Cargo Air orders last 737 Classic conversion, brings forward NGs

• Jeff Lee
• July 15, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Editorial, Equipment, Express, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Strategy

Cargo Air has ordered a 737-400SF conversion from Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) but is looking ahead to 737-800Fs, shifting forward their introduction to 2021. According to AEI, the aircraft (28882, ex-Go2Sky) is slated to be inducted for conversion into freighter configuration in mid-September at the Commercial Jet facility in Dothan, Ala. (DHN). This is Cargo […]

Air Hong Kong expands fleet with third own-operated A330F

• Jeff Lee
• June 10, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Equipment, Express, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Air Hong Kong (AHK) will soon add to its fleet the A330-300F (777, ex-China Eastern Airlines) recently converted by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) and redelivered to DHL Express at the end of May. Unit 777 was sent from EFW’s facility in Dresden (DRS) to Malta (MLA) on May 28 to be painted, and has now been photographed in the […]

Titan Airways expands A321F fleet

• Jeff Lee
• May 14, 2020
• Aircraft, Editorial, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Strategy

U.K.-based Titan Airways is growing its freighter fleet with a fourth A321F. The carrier told Cargo Facts it had committed to a conversion slot in 2021 for one of its own A321-200s (2060, ex-Thomas Cook Airlines). At Cargo Facts EMEA 2020 in February, Titan’s Commercial Director Alex Harrington said the aircraft had been bought in the […]

THG Air — U.K.’s newest cargo airline?

• Jeff Lee
• May 8, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, News, Production Freighters, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

British online retailer The Hut Group (THG) has launched THG Air with plans to add two A330 freighters. The aircraft, to be painted in THG colors, will be based at Manchester Airport (MAN), where the group’s headquarters are located. THG told Cargo Facts the aircraft are likely to be A330-200Fs, which are in the final […]

Amazon Air preparing to expand EU operations

• Charles Kauffman
• April 8, 2020
• Aircraft, All Posts, Conversions, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions

Amazon Air has posted a number of job openings for European aviation professionals and plans to launch gateway operations at Leipzig Airport (LEJ). The establishment of an Amazon Air gateway at LEJ marks the operation’s first expansion outside of the United States. Aircraft emblazoned in Amazon Air livery could soon follow as many industry analysts […]

Air Hong Kong adds second own-operated A330F

• Jeff Lee
• March 30, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Express, Logistics, News, Production Freighters, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Air Hong Kong (AHK) has transferred a second A330F to its own air operator’s certificate (AOC). While the first was a freighter-converted A330-300F (116, ex-Malaysia Airlines), the latest is a production A330-200F (1414, ex-ASL Airlines Ireland). Unit 1414 is one of five production A330-200Fs DHL Express acquired from Abu Dhabi-based Etihad in 2018. It was handed over […]

ASL grows its 737 Classic fleet

• Charles Kauffman
• February 10, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Equipment, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Strategy

ASL Airlines Ireland has added a 737-400F (29204, ex-Yamal Airlines) on lease from Royal Aero GmbH [FAT 005319].   The delivery highlights the willingness of ACMI operators to continue adding to their fleets 737 Classic conversions while feedstock for 737 NG conversions remains in short supply. Last week at Cargo Facts EMEA in Frankfurt, panelists in a roundtable discussion on the topic of freighter conversions […]

EMEA 2020: 737 MAX feedstock issues to persist

• Jeff Lee
• February 5, 2020
• Aircraft, Cargo Facts EMEA, Events, Narrowbody Conversions

FRANKFURT — The worldwide grounding of the 737 MAX continues to have a negative impact on 737NG feedstock that is expected to last for at least a few years, according to speakers in the sixth session of Cargo Facts EMEA 2020 this week. “This is a longer-term problem and we believe this is going to […]