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ASL takes up options on 10 more B737 cargo conversions
Lessor and operator ASL Aviation Holdings will take up 10 options for the B737-800 Boeing converted freighter to meet integrator demand.ASL said the B737-800BCF aircraft will be operated mainly by ASL’s European airlines and will be introduced to meet the requirements of ASL’s express integrator customers.This deal follows the original ...
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NewsLessor BBAM orders more B737-800 conversions
B737-800BCFLessor BBAM will further expand its freighter fleet with an order for six B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters, with options for six more.The agreement brings BBAM’s B737-800BCF orders and commitments to 15 and Boeing said also "highlights the continued strength of the e-commerce and express cargo market".The aircraft offers around 23.9 ...
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NewsDHL swoops on more B777 freighters as e-commerce demand takes off
DHL Express has ordered an additional eight new Boeing B777 freighters as it looks to expand its global network and meet demand in the "fast-growing international express shipping market".The first deliveries are scheduled for 2022 and DHL Express also has options on four more of the aircraft.The express firm said ...
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NewsA last hurrah for the B747 as Atlas orders four more freighters
Image source: Atlas AirAtlas Air Worldwide has ordered four more Boeing B747-8 freighters, which when delivered will be the last of the iconic aircraft ever to be built.The four B747-8Fs are expected to be delivered from May through to October 2022 and signify the end of the Boeing B747 programme, ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo kicks off 2021 with a trio of B777Fs
Qatar Airways Cargo kicked off the year with the delivery of three Boeing B777 freighters as the industry prepares for another year of tight capacity.Qatar Airways Cargo now operates 24 of this airplane model - with two more on order - along with two B747-8Fs as it continues to expand ...
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NewsChina Airlines takes delivery of B777F as it looks to expand cargo operations
China Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing B777 freighter as it looks to ramp up its cargo operations.The Taiwan-hubbed airline ordered a total of six of the twin-isle freighters at the 2019 Paris Air Show as part of efforts to expand its cargo capacity. Next year, the airline ...
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NewsBoeing's latest market forecast predicts ongoing demand for B767Fs
Boeing has issues its latest World Air Cargo Forecast, reiterating expected demand growth of 4% per year over the next 20 years and also predicting ongoing demand for B767 freighters.The airframer had already, in early October, released cargo-jet demand projections as part of a broader 20-year commercial aviation outlook.But Boeing’s ...
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NewsBoeing lowers its expectations for air cargo but remains upbeat
Boeing has lowered its forecast for air cargo growth and the number of new and converted freighters that will be ordered over the coming two decades in its biennial market forecast.The airframer said that it expected air cargo to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4% over the ...
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NewsLucky for some: Lufthansa Cargo adds another B777F
Lufthansa Cargo B77F. Photographer: Oliver-Rösler. Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has taken delivery of its second Boeing 777 freighter in as many months - giving it access to 13 of the aircraft - as it continues to push on with its cargo fleet renewal programme.The freighter operator took delivery of the ...
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NewsBoeing expands conversion capabilities as orders roll in
B737-800BCFBoeing has signed agreements to open additional conversion lines in Guangzhou, China, and Singapore to meet strong market demand.The new line at Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company Limited (GAMECO) is scheduled to open in early 2021, marking the MRO’s second conversion line for the B737-800BCF. And Boeing will also add ...
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2020 in numbers: The year of freighters and preighters
The airfreight sector had just come out of its worst year for traffic in a decade, driven by weak global trade, with a 3.3% fall in freight tonne-kilometres (FTKs) during 2019, when the Covid-19 pandemic struck.Demand began to plummet in March, with a fall of almost 28% in April, before ...
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UPS takes delivery of its latest B747 freighter
UPS has taken delivery of its latest B747-8 freighter as it continues to expand its all-cargo fleet.The aircraft (N622UP) is the express carrier's 17th of the type with 12 more due to be delivered to the express giant.UPS said that it expects to take delivery of three more of the ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo adds B777F number eight
Lufthansa Cargo ALFH B777F Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has expanded its B777 freighter fleet with the addition of its eighth aircraft of the type.The aircraft (D-ALFH) arrived in Frankfurt yesterday morning after nine hour flight from Everett Airport in Washington State.The delivery is the first of two ordered in November ...
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NewsBoeing confirms delivery of Volga-Dnepr Group's first B777F
Boeing has confirmed the delivery of the Volga-Dnepr Group's first Boeing 777 freighter.Yesterday, the aircraft joined the Volga-Dnepr Group's fleet of 24 Boeing freighters, after having departed Paine Field in Everett, Washington.Boeing said the aircraft would be used by the airline group's AirBridgeCargo subsidiary and was acquired through a sale-leaseback ...
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NewsGECAS adds to B737 conversion order
GECAS B737-800BCFLessor GECAS is to take up to 20 more Boeing 737-800 converted freighters, having firmed up orders for 11 of the cargo jets.GECAS’s top-up agreement – its third, and one which includes nine additional options – takes its overall orders for the type to 60 with 14 options.Conversion of ...
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Boeing confirms the end of its iconic B747
Boeing has confirmed that its Boeing 747 programme will come to end in 2022, bringing to an end the popular freighter model.The airframer said that it would continue to manufacturer the iconic aircraft at a rate of 0.5 per month until 2022, when the final aircraft will be built.Boeing had ...
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Boeing to deliver two 737-800BCFs to AFG
Boeing has signed an agreement with plane trader Aircraft Finance Germany (AFG) to modify and deliver two 737-800 Boeing converted freighters (BCF).First delivered in 2018, the 737-800BCF is now operated by 10 customers in four continents. Boeing has since ramped up production in response to increased demand with 132 orders. ...
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NewsDHL Express to add four converted B767-300Fs
DHL Express will add four B767-300 Boeing converted freighters (BCF) as part of its efforts to continue modernising and growing its fleet.DHL said the move was a step towards "modernising its long-haul intercontinental fleet in order to fly eco-friendlier and more cost-efficiently".Work on the conversions will start in the fourth ...
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NewsBoeing logs new 767F orders in May though aircraft cancellations continue
Boeing has received new orders for six 767 Freighters in May, though the company’s aircraft backlog declined by 90 jets in the month due largely to order cancellations and other negative adjustments.The cancellations included 14 737 Max that had been ordered by several lessors and unidentified customers.The results reflect another ...
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Court denies Volga-Dnepr's restraining order request against Boeing
A US district court has rejected Volga-Dnepr UK's attempt to gain a temporary restraining order to stop Boeing selling four freighters that it had originally ordered.The dispute centres around the delivery of three B777Fs and a single B747-8F, some of which Boeing is the process of selling to another party, ...