DHL hands over first 777F to Kalitta

• Jeff Lee
• February 14, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Equipment, Express, News, Production Freighters, Strategy

DHL Express has taken delivery of the first 777F that it will hand over to U.S.-based Kalitta Air to be operated on a CMI basis [FATs 005329-005330]. The aircraft (66083) was ferried from Paine Field (PAE) to Oscoda (OSC) on Feb. 6. Kalitta is the third CMI operator of 777Fs owned by DHL, and is also set to […]

DHL to hand over more 777Fs to Kalitta

• Jeff Lee
• January 31, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Equipment, Express, Production Freighters, Strategy

U.S.-based Kalitta Air will become the third CMI operator of 777Fs owned by DHL Express. The next 777F (66083) destined for delivery to DHL features the full yellow livery of the express integrator, with “Operated by Kalitta Air” featured near the cockpit windows, like 777Fs operated on a CMI basis by other carriers for DHL. Unit 66083 […]

Kalitta prepares for additional 777F flying

• Caryn Livingston
• January 30, 2020
• Aircraft, All Posts, Equipment

U.S.-based carrier Kalitta Air has requested four weekly allocations for Singapore (SIN) to Hong Kong (HKG) cargo flights using 777-200 freighters on behalf of “a major freight forwarder.” Though the carrier has not yet returned a request for comment, the most likely customer for the service is DHL. DHL has not yet confirmed whether it […]

Kalitta converts freighter into pax configuration for Wuhan evacuation ops

• Charles Kauffman
• January 29, 2020
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, Editorial, Equipment, News

Kalitta Air temporarily installed passenger seats on one of its 747-400Fs in order to evacuate more than 200 Americans from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the new coronavirus. The aircraft (26413, ex-Korean Air) was chartered by the U.S. State Department. At numerous MRO sites around the world, aircraft that previously operated in passenger configuration can […]

Kazakhstan’s Sigma adds country’s first 747F

• Caryn Livingston and Charles Kauffman
• January 3, 2020
• Aircraft, Carriers, Equipment, News

Last week, a 747-200SF (23737, ex-Kalitta Air) landed at Shymkent (CIT) airport in Kazakhstan, on delivery to Sigma Airlines. The Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan confirmed in early December that Sigma had registered the country’s first 747 freighter.   Previously, the aircraft had been operated by Kalitta Air, but had not been operated since December 2016. Kalitta confirmed to Cargo […]

Geo Sky expands with another 747 Classic freighter, looks to -400Fs

• Jeff Lee
• December 31, 2019
• Aircraft, Equipment, Exclusive, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News, Widebody Conversions

Georgia-based Geo Sky received a Christmas gift in the form of a 747-200F (23735, ex-Air Atlanta Icelandic) [FAT 005275]. The carrier now has a fleet of four 747-200Fs. Geo Sky told Cargo Facts that the aircraft is leased from a Dubai-based lessor, and expects to deploy unit 23735 in service on or around Jan. 7. While […]

DHL hands over third converted 767-300F to Kalitta

• Jeff Lee
• December 20, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

DHL Express has taken redelivery of a 767-300BDSF (27686, ex-Royal Air Maroc) and subsequently handed it over to U.S.-based Kalitta Air to be operated on a CMI basis [FATs 005264-005265]. The 767 was ferried to Mexico City (MEX) in March 2019 to be inducted for conversion into freighter configuration by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) at the Mexicana MRO Services facility. […]

ACMI Operators (global express fleet – part IV)

• Charles Kauffman
• October 18, 2019
• Express Fleet Analysis, Features, Freighter Fleet Analysis, News

Earlier this week, we began our four-part analysis of the worldwide express freighter fleet. Part I offers a look at the overall fleet of jet freighters used now by the integrated express operators, and how that fleet has changed over the years. In Part II we examined the fleets of relative newcomers to the industry, […]