FedEx to park or retire 35 freighters on express headwinds, severed Amazon ties

• Charles Kauffman
• September 18, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Equipment, Express, News, Production Freighters

Concurrent with the release of its 1QFY20 earnings, FedEx announced plans to park or retire the equivalent of up to thirty-five MD-10-10F, A310-300F and MD11F aircraft by the end of its next fiscal year. The company blamed weaker than expected express demand on trade friction and other macroeconomic influences battering the industrial sector. FedEx also […]

ATSG will start flying for Amazon 767Fs previously operated by Atlas

• Charles Kauffman
• September 13, 2019
• Aircraft, Business, Carriers, Conversions, E-Commerce, Equipment, Exclusive, News, Widebody Conversions

Amazon is shifting 767-300Fs from Atlas Air to ATSG affiliate carrier Air Transport International (ATI) for CMI flying, Cargo Facts has learned. Although Atlas’ leasing affiliate, Titan Aviation Holdings, will continue to lease nineteen freighter-converted 767-300Fs to Amazon, CMI operations for at least two aircraft will be “assigned by Amazon to another provider,” Atlas confirmed […]

SF Airlines adds second 747-400ERF

• Charles Kauffman
• September 9, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, E-Commerce, Features, Production Freighters

Shenzhen-based SF Airlines’ second 747-400ERF (35174, ex-Jade Cargo) has officially joined the carrier’s freighter fleet [FAT 005129]. Including the 757-200PCF (29441, ex-TUI Airways) redelivered to SF last week, the carrier’s fleet now numbers 57 freighters. The widebody freighter was one of a pair of 747-400ERFs SF won in an auction that took place on Alibaba’s […]

Cargojet issues warrants to Amazon incentivizing airfreight use in Canada

• Charles Kauffman
• August 23, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, Features, News

Canada-based Cargojet and Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings, an affiliate of Amazon.com.ca, entered into a strategic partnership under which Cargojet will issue two tranches of warrants equal to a 14.9% stake in the company. The warrants vest over 7.5 years as certain commercial requirements are met. At first glance, the option to purchase a stake in […]

Aviastar-TU plans to add more 757Fs

• Jeff Lee
• July 22, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, E-Commerce, Features, Narrowbody Conversions

Russia-based Aviastar-TU will “most probably” expand its fleet with more 757Fs in 2020, the carrier confirmed to Cargo Facts. Aviastar-TU currently operates three 757-200Fs and four TU-204-100Cs. The carrier joined the ranks of those who operate the freighter version of the 757 when it took delivery of its first 757-200PCF (25731, ex-American Airlines) in August […]

Freighter aircraft leasing part I: E-commerce behind growing leasing market

• Jeff Lee
• July 11, 2019
• All Posts, Features, Freighter Fleet Analysis

Today we begin our annual analysis of the increasingly complex world of freighter aircraft leasing. In this two-part series, we begin with an overview of how the freighter fleet belonging to lessors has evolved since our analysis a year ago. In part II, we will consider the leased fleet by carrier, and how year-over-year shifts […]

E-commerce and freighters part II: Partnering on Asia-Pacific fulfillment

• Caryn Livingston
• June 27, 2019
• E-Commerce, Strategy

Yesterday, in part I of our feature on e-commerce and freighters, we explored the rise of the own-operated network for e-commerce fulfillment in the United States. In part II today, we consider how e-tailers in the Asia-Pacific region are utilizing partner capacity to fulfill growing e-commerce demand in the region.  Across the Pacific Ocean, Chinese e-tail […]

E-commerce and freighters part I: In balance or imbalance?

• Caryn Livingston
• June 26, 2019
• All Posts, E-Commerce

In part I of our feature on e-commerce and freighters, we explore the rise of the own-operated network for e-commerce fulfillment in the United States. Check back later this week for part II, where we consider how e-tailers in the Asia-Pacific region are utilizing partner capacity to fulfill growing e-commerce demand in the region. If […]