Overheard at Cargo Facts Symposium Part II: A bright future for 737 NG conversions

• Caryn Livingston
• October 16, 2018
• Cargo Facts Symposium, Conversions, E-Commerce

SAN DIEGO – Yesterday, we started our two-part coverage of our annual “Overheard at Cargo Facts Symposium” review. You can revisit that story here. Today, in part II we take a look at what’s happening in the conversion market and what’s ahead for e-commerce. Think 737 Classic conversions are over? Not so fast! Despite a […]

EgyptAir outlines timeline for A330-200P2F redeliveries [video]

• Charles Kauffman
• June 8, 2018
• Conversions, News, Video

Cairo-based EgyptAir says the first of three freighter-converted A330-200Fs it has on order with EFW will be redelivered later this month, around 30 June. A second A330-200P2F, meanwhile, is expected in October. EgyptAir became the launch customer (and so far the only customer) for EFW’s A330-200P2F program, when it placed an order for two conversions […]

Freighter aircraft transactions through May 2018

• Charles Kauffman
• June 4, 2018
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, News

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 […]

China Southern inks deal with Boeing for 737-800BCF conversion line

• Charles Kauffman
• February 8, 2018
• Carriers, News

Last week, Boeing and China Southern Airlines Group quietly inked a strategic cooperative agreement that will dramatically expand the capabilities of China Southern’s Guangdong-area MRO facilities. In addition to a number of technology transfers related to repair and maintenance projects across Boeing’s widebody aircraft platforms, Boeing has also agreed to establish a 737-800 conversion line […]

Will the Silk Road take to the skies in 2018?

• Charles Kauffman
• December 27, 2017
• Carriers, News

As 2017 nears an end, it will go down in the history books as the most robust year for global air cargo demand growth in at least a decade. But it could have been even better. Particularly in China, where well-capitalized start-up all-cargo carriers eagerly await the green light light from the Civil Aviation Administration […]

ATSG forecasts “solid growth into the next decade”

• David Harris
• May 4, 2017
• Aircraft, Conversions, E-Commerce, Earnings, News

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) reported first-quarter net income up 21.5% y-o-y to $10.0 million as net revenue jumped 34.1% to $238 million. Operating income for the quarter was up 15.6% to $17.7 million. Adjusting for the impact of non-cash expenses related to warrants associated with ATSG’s agreement with Amazon, net earnings were up 33% […]

ATSG acquires PEMCO

• David Harris
• January 3, 2017
• Conversions, News, Strategy

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) significantly expanded its MRO footprint (and added a new conversion business) with the acquisition, announced this morning, of US-based MRO and conversion company PEMCO World Air Services. The acquisition was made through ATSG’s MRO subsidiary Airborne Maintenance and Engineering (AMES). PEMCO, which was owned by private equity firm Sun Capital […]

New conversion program from Precision aims at e-commerce market

• David Harris
• October 24, 2016
• Aircraft, Conversions, News

Following extensive research (and some alcohol-fueled commercial espionage activity) Cargo Facts can break the news of a soon-to-launch, e-commerce-focused P-to-F conversion program that will be offered by Precision Aircraft Solutions. Late one night at the recent Cargo Facts Symposium in Miami, and with the assistance of many drinks, we were able to get one of Precision’s […]