters service. Until that happens, most action centers around larger airframes. A total of 11 widebody freighters were placed with carriers in November 2019, up two units from October 2019 FATs . Reviewing freighter aircraft movements on a transactions-by-transaction basis for November 2019: UPS took delivery of a 747-8F (65787) from Boeing [FAT 005243]. The Atlanta-based express carrier also took delivery of a 767-300F (66240) from Boeing [FAT 005239]. Shortly before the production freighter joined the fleet, UPS took delivery of a second 767-300BDSF (28039, ex-Air Italy), on lease from Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) [FAT 005159]. ASL Airlines Belgium took delivery of a 747-400F (30762, ex-China Airlines) on lease [FAT 005217]. Qatar Airways took delivery of two 777Fs (66338 and 66339) from Boeing [FATs 005234 and 005240]. The aircraft are the carrier’s twentieth and twenty-first 777Fs respectively. Lufthansa Cargo placed orders for two additional 777Fs from Boeing [FATs 005226-005227]. At the same time, Lufthansa Cargo removed another MD-11F (48806) from its fleet [FAT 005241]. This was the final MD-11 to come off the production line in 2000. DHL Express took redelivery of a 767-300BCF (28042, ex-Air Italy) following conversion to freighter configuration by Boeing at the SASCO facility in Singapore [FAT 005220]. FedEx took delivery of a 767-300F (63111) from Boeing [FAT 005233]. Cargo Aircraft Management took redelivery of a 767-300BDSF (24983, ex-Delta) [FAT 005244]. The aircraft was converted by IAI in TLV and will be joining the Amazon fleet, operated by an ATSG affiliate carrier. Sichuan Airlines took redelivery of its third A330-200F (1386, ex-Qatar Airways), on lease from BOC Aviation [FAT 005237]. The carrier has now received all three of its ex-Qatar A330Fs. EgyptAir took redelivery of its third A330-200P2F (610) from EFW, the conversion house that is a 55/45 joint venture between ST Engineering Aerospace and Airbus [FAT 005235]. SF Airlines acquired a 757-200 (29942, ex-TUI Airways) [FAT 0029942]. The aircraft was ferried to Chengdu (CTU) ahead of conversion by Precision Aircraft Solutions at the AMECO facility. GECAS took redelivery of a 737-800BCF (32579, ex-Jet Airways) from Boeing [FAT 005230]. The aircraft will be the fifth 737-800BCF leased to Southern Air and operated on a CMI basis for Amazon. ASL Airlines France acquired a 737-400F (25180, ex-Cardig Air) on lease from Vallair [FAT 005238]. Zhengzhou-based startup carrier Central (previously Zhongzhou) Airlines took redelivery of its first 737-300F (25998, ex-Suparna Airlines) [FAT 005242]. Mexico-based Aeronaves TSM ferried an MD-83 (49948, ex-Avianca) to Miami (MIA), where it was inducted for conversion to freighter configuration by AEI at the Commercial Jet facility [FAT 005236]. Every week in Cargo Facts Update , we include a list of recent freighter aircraft transactions, and then a comprehensive summary in the monthly issue of Cargo Facts. Each reference to a freighter aircraft transaction (FAT) in our publications contains a unique FAT code linked to the FAT database on the CargoFacts.com website. This database is available to subscribers as an interactive tool on our website, and you can go to it from the “FAT Data” tab at the top of the home page, or directly at https://cargofacts.com/fat/

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