A month of broken cargo records
In yesterday’s post about the strength of air freight demand in November, we noted that two of the companies reporting...
Freighter Aircraft
Boeing to cut 747-8 production rate
Boeing said it would cut the production of 747-8 aircraft (including both freighter and passenger variants) from the current rate...
Egyptair signs launch order for A330 P-to-F conversion program
EFW, the conversion and MRO arm of the Airbus Group, signed an agreement with Egyptair to convert two of the...
A330 P2F cargo loading system milestone
US-based Ancra International successfully demonstrated the powered cargo loading system it designed for EFW’s A330-200/-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion program. Ancra said...
Identify the airplane — cool prizes to be won!
The Thanksgiving holiday is about to start in the US, so here's a bit of holiday fun: identify the somewhat...
A new pod of ‘White Whales’ due in 2019
The fuselage of the first A320NEO is loaded into a Beluga. Airbus is ramping up aircraft production, particularly of the...
Competing for feedstock
Boeing's 757-200 is a hot commodity on the conversion market. Ireland-based Fly Leasing (which is managed and serviced by US-based...
AZUL to add dedicated ATR freighters
Azul will change from Quick Change to dedicated freighter operations. Azul ATR72-500. Photo: Hamilton Gomes/Wikimedia Brazil-based Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras has...
