Join our ‘Cargo Traffic in the Age of Coronavirus’ Zoom meeting (Subscribers Only)

• Charles Kauffman
• April 6, 2020
• All Posts, Editorial, Webinars

Cargo Facts will be holding the third in its series of crucial Zoom meetings on Wednesday, April 8, at 11:30 AM ET to provide an update on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting airfreight traffic and global trade. This meeting is open to all Cargo Facts subscribers. See our previous webinars Airfreight in the Age of Coronavirus […]

Cargojet takes second owned 767-200BDSF

• Jeff Lee
• April 6, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Equipment, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Canada-based Cargojet Airways has taken redelivery of a 767-200BDSF (30430, ex-UTair) that was converted into freighter configuration by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) [FAT 005376]. Unit 30430 is the second 767-200BDSF owned by the carrier. The aircraft was ferried to Hamilton (YHM) on April 5 from the IAI facility in Tel Aviv (TLV), where it had arrived […]

Coronavirus extends Boeing, Airbus production pauses

• Caryn Livingston
• April 6, 2020
• Aircraft, Equipment

The COVID-19 pandemic has led aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus to extend production pauses instituted earlier in the year. U.S. manufacturer Boeing originally announced the suspension of all production activity at its Puget Sound facilities for 14 days starting March 25. On Sunday, the OEM extended the suspension at its Puget Sound and Moses Lake […]

IAI receives STC for 737-800BDSF

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• April 3, 2020
• Aircraft, Conversions, Editorial, Exclusive, Narrowbody Conversions, News

On April 2, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) a supplemental type certificate (STC) for its 737-800BDSF freighter conversion program, Cargo Facts has learned. IAI has completed two aircraft at its facility in Tel Aviv (TLV) – unit 30498 (ex-Transaero Airlines), which began flight tests in March 2019, and unit 28619 […]

Polar, China Southern and Emirates to speak at Cargo Facts Asia

• Charles Kauffman
• April 3, 2020
• All Posts, Cargo Facts Asia, Editorial, Events, News

In just a few weeks, Lars Winkelbauer, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Polar Air Cargo; Zhang Dezhi, vice president of cargo at China Southern Airlines; and Ravishankar Mirle, vice president of cargo commercial for Far East and Australasia at Emirates, will speak at the virtual edition of Cargo Facts Asia. Don’t miss your […]

Lufthansa Cargo keeps MD-11 retirement plan

• Jeff Lee
• April 3, 2020
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Editorial, Equipment, News, Production Freighters, Strategy

For now, Lufthansa Cargo is sticking to its plan to withdraw all six of its remaining MD-11Fs by the end of the year, despite the current high demand for capacity. Lufthansa Cargo CEO Peter Gerber told Cargo Facts the carrier had begun an internal discussion earlier this year about phasing out the MD-11Fs even earlier […]

Pandemic to boost feedstock availability for conversions [VIDEO]

• Charles Kauffman
• April 2, 2020
• Aircraft, All Posts, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Video, Webinars, Widebody Conversions

Although passenger aviation faces the grim reality that it may take two to three years for traffic to bounce back to 2019 levels, feedstock for new and upcoming conversion programs, such as the 737-800 and A321-200, will soon be available at price points viable for conversion, said Doug Kelly, senior vice president of asset valuation […]

Atlas Air begins reactivating stored 747s

• Jeff Lee
• April 2, 2020
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Conversions, Equipment, Logistics, News, Production Freighters, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Atlas Air has started to bring its converted 747-400Fs out of storage to handle the surge in demand for freighter capacity. One of the four freighter-converted aircraft previously parked by Atlas, a 747-400BCF (24833) was ferried from Marana (MZJ) to Los Angeles (LAX) on April 1, after being stored in MZJ since Jan. 2. The […]