Cargo Facts Asia conference moves to Singapore in wake of coronavirus

• JJ Hornblass
• February 10, 2020
• Aircraft, Business, Capacity & Demand, Cargo Facts Asia, Carriers, Conversions, E-Commerce, Engines, Equipment, Events, Express, Express Fleet Analysis, Finance, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Logistics, Narrowbody Conversions, Narrowbody Fleet Analysis, Production Freighters, Regional Fleet Analysis, Strategy, Widebody Conversions, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Cargo Facts Asia 2020 has moved to Singapore in response to the novel coronavirus that began in China in December. Royal Media Group, Cargo Facts Asia’s producer, announced today that the ninth annual conference will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Singapore on April 20-22, 2020, rather than in Shanghai. Cargo Facts Asia is a […]

767F takes the back seat, 777F leads widebody fleet expansion

• Jeff Lee
• February 6, 2020
• Freighter Fleet Analysis, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Although 2019 was a year in which we saw air cargo volumes decline year over year consistently and consecutively, the overall number of in-service widebody freighter aircraft still managed to grow. In mid-January 2020, we tallied 1,176 widebody jet freighters in commercial service worldwide, with seventy-eight carriers. This represents an increase of fifty-two aircraft, or […]

European freighter fleet analysis (Part II): 777F on the rise

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• December 30, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Features, Production Freighters, Strategy, Widebody Conversions, Widebody Fleet Analysis

This is the second part of our analysis of the European jet freighter fleet. Last week, we looked at narrowbodies in Part I. Turning to the widebody jet freighter fleet operated by European carriers, the chart shows that the total number increased 8.3% since last year to 209 units. Notably, the overall number of 747-400Fs […]

Freighter distribution within the widebody fleet: Part II

• Charles Kauffman
• March 6, 2019
• All Posts, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Yesterday, we began a two-part look at the way the 1,109 widebody freighters currently in operation are distributed within the fleet by type (see part I). Today, we continue the analysis by turning the focus to distribution by manufacturer, operator type, and by geographical region. The table at right shows the distribution of widebody freighters […]

Freighter distribution within the widebody fleet: Part I

• Charles Kauffman
• March 5, 2019
• Carriers, Freighter Fleet Analysis, News, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Last month, Cargo Facts presented a detailed analysis of the widebody freighter fleets of airlines worldwide. The analysis showed that between 2018 and 2019, the widebody freighter fleet expanded by 7.1% as carriers adjusted capacity to meet growing demand for air cargo. As of mid-January 2019, seventy-six airlines operated 1,109 widebody jet freighters in commercial service […]

The widebody freighter fleet part III: New widebody operators gravitate toward 767Fs

• Charles Kauffman
• January 31, 2019
• All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Today we offer the final section of the 2019 edition of our annual widebody freighter fleet analysis. We began this year’s analysis of the worldwide widebody freighter fleet earlier this week with a look at the composition of the fleet on a carrier-by-carrier basis. You can review part I here. Part II continued with an […]

The widebody freighter fleet part II: fastest-growing carrier fleets

• Charles Kauffman
• January 29, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Freighter Fleet Analysis, News, Widebody Fleet Analysis

We began this year’s analysis of the worldwide widebody freighter fleet yesterday, with a look at the composition of the fleet on a carrier-by-carrier basis. You can review part I here. Here in part II, we look at what has changed within the fleet, and growth by carrier. In part III, we conclude with a review […]

The widebody freighter fleet part I: growth returns!

• Charles Kauffman
• January 28, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Today we begin a multi-part analysis of the worldwide fleet of widebody jet freighters in commercial service as of 15 January 2019. We start with a look at the entire fleet – which carriers are operating which freighters – and in the coming days will move on to the ways in which the fleet has […]