FedEx continues replacing A300Fs with 767Fs in Europe

• Jeff Lee
• December 6, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Express, News, Production Freighters, Strategy

FedEx Express is expanding its own-operated capacity in its European network. The integrator has begun flying a 767-300F six times a week between its hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Milan Malpensa (MXP), replacing an A300-600F. FedEx began the deployment of 767Fs in Europe in July with a five-times-weekly route between CDG and Dublin […]

European express traffic growth will accelerate, Cargo Facts Consulting finds

• Frederic Horst
• December 4, 2019
• All Posts, E-Commerce, Express, News, Strategy

While we foresee a deceleration of express shipment growth in both international and US domestic express markets, our latest Air Express Market Outlook 2020-24 predicts an acceleration of Express traffic at major European Cargo hubs over the next five years. While outbound express tonnage growth at Leipzig, Liege, Cologne, Paris, East Midlands, and Brussels between […]

Will sustainability and faster deliveries kill express profits?

• Guillermo Ochovo
• November 26, 2019
• E-Commerce, Earnings, Express, Finance, Strategy

We are observing two simultaneous revolutions in customer behavior: consumers are getting used to have everything delivered within hours of placing an order and at the same time, people are demanding higher environmental awareness from their preferred brands. Buyers are now more inclined to make a purchase based on a brand’s values and any negative […]

Widebody freighter aircraft transactions surge in October 2019

• Charles Kauffman
• November 25, 2019
• All Posts, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News

Of the 73 transactions Cargo Facts recorded in October 2019, 46 involved widebody freighters. Although 30 of those transactions included orders and options related to lessor GECAS’ launch order for IAI’s 777-300ERSF, widebody freighter deliveries and placements also accelerated during the period, perhaps unsurprisingly ahead of peak season.    A total of four 777Fs were delivered during the period – two to Qatar […]

Boeing boosts 767 production rate to 3 units per month

• Jeff Lee
• November 20, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Express, News, Production Freighters, Strategy

Boeing is close to rolling out of its Everett factory the first 767 to be produced at the increased rate of three per month. The aircraft is the 1,201st 767 and will be a 767-300F for FedEx Express. Wing spars for this frame were loaded into the assembly line in July. After final assembly of […]

Will growth in the US Domestic Air Express market continue?

• Frederic Horst
• November 15, 2019
• Cargo Facts Consulting, E-Commerce, Express, News, Strategy

Average shipment growth in the past five years accelerated to 3.4% and in 2019 we expect a whopping 9.2%. This compares to average growth of 0.1% per year in the 10 years prior, during which the market experienced poor economic conditions, a decline of document traffic, and the withdrawal of DHL Express following its failed […]

Qatar Airways adds 20th 777F

• Jeff Lee
• November 11, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News, Production Freighters, Strategy

Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its twentieth 777F (66338) from Boeing [FAT 005234]. The airline is expected to take another before the year is over. With a freighter fleet of twenty-seven own-operated widebody aircraft, Qatar Airways presently operates the most freighters of any combination carrier in the world. Beyond that, Qatar Airways has five more […]

West Atlantic UK extends 737F MRO deal with KLM UK Engineering

• Jeff Lee
• November 4, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Narrowbody Conversions, News

Cargo carrier West Atlantic UK and KLM UK Engineering, the wholly owned MRO subsidiary of KLM Engineering & Maintenance, have agreed to extend their airframe maintenance contract. The two companies first entered into the maintenance deal at the end of 2017, taking effect in January 2018. Under the contract, KLM UK Engineering will carry out heavy maintenance […]