widebody freighter fleet analysis

Express appetite for 777F eclipses 747-400F fleet

Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
April 1, 2020
All Posts, Editorial, Equipment, Features, News, Production Freighters, Widebody Fleet Analysis

In the first part of our analysis of the global widebody freighter fleet, we found that the overall number of in-service aircraft grew by about 5% year on year to 1,176, with seventy-eight operators as of Jan. 15, 2020, despite 2019 being a generally weak year for air cargo. In the second part of our […]

767F takes the back seat, 777F leads widebody fleet expansion

Jeff Lee
February 6, 2020
Freighter Fleet Analysis, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Although 2019 was a year in which we saw air cargo volumes decline year over year consistently and consecutively, the overall number of in-service widebody freighter aircraft still managed to grow. In mid-January 2020, we tallied 1,176 widebody jet freighters in commercial service worldwide, with seventy-eight carriers. This represents an increase of fifty-two aircraft, or […]

Freighter distribution within the widebody fleet: Part II

Charles Kauffman
March 6, 2019
All Posts, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Yesterday, we began a two-part look at the way the 1,109 widebody freighters currently in operation are distributed within the fleet by type (see part I). Today, we continue the analysis by turning the focus to distribution by manufacturer, operator type, and by geographical region. The table at right shows the distribution of widebody freighters […]

The widebody freighter fleet part III: New widebody operators gravitate toward 767Fs

Charles Kauffman
January 31, 2019
All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Today we offer the final section of the 2019 edition of our annual widebody freighter fleet analysis. We began this year’s analysis of the worldwide widebody freighter fleet earlier this week with a look at the composition of the fleet on a carrier-by-carrier basis. You can review part I here. Part II continued with an […]

The widebody freighter fleet part II: fastest-growing carrier fleets

Charles Kauffman
January 29, 2019
Aircraft, All Posts, Freighter Fleet Analysis, News, Widebody Fleet Analysis

We began this year’s analysis of the worldwide widebody freighter fleet yesterday, with a look at the composition of the fleet on a carrier-by-carrier basis. You can review part I here. Here in part II, we look at what has changed within the fleet, and growth by carrier. In part III, we conclude with a review […]

The widebody freighter fleet part I: growth returns!

Charles Kauffman
January 28, 2019
Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Today we begin a multi-part analysis of the worldwide fleet of widebody jet freighters in commercial service as of 15 January 2019. We start with a look at the entire fleet – which carriers are operating which freighters – and in the coming days will move on to the ways in which the fleet has […]

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