Capacity & Demand
CMA CGM to acquire four ex-Qatar A330Fs
France-based shipping line CMA CGM is purchasing four A330-200Fs to place with “a European airline” for CMI operation. CMA CGM...
Challenge Airlines expects block hour bump from China flying
Increased flying for Cainiao, Alibaba’s capacity-hungry logistics affiliate, may further increase block hours flown by Belgium-based Challenge Airlines and its...
Raya steps away from 757 ops
Malaysia-based Raya Airways has exited 757 operations and returned its single 757-200PCF off lease. The carrier confirmed to Cargo Facts...
Pax freighters deliver capacity ‘lifeline’ to secondary markets
Passenger freighters emerged as a band-aid fix to hemorrhaging capacity lost to flight cancellations and restrictions at the start of...
BlackRock ups shares in Atlas Air as institutional investors warm up to airfreight
BlackRock has increased its investment in Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW). The asset manager — the world’s largest — had...
How to choose a jet freighter: CFC recommendations
Orders for factory-built cargo aircraft may not have been stellar in 2020, but overall interest in freighter aircraft has clearly...
Pivot to cargo insulates Taiwan’s combination carriers
A heavy focus on airfreight for the majority of 2020 protected Taiwan-based China Airlines and EVA Air from suffering to...
Post-Brexit U.K. sees ramp up of regional freighter ops
As the U.K.’s exit from the European Union’s single market and customs union on Jan. 1 due to Brexit snarls...
