Who’s who in freighter conversions: The conversion houses

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• September 20, 2019
• Aircraft, Conversions, Narrowbody Conversions, Widebody Conversions

Today, we conclude our two-part analysis of the passenger-to-freighter conversion market. In the first part yesterday, we began with a look at the increasing number of narrowbody conversion programs for Next Generation, or NG, aircraft. In the second part today, we take a look at the six conversion houses that currently offer passenger-to-freighter conversion programs […]

Speakers from AeroMexico Cargo, Pratt & Whitney to speak at Cargo Facts Symposium

• Charles Kauffman
• September 20, 2019
• Cargo Facts Symposium, Events, News

Less than one month out from Cargo Facts Symposium 2019, and the lineup of air cargo industry visionaries joining this year’s Speaker Faculty continues to grow. Speakers joining us this year at the event, to be held Oct. 16-18 at the InterContinental San Diego, include Getulio Centanaro, VP Cargo Sales Americas, AeroMexico Cargo, and Larry Gray, Director-Customer Value, Environment […]

August airfreight demand data reveals more of the same

• Charles Kauffman
• September 19, 2019
• Capacity & Demand, News

Airports and carriers almost unanimously reported lackluster August 2019 cargo traffic. This was no surprise given market performance over the past quarter, as air freight demand responds to slowing global trade. Indeed, FedEx cited lower volumes of German exports to China as a factor in its weaker-than-expected 1QFY20 results. This was echoed by Frankfurt Airport’s results and elsewhere […]

Who’s who in freighter conversions: So many programs, so little feedstock

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• September 19, 2019
• Conversions, Narrowbody Conversions, Widebody Conversions

While recent years have witnessed redelivery of the first of the next generation of narrowbody freighter conversions,  the narrowbody conversion space is about to get even busier and more competitive next year. Not only will a second platform, the A321, be introduced but, by the end of 2019, up to three additional narrowbody conversion programs […]

FedEx to park or retire 35 freighters on express headwinds, severed Amazon ties

• Charles Kauffman
• September 18, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Equipment, Express, News, Production Freighters

Concurrent with the release of its 1QFY20 earnings, FedEx announced plans to park or retire the equivalent of up to thirty-five MD-10-10F, A310-300F and MD11F aircraft by the end of its next fiscal year. The company blamed weaker than expected express demand on trade friction and other macroeconomic influences battering the industrial sector. FedEx also […]

Airbus GMF forecasts 2,500 freighters to be added over the next two decades

• Charles Kauffman
• September 18, 2019
• Aircraft, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Production Freighters, Widebody Conversions

Airbus forecasts a total of 2,800 freighters will be in service by 2038 a net increase of 1,000 units from today’s totals, the company stated in its Global Market Forecast (GMF) released this week. Despite the recent slowdown in airfreight growth, Airbus is more bullish on the freighter market compared to previous years on the […]

DHL Express takes delivery of third 777F, to be CMI operated by Aerologic

• Charles Kauffman
• September 17, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Production Freighters

On Sept. 16, Boeing delivered a 777F (66081) to DHL Express. The aircraft was ferried to Leipzig (LEJ) where the aircraft will join the Aerologic fleet and be operated on a CMI basis for the express carrier [FATs 005136-5137]. The aircraft is the third of four 777Fs Boeing will deliver to DHL this year. Like […]

Telair International unveils modular cargo loading system for A320 family

• Charles Kauffman
• September 17, 2019
• Conversions, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions, News

Telair International launched a modular cargo loading system for use in the lower hold of narrowbody aircraft. The system is designed to be installed post-delivery or during freighter conversion and consists of reconfigurable modules that can be converted within a matter of hours to accommodate either bulk or containerized freight. Initially, Telair expects the system to […]