Freighter Aircraft

Titan Aviation adds first freighter to Bain leasing JV

Bain invests in Atlas’ leasing business to launch cargo JV

byCharles Kauffman and Jeff Lee

December 18, 2019

Titan Aviation Holdings, the leasing subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide, and Bain Capital Credit today announced plans to establish a...

Sun Country Air to operate ten 737-800BCFs for Amazon

byCharles Kauffman

December 17, 2019

Beginning next year, Sun Country Air will begin operating 737-800BCFs for Amazon. Minneapolis-based low-cost carrier Sun Country Air has agreed...

New Vietnamese decree renders conversions unlikely

byJeff Lee

December 16, 2019

When a new Vietnamese law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, the country’s carriers will find it much harder...

Containers being loaded on to an Alaska Air Cargo 737-700F.

Grounded IAI-converted 737Fs returning to service following approval of interim fix

byCharles Kauffman

December 15, 2019

An Alaska Air Cargo 737-700BDSF at the carrier's hub in Seattle (SEA). On Dec. 11, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) informed...

ANA Cargo's second 777F has arrived in Japan and like the first aircraft, is expected to commence commercial operations this summer.

17 Asia-Pacific fleet additions in 2019

byJeff Lee

December 13, 2019

Earlier this week, we looked at how the freighter fleet in mainland China has grown in 2019. As the year...

Swiftair’s Cygnus Air adds first of three planned 757-200PCFs from Jetran

byCharles Kauffman

December 13, 2019

A Swiftair 757-200PCF in Cygnusair colors. Photo: Mark Boree Spain-based Swiftair added a 757-200PCF this week (24613, ex-American Airlines) following...

Grounding of IAI-converted 737s extends to 737-700s

byJeff Lee

December 12, 2019

The rigid barrier irregularity discovered by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which led to Australian carrier Qantas grounding its four converted...