Chelsea Toczauer

Alaska Airlines to carry cargo in 737-900 cabins

• Chelsea Toczauer
• April 29, 2020
• All Posts, Carriers, Editorial, Equipment, Logistics

Alaska Air Cargo is working with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to begin utilizing space in the passenger cabins of six 737-900s for cargo-only missions. If approved by the FAA, aircraft could begin carrying cargo as soon as next month. The five passenger 737-900s and 737-900ER are gradually being placed into cargo service to […]

Cargo throughput remains strong at Asian and European airports,

• Chelsea Toczauer
• April 20, 2020
• All Posts, Capacity & Demand, News

Airports in Asia and Europe have released preliminary information on March cargo volumes, showing steep declines due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it has made its way around the globe. Factoring in the precipitous drop in passenger flights and belly-hold capacity experienced by all major airports,  throughput volumes remained strong, even though annual […]

UPS, FEMA support Project Airbridge deliveries

• Chelsea Toczauer
• April 7, 2020
• All Posts, Carriers, Editorial, Logistics, News, Strategy

UPS is working to expedite the transport of critical supplies needed by U.S. hospitals with a new health care facility at its hub and by brokering 25 charter flights in the next two weeks to support Project Airbridge. Project Airbridge is a public-private partnership aimed at accelerating the delivery of supplies to fight the global […]

Boeing offers Dreamlifter, 3D-printing machines for COVID-19 relief efforts

• Chelsea Toczauer
• March 27, 2020
• Aircraft, Editorial, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News

Boeing is now offering its 747-400LCF “Dreamlifter” cargo plane to transport critical and urgently needed supplies in a continuation of its support of COVID-19 relief efforts. The company will also be producing face shields with 3D-printing machines across the U.S. https://twitter.com/Boeing/status/1243660810737549312 The Atlas Air-operated Dreamlifter is one of the largest cargo aircraft in the world, […]

Hawaiian acquires fourth ATR 72-200F

• Chelsea Toczauer
• March 2, 2020
• Aircraft, All Posts, Editorial, Equipment, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News

Hawaiian Airlines acquired an ATR 72-200F (389, ex-ASL Airlines Ireland) and is moving forward with plans to put a fourth ATR 72-200F into service [FAT 005346]. Slovakia-based AELIS Group announced the delivery of the aircraft to Hawaiian airlines today. Originally, Hawaiian had planned to acquire and convert an aircraft but, due to complications, has instead […]

Hete to retire as CEO of ATSG

• Chelsea Toczauer
• February 27, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Equipment, Logistics, News, Widebody Conversions

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG) announced this week Chief Executive Joe Hete will retire from his post at the aircraft leasing and air transport services company, effective at ATSG’s next annual meeting of shareholders on May 7. Hete, 65, is expected to remain a member of the ATSG Board of Directors and to be […]

Coronavirus afflicts January air cargo demand

• Chelsea Toczauer
• February 18, 2020
• All Posts, Carriers, News

January results have begun to come in from some of the world’s larger carriers and airports, and with the exception of LATAM Cargo and Turkish Cargo, cargo traffic was notably lower year-over-year compared with January 2019. While the varying timing of the Lunar New Year holiday often muddies annual comparisons for the months of January […]

Atlas Air joins EMEA roundtable

• Chelsea Toczauer
• January 28, 2020
• All Posts, Cargo Facts EMEA, Events, News

Graham Perkins, Atlas Air’s vice president of sales and marketing for Europe/Middle East/Africa/India (EMEIA), at, has been added to the Cargo Facts EMEA 2020 speaker faculty.  Cargo Facts EMEA 2020 will be held Feb. 3-5 at the Westin Grand Frankfurt. Perkins will speak on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 11:15 a.m. at a roundtable panel discussion scheduled to run for 45 […]