Conversion outlook: How many retired 767s will end up as freighters?

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• July 24, 2020
• Aircraft, All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Editorial, Equipment, Express, Logistics, News, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

How many of the 280 operable 767-300ERs under age twenty-six are destined to become twenty-four pallet 767-300Fs? The pandemic may be changing the calculus.  Of the younger-vintage 767-300ERs, just 102 aircraft are currently active, according to data from ch-aviation. More than half (146) are currently in storage, twenty-six are in maintenance, and six are in conversion.   […]

Operator mix expands with new own-controlled networks

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• May 29, 2020
• Aircraft, All Posts, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions, News

The number of carriers operating on a CMI-basis on behalf of e-commerce and/or express companies in the United States grew by two in the first half of the year, with Phoenix-headquartered iAero Airways and Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines becoming the second and third U.S.-based 737-800Fs operators, respectively. In early May, DHL added iAero as a new […]

YTO and VietJet partnership signals future China-Vietnam ACMI opportunities

• Charles Kauffman
• November 20, 2019
• Carriers, News, Strategy

A delegation from YTO Dragon Investment, the investment arm of Hangzhou-based YTO Express, was in Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) this week to sign a strategic cooperation agreement with low-cost carrier VietJet Air.  Alignment with YTO opens up the possibility of freighter flights between China and Vietnam operated by YTO’s airline affiliate, YTO Cargo Airlines, sources familiar with the agreement tell Cargo Facts. The airline has five […]

Movers and shakers: Amazon and Chinese Express (global express fleet – Part II)

• Charles Kauffman
• October 16, 2019
• Express Fleet Analysis, Freighter Fleet Analysis, News

Yesterday, in part I, we began our four-part analysis of the worldwide express freighter fleet.  Today in Part II, we’ll examine the fleets of relative newcomers to the industry, such as Amazon, SF Airlines and YTO Cargo Airlines. Tomorrow, Part III continues with a company-by-company overview of the three largest integrators, FedEx, UPS and DHL, […]

E-commerce drives larger, increasingly modern fleet (global express fleet – Part I)

• Charles Kauffman
• October 15, 2019
• Express Fleet Analysis, Freighter Fleet Analysis

Today, we begin a 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. Part II delves into the fleets of relative newcomers to the industry, such as Amazon, […]

YTO eyes widebodies while ATSG eyes new customers in Far East

• Jeff Lee
• August 6, 2019
• Aircraft, All Posts, Capacity & Demand, Carriers, Express, Features, Strategy

Chinese express carrier YTO Cargo Airlines is exploring the possibility of adding widebody freighters that can carry 50-60 tonnes, the airline tells Cargo Facts. This would represent a big step for YTO, which currently operates a fleet consisting of seven 737-300Fs and five 757-200Fs. Although YTO said that it still hadn’t reached a decision on which […]

YTO to launch China-Malaysia ops for Cainiao next month

• Chelsea Toczauer
• June 7, 2019
• All Posts, Carriers, E-Commerce, Strategy

YTO Cargo Airlines said it will launch a service between Changsha (CSX) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL) on behalf of Chinese e-giant Alibaba’s logistics arm, Cainiao, in July. In the second half of the year, YTO Cargo Airlines will also seek to expand its network to Pakistan, while increasing frequencies to Saigon (SGN) and Manila (MNL). […]

Speakers from Cainiao, Finnair Cargo join Cargo Facts Asia speaker faculty

• Charles Kauffman
• March 25, 2019
• All Posts, Cargo Facts Asia

The lineup of air cargo industry visionaries speaking at Cargo Facts Asia 2019 in Shanghai has recently expanded to include Terry Xie, head of linehaul & planning, Cainiao and Fredrik Wildtgrube, head of global sales, Finnair Cargo. Cargo Facts Asia 2019 will be held 15-17 April at the Langham Shanghai. For more information, or to register, […]