Kalitta to operate DHL’s next 767

• Jeff Lee
• October 10, 2019
• Aircraft, Conversions, Exclusive, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

DHL Express will hand over its next 767 to Kalitta Air to be operated on a CMI basis, the German express integrator has confirmed to Cargo Facts. The aircraft, a 767-300BDSF (27686, ex-Royal Air Maroc) which appears to have completed the conversion process, is expected to be redelivered and put into operation within the next […]

DHL Express takes delivery of third 777F, to be CMI operated by Aerologic

• Charles Kauffman
• September 17, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Production Freighters

On Sept. 16, Boeing delivered a 777F (66081) to DHL Express. The aircraft was ferried to Leipzig (LEJ) where the aircraft will join the Aerologic fleet and be operated on a CMI basis for the express carrier [FATs 005136-5137]. The aircraft is the third of four 777Fs Boeing will deliver to DHL this year. Like […]

Kalitta to base 777F in Leipzig until 2020

• Jeff Lee
• September 12, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Equipment, News, Production Freighters

US-based Kalitta Air has begun basing its 777F operations around Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) and will continue to do so until January 2020, the carrier told Cargo Facts. After Kalitta Air took delivery of its single 777F (35607, ex-Emirates) in June 2019 and began operating it on routes for DHL Express on an ACMI basis in August, flying exclusively between CVG, New York […]

After latest UPS delivery, Boeing’s 747-8F order backlog slips into the teens

• Charles Kauffman
• September 3, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, Features, Production Freighters

Following a delivery to UPS last week (64263) [FAT 005115], Boeing’s order backlog for the 747-8F now stands at just nineteen units. Of the nineteen-unit 747-8F backlog, most future deliveries will go to UPS, which still has fifteen of the type remaining on firm order with Boeing. As for the other four units in Boeing’s […]

JAL looks to partnerships for freighter capacity with Kalitta codeshare

• Jeff Lee
• August 2, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Features, News, Strategy

US-based Kalitta Air has begun placing a Japan Airlines flight number on three weekly round trips between Chicago (NRT) and Narita (NRT), operated by a 747-400F. That aircraft appears to be unit 26414, a 747-400F Kalitta acquired from Korean Air about a year ago. The service departs ORD every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and leaves […]

Kalitta secures contract with DHL for 777F ops

• Jeff Lee
• July 29, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Express, Features, News, Production Freighters, Strategy

US-based Kalitta Air’s first 777F (35607, ex-Emirates) will begin flying routes for DHL Express on an ACMI basis next month, the carrier confirmed to Cargo Facts. The aircraft was delivered last month, on lease from DAE Capital [FAT 004938]. Earlier this week, photos of the aircraft in Kalitta Air livery with a DHL tail surfaced […]

Kalitta Air forays into 777F operations with ex-Emirates freighter

• Charles Kauffman
• June 17, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers

US-based Kalitta Air acquired its first 777F (35607, ex-Emirates) on lease from DAE Aviation, the carrier has confirmed to Cargo Facts [FAT 004938]. The aircraft is scheduled to arrive at Kalitta's Detroit area base at Willow Run Airport (YIP) tomorrow and will be operating in commercial service following ETOPS qualification, which is expected within six […]

DHL confirms incoming 777Fs to gradually replace 747-400Fs

• Charles Kauffman
• May 28, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, Strategy

DHL Express confirmed today it plans to gradually phase-out older 747-400Fs as it takes delivery of new-build 777Fs. Earlier this month, Boeing delivered the first of at least fourteen, and up to twenty-one, 777Fs that were part of an order announced last year at the Farnborough Airshow [FATs 004505–4525]. Cargo Facts estimated that a total […]