Freighter aircraft transactions through June

• Caryn Livingston
• July 4, 2019
• All Posts, Features, Freighter Aircraft Transactions

Every week in Cargo Facts Update, we include a list of recent freighter aircraft transactions, and then a comprehensive summary in the monthly issue of Cargo Facts. Each reference to a freighter aircraft transaction (FAT) in our publications contains a unique FAT code linked to the FAT database on the CargoFacts.com website. This database is […]

Conversions to account for two thirds of new freighter additions

• Frederic Horst
• May 22, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, News, Strategy

This is the third of three posts on the future freighter fleet based on the 2019 Freighter Forecast, published by Cargo Facts Consulting. The first focused on the key numbers of the forecast and last week’s post on the aircraft types that are likely to dominate each freighter segment. This week’s post looks at conversions […]

Which aircraft will dominate the world’s freighter fleet in 20 years?

• Frederic Horst
• May 15, 2019
• Aircraft, News, Strategy

This is the second of three posts on the future freighter fleet based on the 2019 Freighter Forecast, published by Cargo Facts Consulting. Last week’s post focused on the key numbers of the latest Cargo Facts Consulting 20 year freighter forecast, which foresees the addition of 2380 jets and 421 new turboprops to cater for […]

How hard is it to switch freighter platforms? [VIDEO]

• Caryn Livingston
• October 26, 2018
• Cargo Facts Symposium, Conversions, Video

While Boeing aircraft dominate the global narrowbody freighter market, much discussion at Cargo Facts Symposium 2018 revolved around possibilities for A321 P2F conversions. During a panel discussion on narrowbody conversions, speakers addressed the challenges – as well as potential benefits – of either switching from Boeing to Airbus freighters, or adding Airbus freighters to a […]

Freighter aircraft leasing: Portfolios full of narrowbodies – part II

• Charles Kauffman
• August 14, 2018
• Aircraft, Conversions, Freighter Fleet Analysis, News

Yesterday we began our annual analysis of freighter aircraft leasing with an overview of the lessors involved in freighter aircraft leasing. You can read part I here. Today in part II, we look at the leased freighter fleet by carrier. Turning now an analysis of the fleets of carriers that lease freighter aircraft begins to […]

Guangdong Aerocity signs LOI with EFW for ten A320 conversions

• David Harris
• February 8, 2018
• Aircraft, Conversions

Just one day after announcing Vallair as the launch customer for its A321P2F conversion program (click here for that story), EFW followed up with the news that China-based Guangdong Aerocity Holding Co Ltd (GDA) signed a Letter of Intent “for a potential order of 10 A320 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions to be carried out by EFW.” […]

Vallair launches Precision’s A321 P-to-F program

• David Harris
• October 4, 2017
• Aircraft, Conversions, News

MIAMI – At the Cargo Facts Symposium, 321 Precision Conversions’ (321PC) and Luxembourg-based lessor and aircraft manager Vallair Capital announced that Vallair, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Vallair Solutions sàrl, is the launch customer for  321 PC’s freighter conversion program for the Airbus A321-200. Vallair acquired the first unit to be converted in July, and has […]

加利福尼亚的C3航天工业，正式推出空车A320、A321的客机改造货机计划

• Charles Kauffman
• September 12, 2017
• Freighters, Mandarin News

目前，C3尚未发布关于货机改造的技术参数，以及推进的时间节点，但提供了一些背景信息： 1、A320、A321的改造工程技术业已开始，且即将完成。 2、A320将首先投入改造， A321则紧随其后。 3、目前，C3正在处理原型机改造的配套服务。虽然具体时间未知，但是预计很快就会开始切割金属。 4、虽未宣布首家客户，C3表示正在与多家潜在的客户进行磋商。 C3是全球进入空客A320系列改造领域的第三家公司。去年，EFW（ST Aerospace和空中客车的合资公司）宣布推出A320和A321的改造计划；上个月，321 Precision Conversions（PAS和ATSG的合资公司）宣布推出A321的改造计划。