Boeing launches second 767 conversion line in Singapore

• Jeff Lee
• September 21, 2020
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Logistics, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Boeing will open a second conversion line for 767-300BCFs at the ST Engineering facility in Singapore (QPG). The planemaker has also logged a firm order from an unidentified customer for two 737-800BCFs. ST confirmed to Cargo Facts that it expects to launch the additional 767 conversion line in November 2020, upping its output capacity to […]

Amazon registers its own 767-300ER

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• September 4, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

On Aug. 31, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Amazon.com Services LLC a temporary registration certificate for a 767-300ER (25274, ex-WestJet) the e-commerce giant had recently acquired [FAT 005606]. This is the first aircraft registered directly to Amazon, according to the FAA registry. Although it is early yet to tell if the acquisition is a […]

ATSG’s 767F commitment boosts Q2 earnings

• Jeff Lee
• August 6, 2020
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Logistics, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Air Transport Services Group’s (ATSG) commitment to and investment in 767 freighters saw the company’s operating income jump by 74% year on year to $32.5 million on an adjusted basis for the second quarter. Total revenue at ATSG’s dry-leasing division, Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), for the quarter was 8% higher than a year ago, attributed […]

Atlas Air flies high on charters

• Jeff Lee
• August 6, 2020
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Logistics, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Production Freighters, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

On the back of what President and CEO John Dietrich called “an exceptional quarter,” Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings reported an adjusted net income of $123.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $4.5 million for the same period in 2019. The charter segment was a significant contributor to the second-quarter performance. […]

Southern Air to operate more 737-800Fs for Amazon

• Jeff Lee
• August 5, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Editorial, Equipment, Logistics, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Strategy

Amazon’s next 737-800BCF will be handed over to Southern Air to operate, as the Atlas Air affiliate carrier appears to be stepping away from 737-400F operations. The 737-800BCF (32742, ex-NewGen Airways) was sent to China to be converted in January, and was spotted by photographers in Osaka (KIX) on Aug. 1, showing “Operated by Southern […]

Conversion outlook: How many retired 767s will end up as freighters?

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• July 24, 2020
• Aircraft, All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Editorial, Equipment, Express, Logistics, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

How many of the 280 operable 767-300ERs under age twenty-six are destined to become twenty-four pallet 767-300Fs? The pandemic may be changing the calculus.  Of the younger-vintage 767-300ERs, just 102 aircraft are currently active, according to data from ch-aviation. More than half (146) are currently in storage, twenty-six are in maintenance, and six are in conversion.   […]

Premium Plus preview: e-tailers shop for airfreight as their share of retail rises

• Charles Kauffman
• July 16, 2020
• All Posts, E-Commerce, Editorial, News

E-commerce’s share of retail in the United States has skyrocketed to 27% in recent months, up significantly from 16% last year. This dramatic shift in retail equilibrium during the pandemic favors increased reliance on air cargo, but what happens as the crisis abates? The Cargo Facts team is proud to be able to deliver actionable […]

Amazon dominates June Freighter Aircraft Transactions activity

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• July 13, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Production Freighters, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Amazon dominated the narrowbody freighter aircraft transactions (FATs) recorded by Cargo Facts for the month of June, having taken redelivery of four 737-800BCFs on lease from GECAS and placed them with Sun Country Airlines to be CMI-operated. By number of freighters, this was more than any other carrier or operator had received. Other highlights include […]