CFA 2020: Idled aircraft to become conversion feedstock

• Caryn Livingston
• April 23, 2020
• Cargo Facts Asia, Conversions

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on passenger aircraft operations is a surprising boon to operators and lessors searching for suitable feedstock for freighter conversions. This was the consensus at a panel discussion on freighter conversions during this week’s Cargo Facts Asia virtual event. “We’re actually seeing quite a dramatic increase in orders amongst […]

CFS 2019: Reducing the cost of engine ownership

• Jeff Lee
• October 24, 2019
• Aircraft, Cargo Facts Symposium, CFS 2019 - Airborne Global Video Series, Engines, Narrowbody Conversions, Strategy, Video

SAN DIEGO – As more next-generation narrowbody aircraft become suitable for conversion into freighter configuration, lessors and operators are increasingly hoping to lower the costs associated with owning engines that power these airframes. During Cargo Facts Symposium’s first ever panel dedicated to engine issues with regard to narrowbody conversions, Aileen Barton, marketing manager of GE […]

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.” […]