‘COVID-19 freighter fleet’ tops 350

• Jeff Lee
• April 13, 2020
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Equipment, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Logistics, News, Strategy

The number of aircraft that carriers have operated for the sole purpose of transporting cargo during the COVID-19 crisis has more than doubled in the past two weeks to more than 350, based on analysis by Cargo Facts. See also: 130+ passenger aircraft added to ‘COVID-19 freighter fleet’ The nature of these makeshift freighter operations […]

Freighter aircraft transactions through June

• Caryn Livingston
• July 4, 2019
• All Posts, Features, Freighter Aircraft Transactions

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 […]

Emirates removes another 777F; charters more capacity from Etihad

• Jeff Lee
• June 10, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Carriers

Emirates this month withdrew from service another 777F (35607) which was on lease from Dubai-based DAE Capital [FAT 004911]. A senior executive with the carrier confirmed to Cargo Facts that the aircraft will be leaving the fleet shortly and that, effective from this summer, the own-operated EK freighter fleet will consist of eleven 777Fs.  In […]

Etihad’s new 777F service to Singapore highlights future network trajectory

• Charles Kauffman
• May 9, 2019
• All Posts, Carriers, News

Beginning today, Etihad Cargo (EY) will connect its Abu Dhabi (AUH) hub with a weekly 777F flight to Singapore’s Changi Airport (SIN). Flights will depart Abu Dhabi every Thursday and will stop in Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) on the return. The new service is the latest in a recent string of network tweaks that […]

Emirates sheds a 777F, where will it end up?

• Caryn Livingston and Charles Kauffman
• April 2, 2019
• All Posts, Carriers, News

A 777F previously leased by Emirates SkyCargo (35606) from Atlas Air’s leasing arm Titan Aviation Holdings appears to have been returned to the lessor. The aircraft was re-registered in the United States and ferried to Marana (MZJ) on 31 March. Cargo Facts believes the aircraft will soon join the Southern Air fleet, and like the […]

Top 10 Cargo Facts stories of 2018

• Caryn Livingston
• December 13, 2018
• News

We at Cargo Facts thank you for your loyal readership during this busy year and wish you continued success in the coming new year. With only a handful of business days remaining in 2018, we thought we’d take one last look back at this year and revisit some stories that readers found particularly interesting. In […]

Freighter aircraft transactions through the end of November

• Caryn Livingston
• December 10, 2018
• All Posts, Freighter Aircraft Transactions

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 […]

Uptick in freighter aircraft transactions ahead of peak season

• Charles Kauffman
• November 22, 2018
• Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News

Even though it was a short work-week for many Americans in the United States celebrating Thanksgiving, mid-November continues to be a busy period for Freighter Aircraft Transactions as carriers rush to add aircraft ahead of this year’s peak season. Each reference to a freighter aircraft transaction (FAT) in our publications contains a unique FAT code […]