Boeing CEO, Removed as Chairman, Near Last Chance on 737 Max

• Bloomberg News
• October 14, 2019
• Bloomberg, News

(Bloomberg) — The clock is ticking ever more loudly for Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg as the grounding of the 737 Max hits the seven-month mark. The board removed him as chairman Oct. 11 after the close of the workweek, saying the change would enable Muilenburg to focus on returning Boeing’s best-selling jet […]

Atran takes second 737-800BCF

• Charles Kauffman
• October 8, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions, News

Russia-based Atran, an affiliate carrier of the Volga-Dnepr Group, took delivery of a 737-800BCF (33419) on lease from GECAS following conversion by Boeing. Touch labor for the aircraft was performed at Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG). This is the second of two 737-800BCF conversions Atran agreed to lease from GECAS […]

Second UPS 767-300BDSF completed

• Jeff Lee
• October 7, 2019
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Conversions, Express, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), Air Transport Services Group’s (ATSG) leasing arm, has taken redelivery of the second 767-300BDSF (28039, ex-Air Italy) it has agreed to dry-lease to Atlanta-based UPS [FAT 005158-005159]. After a three-hour test flight, the aircraft was ferried from the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) facility in Tel Aviv (TLV) to Shannon (SNN). Unit […]

Turkish takes a sixth 777F

• Charles Kauffman
• October 3, 2019
• Aircraft, Equipment, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News, Production Freighters

On Oct. 1, Turkish Cargo took delivery of a 777F from Boeing (66578) [FAT 005155]. This was Boeing’s fourth 777F delivery this week following two deliveries to Qatar, and one to DHL Express on Sep. 30. For Turkish, the incoming widebody freighter was one of three 777Fs the carrier had on order with Boeing. Previously, […]

Boeing NeXt drone completes forward-flight milestone [VIDEO]

• Charles Kauffman
• October 3, 2019
• Equipment, News

Boeing’s 227-kilogram-capacity Cargo Air Vehicle (CAV) successfully completed forward flight tests in an outdoor environment. The company’s innovation-focused NeXt team commenced outdoor testing earlier this year, and has since completed more than 90 outdoor flights, according to a release from the company. During a recent three-minute flight test the CAV took off, hovered, and then […]

Boeing delivers a trio of 777Fs in a single day, buoying 3Q deliveries

• Charles Kauffman
• October 1, 2019
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Equipment, Production Freighters

On Sep. 30,  Everett Paine Field (PAE) resembled Memphis (MEM) with the frequency of 777F departures . Over the course of a single day, Boeing delivered three 777Fs to two different carriers. While we recall double-deliveries in the past, three large widebody freighters in a single day appears to be a record for Boeing. Production […]

Cathay Pacific retires lone 747-400BCF

• Jeff Lee
• October 1, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Equipment, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has withdrawn its single remaining 747-400BCF (25152) and ferried the freighter to the aircraft boneyard at Pinal Airpark (MZJ) in Marana, AZ, via Anchorage (ANC) and Los Angeles (LAX) [FAT 005156]. The aircraft had not flown since operating a round trip between Hong Kong (HKG) and Chennai (MAA) on Aug. 29. […]

Tianjin Air Cargo inducts 737-800BCF into fleet

• Jeff Lee
• September 30, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Strategy

Tianjin Air Cargo has introduced its first 737-800BCF. The 17-year-old aircraft (32602, ex-Hainan Airlines) is on lease from Spectre Air Capital, following conversion to freighter configuration by Boeing at the Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Co., Ltd. (STAECO) facility in Jinan (TNA) [FATs 004944-004945]. In addition to the red Tianjin Air Cargo livery, the aircraft features the blue […]