Who’s who in freighter conversions: Part III

• David Harris
• December 20, 2017
• Aircraft, Conversions, News

Over the last two days we have examined the passenger-to-freighter conversion market, first with a look at the evolution of that market over the last two decades, and then with some thoughts on how rapidly demand for the currently popular types would fade now that the first of the new types has entered service. You […]

The freighter conversion landscape: Part II

• David Harris
• December 19, 2017
• Aircraft, Conversions, Express

Yesterday we began our analysis of the changing freighter conversion market with a look at how the conversion landscape has evolved from a long period of very little change, to the current point of transition to a whole new landscape. You can read Part I here, and today we continue, first with some thoughts about how […]

Freighter conversions: The future has (finally) arrived

• David Harris
• December 18, 2017
• Aircraft, Conversions

Today we begin a multi-part analysis of the passenger-to-freighter conversion market with a look at how the conversion landscape has evolved from a long period of very little change, to the current point of transition to a whole new landscape. For most of the last fifteen years, the freighter conversion market has been relatively stable. […]

Freighter aircraft transactions through 15 December 2017

• David Harris
• December 15, 2017
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions

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 available to […]

A new airline from Volga-Dnepr? And new freighters?

• JJ Hornblass
• November 29, 2017
• Aircraft, Carriers, Express, News

MADRID — Volga-Dnepr Group is planning to launch a new airline based in Leipzig, Germany, with some of the twelve AN-124 freighters in its fleet. Slava Shakhov, a Commercial Manager at Moscow-based Volga-Dnepr Group, told Cargo Facts today that the company is planning to overhaul “at least three” of its An-124s – and that those […]

Freighter Aircraft Transactions (through 24 November 2017)

• David Harris
• November 23, 2017
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, E-Commerce, Express, 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 available to […]

Recent Freighter Aircraft Transactions

• David Harris
• November 17, 2017
• 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 available to […]

ATSG reports adjusted third-quarter net income up 72%

• David Harris
• November 9, 2017
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, E-Commerce, Earnings, Express, News

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) reported a third-quarter net loss of $33 million, as revenue increased 31.5% y-o-y to $254 million. A bad quarter? Hardly. As was the case with Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, the main cause of the reported loss was a change in the value of warrants issued to Amazon as part of […]