China Airlines firms up three more 777Fs

• Jeff Lee
• September 4, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News, Production Freighters, Strategy

Taiwan-based China Airlines has finalized an order for six 777Fs from Boeing as it looks to modernize its 747-400F fleet. The carrier had previously signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing in May 2019 for three 777Fs plus options for three more [FATs 005116 - 5118]. According to Boeing, after China Airlines announced its intent […]

After latest UPS delivery, Boeing’s 747-8F order backlog slips into the teens

• Charles Kauffman
• September 3, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, Features, Production Freighters

Following a delivery to UPS last week (64263) [FAT 005115], Boeing’s order backlog for the 747-8F now stands at just nineteen units. Of the nineteen-unit 747-8F backlog, most future deliveries will go to UPS, which still has fifteen of the type remaining on firm order with Boeing. As for the other four units in Boeing’s […]

Found: a new home for a stored China Airlines 747-400F?

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• August 8, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, Features, Production Freighters

On 5 August, a China Airlines 747-400F (30762) was removed from long-term storage at Victorville (VCV), where it had been parked since February 2012, and was ferried to the carrier’s hub in Taipei (TPE). Cargo Facts believes that the aircraft will likely be leased to a third party following heavy maintenance. Last year, AMS Aircraft […]

European, Middle Eastern carriers see growth return in May first look

• Brianne Ledda
• June 25, 2019
• All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Carriers

After a particularly weak April for air cargo traffic, carriers based in Europe and the Middle East saw growth return in our first look at May results. Among those carriers based outside Europe and the Middle East, only China Southern Airlines reported a year-over-year increase for May traffic, of 1.1%. Turkish Cargo reported the strongest […]

Widebody freighter transactions accelerate during first half of May

• Caryn Livingston and Charles Kauffman
• May 27, 2019
• Freighter Aircraft Transactions

During the first fifteen days of May 2019, Cargo Facts recorded a total of fifteen freighter aircraft transactions, up three transactions month-over-month from April. In a major shift from last month, transactions involving widebody freighters represented 80% of the transactions during this period (twelve units) compared to just five units last month. Below, we include […]

747F era coming to an end at EVA Air Cargo

• Charles Kauffman
• May 21, 2019
• All Posts, Freighter Aircraft Transactions

Taiwan-based EVA Air Cargo is planning to operate its last scheduled 747-400BDSF freighter flight on 2 June, according to the carrier’s online freighter schedule. With the aircraft’s retirement imminent, delivery of EVA’s last remaining 777F on order with Boeing is expected shortly. If no further schedule changes are made, the lone remaining 747-400F in EVA’s […]

China Airlines launches into freighter fleet modernization with 777F order

• Charles Kauffman and Caryn Livingston
• May 8, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers

Taiwan-based China Airlines (CI) announced today it had inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Boeing that includes an order for three 777Fs and options for three more, as the carrier gets started on a fleet modernization program. Expected delivery dates have yet to be announced, but China Airlines has left open the possibility of supplementing […]

Asian carrier traffic fell steeply in February

• Charles Kauffman
• March 20, 2019
• Capacity & Demand, Carriers, News

Major carriers based in Asia are reporting steep declines in cargo demand for the month of February, compared to the same month in 2018. Although distortions can be expected when it comes to annual comparisons for the months of January or February due to the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday, this year’s declines […]