Lufthansa Cargo withdraws third MD-11F for the year

• Jeff Lee
• November 27, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News, Production Freighters, Strategy

Lufthansa Cargo has removed another MD-11F from its fleet [FAT 005241]. The aircraft in question (48806) is the third to be withdrawn by the carrier in 2019, after unit 48805 in October and unit 48785 in August. Lufthansa Cargo told Cargo Facts that, as a result of the recent decision to proceed with an accelerated fleet renewal program, […]

October 2019 cargo traffic: Peak is present, but it’s no 2018

• Charles Kauffman
• November 18, 2019
• Carriers

Many of the world’s major carriers have now reported their results for October 2019 cargo traffic, and, as shown in the chart at right, annual comparisons are not spectacular. Peak season has been strong in recent years, and cargo traffic rose 3.1% year-over-year in October 2018. Air cargo demand in October 2019, although lackluster compared to last […]

Lufthansa Cargo proceeds with accelerated fleet renewal, buys two more 777Fs

• Jeff Lee
• November 7, 2019
• Aircraft, Equipment, News, Production Freighters, Strategy

German carrier Lufthansa Cargo has committed to buying two more 777Fs from Boeing and will go ahead with its plan for an accelerated withdrawal of its MD-11Fs [FATs 005226-005227]. The two new aircraft will be delivered next year and will be based at the Frankfurt (FRA) hub, while the remaining ten MD-11Fs will all be […]

AeroLogic adds fourth 777F this year, brings fleet to 14

• Charles Kauffman
• October 23, 2019
• Aircraft, Equipment, Production Freighters

Leipzig-based AeroLogic, a 50/50 joint venture of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, added a 777F (66632) to its fleet following delivery to Lufthansa, on lease from Boeing Capital [FATs 005212-5214]. Once active, the aircraft will be the fourth new-build 777F to enter service with AeroLogic this year – a significant boost from the ten units […]

Lufthansa Cargo preparing to retire another MD-11F?

• Jeff Lee
• October 11, 2019
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Production Freighters, Strategy

Another MD-11F belonging to Germany-based Lufthansa Cargo appears to be being prepared for retirement. The aircraft (48805) would be the second of two MD-11Fs the carrier had planned to remove from its fleet by the end of the year, after unit 48785 was ferried to Victorville (VCV) in August 2019. Unit 48805 has not flown […]

Production freighters outnumber conversion redeliveries in August

• Charles Kauffman
• September 23, 2019
• Aircraft, Conversions, Equipment, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Production Freighters, Widebody Conversions

Despite being a comparatively slow month for freighter aircraft transactions (FATs) with just 26 transactions logged in August, compared to 51 in July, it was a busy month for production freighter deliveries. Boeing delivered a total of five widebody freighters to express carriers with FedEx adding two 777Fs and two 767-300Fs, and UPS adding a […]

August airfreight demand data reveals more of the same

• Charles Kauffman
• September 19, 2019
• Capacity & Demand, News

Airports and carriers almost unanimously reported lackluster August 2019 cargo traffic. This was no surprise given market performance over the past quarter, as air freight demand responds to slowing global trade. Indeed, FedEx cited lower volumes of German exports to China as a factor in its weaker-than-expected 1QFY20 results. This was echoed by Frankfurt Airport’s results and elsewhere […]

CargoLogic Germany receives AOC, aims for ten 737Fs by 2022

• Charles Kauffman
• September 16, 2019
• Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, E-Commerce, Express, Narrowbody Conversions

Leipzig (LEJ)-based CargoLogic Germany (CLG) was issued an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA), the German civil aviation authority. With an AOC in hand, the carrier expects to start flying “imminently,” CargoLogic Germany told Cargo Facts. Initially, CLG will operate a pair of 737-400 SFs that were redelivered to the carrier earlier this year, on-lease from […]