IAI receives STC for 737-800BDSF
Then there were three: IAI's newly certified 737-800BDSF joins Boeing's 737-800BCF and AEI's 737-800SF. (Photo: IAI) On April 2, the...
Express appetite for 777F eclipses 747-400F fleet
In the first part of our analysis of the global widebody freighter fleet, we found that the overall number of...
130+ passenger aircraft added to ‘COVID-19 freighter fleet’
As borders are severely restricted and passenger flights are cancelled around the world because of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least...
Coronavirus pressures Boeing to idle operations, cure cash bleed
Boeing is under mounting pressure from the coronavirus outbreak to stop work at its final-assembly facilities, at least on a...
Coronavirus snarls freighter redeliveries out of China
A PEMCO-converted 737-300F. Photo/Rostrum Leasing Redeliveries of some freighter conversions being carried out at MROs in China will encounter disruptions...
Spring peak arrives early for China’s freighter operators
Freighter utilization rates by China’s “Big Three” combination carriers surged 83% month-to-month for the week of March 5-11, to nearly...
AirBridgeCargo seeks to cull 747F fleet
AirBridgeCargo's two standard 747-400Fs have not flown since early February. (Photo: AirBridgeCargo) Russia-based AirBridgeCargo (ABC) is in negotiations with lessors...
Cathay operates passenger aircraft as freighters to replace lost bellyhold capacity
Cathay Pacific is now using A330-300s operated by Cathay Dragon solely to fly cargo to Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen. (Photo:...
