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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 The aircraft in question (48806) is the third to be withdrawn by the carrier in 2019, after unit 48805 in October and unit 48785 in August.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, […]

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 […]

Cathay Pacific retires lone 747-400BCF

Jeff Lee
October 1, 2019
Aircraft, Carriers, Conversions, Equipment, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has withdrawn its single remaining 747-400BCF (25152) and ferried the freighter to the aircraft boneyard at Pinal Airpark (MZJ) in Marana, AZ, via Anchorage (ANC) and Los Angeles (LAX) [FAT 005156]. The aircraft had not flown since operating a round trip between Hong Kong (HKG) and Chennai (MAA) on Aug. 29. […]

Retirement of 747-400 & MD-11 Freighters accelerates

David Harris
June 16, 2014
Aircraft

For much of the last year, the topic dominating most conversations about the air freight industry is whether the rapid expansion of usable – and marginally costed – belly capacity will end civilization as we know it. An exaggeration, of course, but the swing in opinion from “the main deck/belly split is going to stay […]

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Lufthansa Cargo withdraws third MD-11F for the year

Lufthansa Cargo preparing to retire another MD-11F?

Cathay Pacific retires lone 747-400BCF

Retirement of 747-400 & MD-11 Freighters accelerates

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