FedEx reactivates first parked jet this year

• Jeff Lee
• April 16, 2020
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Equipment, Express, News, Production Freighters, Strategy

While hundreds of passenger aircraft have been heading to Victorville (VCV) for short-term storage during the COVID-19 crisis, FedEx Express has brought an A300-600F (789) out of VCV, ferrying it to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) on April 14. Unit 789, which was sent from Memphis (MEM) to VCV to be parked March 13, is […]

Narrowbody fleet shaped by feedstock and FAA constraints

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• April 14, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Equipment, Express, Features, Narrowbody Conversions, Narrowbody Fleet Analysis, Strategy

The year since we last tallied the narrowbody fleet has been full of unexpected twists and turns that have affected both certification timelines for new programs and feedstock availability. A U.S. government shutdown that began Dec. 22, 2018 and spanned thirty-five days left the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) without the resources to expeditiously certify new […]

Air Hong Kong adds second own-operated A330F

• Jeff Lee
• March 30, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Express, Logistics, News, Production Freighters, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Air Hong Kong (AHK) has transferred a second A330F to its own air operator’s certificate (AOC). While the first was a freighter-converted A330-300F (116, ex-Malaysia Airlines), the latest is a production A330-200F (1414, ex-ASL Airlines Ireland). Unit 1414 is one of five production A330-200Fs DHL Express acquired from Abu Dhabi-based Etihad in 2018. It was handed over […]

The new Cargo Facts Asia 2020 virtual agenda is live

• Jeff Lee
• March 26, 2020
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Cargo Facts Asia, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Events, Express, Logistics, News, Production Freighters

Cargo Facts has released an updated agenda for the ninth edition of Cargo Facts Asia, which will take place Apr. 21-22 as a digital event. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to our decision to change the format of the event and we believe the virtual experience will make it both safer and easier for our […]

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

• JJ Hornblass
• March 18, 2020
• Aircraft, Business, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Conversions, E-Commerce, Earnings, Editorial, Engines, Equipment, Exclusive, Express, Express Fleet Analysis, Finance, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Logistics, Narrowbody Fleet Analysis, Production Freighters, Regional Fleet Analysis, Strategy, Widebody Fleet Analysis

[Note: This event has already occurred. The complete webinar is available to Cargo Facts subscribers here]. Cargo Facts will be holding a crucial Zoom meeting on Thursday, March 19, at 11:30 ET for subscribers only on the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on airfreight. The Zoom meeting will feature Frederic Horst, managing director of Cargo […]

Attending our conferences with flexibility and care

• JJ Hornblass
• March 11, 2020
• Aircraft, Business, Capacity & Demand, Cargo Facts Asia, Cargo Facts Consulting, Cargo Facts EMEA, Cargo Facts Symposium, Carriers, Conversions, E-Commerce, Earnings, Engines, Equipment, Events, Express, Express Fleet Analysis, Finance, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Logistics, Narrowbody Conversions, Narrowbody Fleet Analysis, News, Production Freighters, Regional Fleet Analysis, Strategy, Widebody Conversions, Widebody Fleet Analysis

At Royal Media, Cargo Facts‘s publisher, we take great pride in the value of our exceptional industry conferences and the effort we put into their production. We rightly view our more than a dozen annual conferences as crucial opportunities for business development in our industries. Equally, we are greatly focused on the health, safety and […]

As fleet surpasses 100, ATSG may slow acquisitions

• Charles Kauffman
• March 3, 2020
• Conversions, Equipment, Express, News, Widebody Conversions

Air Transport Services Group’s in-service fleet increased by 63% from 60 units to 98, during the three-year period between Dec. 31, 2016, and Dec. 2019. Indefinite growth at this tempo is not, however, guaranteed. During the company’s 4Q19 earnings call, the company's President Rich Corrado told analysts that if the market slows, ATSG could prioritize […]

Airbus nears launch of A350 freighter program

• Charles Kauffman
• February 26, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Editorial, Equipment, Exclusive, Express, News, Production Freighters, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Airbus is moving ahead with the development of a freighter version of the A350 aircraft, sources tell Cargo Facts. Sources say Airbus is actively pitching a freighter variant of the A350 to cargo operators, and would formally launch the new production freighter program once it secures a charter order. In recent months, sales executives for […]