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World Star Aviation buys 30 B737-400Fs
Aircraft leasing company World Star Aviation has completed the purchase of 30 Boeing 737-400F aircraft with leases attached.The aircraft portfolio is spread across 10 lessees in 12 countries worldwide, said World Star Aviation in a LinkedIn post.It added: “This new acquisition reinforces the continued strategy of expanding and diversifying our ...
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NewsWest Atlantic Cargo Airlines applies for US air permit
Boeing 737-800 freighter. Photo: West Atlantic SwedenWest Atlantic Sweden, operating as West Atlantic Cargo Airlines, has applied for a US foreign air carrier permit from the US Department of Transportation (DOT).If approved, the permit will allow West Atlantic Cargo Airlines "to transport property and mail between any point or point ...
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NewsSalmon firm Mowi Chile signs up for LATAM's 'Fly Neutral' programme
Source: LATAM CargoSalmon producer Mowi Chile has signed up to LATAM Cargo's 'Fly Neutral' carbon emissions compensation programme as part of efforts to reduce its environmental impact.The programme gives the carrier's customers the possibility to select a compensation scheme of their choice from a portfolio of projects that will compensate ...
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Cathay Pacific to add freighter flights to Schiphol, Paris CDG and Heathrow
Cathay Pacific is continuing to restore its freighter network with the addition of flights to Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris CDG, London Heathrow, Dubai, Riyadh and Phnom Penh.Starting June 17, the carrier will fly from its home hub Hong Kong to Heathrow once a week with a B747 freighter. Flights to Paris ...
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NewsAmeriflight leases 15 Saab freighters from Jetstream
Photo: AmeriflightUS Part 135 Cargo airline Ameriflight will lease 15 Saab 340B(F) converted cargo aircraft from lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital.The first P2Fs are intended to join the Ameriflight operation in the fourth quarter of this year.This latest fleet type will be used to support "unprecedented demand" for the company’s services, ...
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NewsCMA CGM to invest in AF KLM and partner on freighters
(L) Benjamin Smith, AF KLM and Rodolphe Saade, CMA CGM. Source: AF KLMCMA CGM is planning to purchase a 9% stake in Air France-KLM Group as part of a new partnership that also includes combining their freighter operations.The two firms today announced that they had signed a 10-year exclusive strategic ...
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Air Canada stops cargo-in-the-cabin preighter flights
Air Canada has operated its final cargo-in-the-cabin preighter flight and will now return its temporarily converted fleet of B777s and A330s to passenger service.Flight AC7272, operated with an Airbus A330-300 aircraft, touched down in Toronto from Bogota on May 14.The A330-300 aircraft will now be reconverted back to passenger service ...
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EgyptAir continues cargo expansion
EgyptAir has signed a deal with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) for the conversion of an B737-800 aircraft into a freighter configuration.The aircraft (MSN: 35560) is scheduled to commence modification in October 2022, with touch work for the conversion and maintenance requirements carried out by Commercial Jet, in Miami.“This order is ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo temporarily delves into freighter operations
Virgin Atlantic Cargo will lease an A321P2F (passenger to freighter) aircraft from Titan Airways for operations between London and Brussels in what marks a first - albeit temporary - investment into freighter operations.The airline doesn’t currently have any freighters in its fleet, which includes B787-9 and A350-1000 aircraft.Phil Wardlaw, managing ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo volumes continue to recover as revenues soar
Emirates SkyCargo saw its volumes continue to recover in the 2021/2022 financial year while revenues continued to beat pre-Covid levels.For the 12 months ending March 31, Emirates SkyCargo saw its revenues increase by 26.6% year on year to AED21.6bn, which was also higher than the AED13.1bn registered in pre-pandemic financial ...
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NewsCargojet selects IAI for B777 conversions
Source: IAICargojet has selected Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to carry out passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions of its B777-300ER aircraft.The deal includes the conversion of four B777-300ER aircraft and additional options in the future.The move is in addition to previous orders for the conversion of B777s placed with Mammoth Freighters and comes ...
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NewsB737-800 leads converted freighter fleet growth in 2022
The B737-800 freighter has been the most popular cargo conversion model so far in 2022, according to the latest research by consultant IBA.IBA said that orders for conversion (P2F) of the narrowbody freighter had exceeded expectations.The fleet has almost doubled in size, from 59 aircraft in April 2021 to 113 ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines aims to transfer operations base to Leipzig
Antonov Airlines is aiming to transfer its operations base to Leipzig, Germany, following the damage and destruction of some of its aircraft and its home base in Kyiv.In a presentation provided to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), which is holding its 20th annual membership conference this week in Vienna, Antonov ...
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NewsGIG Aviation to add ATR freighters as it targets e-commerce
Source: ATRNigeria-based GIG Aviation has signed up to purchase two ATR 72-500 freighters as it looks to meet growing e-commerce demand in Africa.The regional turboprops will be the company's first freighters and will assist sister company GIG Logistics as it looks to expand its network in Africa to meet the ...
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Cathay Pacific flight capacity begins to recover in April with mixed demand
Cathay Pacific’s cargo throughput increased by double-digit figures in April as the airline plans to add more cargo flights following the Hong Kong government’s easing of crew quarantine rules.The airline carried 92,361 tonnes of cargo last month, an increase of 26.3% compared to April 2021, but a 43.6% decrease compared ...
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Challenge Group joins The Air Charter Association
The Challenge Group has become a member of trade association The Air Charter Association (ACA).Open to both passenger and cargo transport, The Air Charter Association has seen its number of cargo providers increase due to several factors, starting with the pandemic and the geopolitical situation.At the same time, air cargo ...
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CargoLogic Germany declared insolvent
Freighter operator Cargologic Germany (CLG) has been declared insolvent after it was banned from European airspace in March, reports Oliver Link of Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.The District Court of Leipzig has appointed the lawyer Lucas F. Flöther as the provisional insolvency administrator.The insolvency of the airline, which went ...
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Texel Air orders two 737-800BCFs
Bahrain-based cargo airline Texel Air is growing its 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) fleet with two more conversions ordered.Chisholm Enterprises subsidiary Texel Air previously ordered two 737-800BCFs and took re-delivery of the first in January 2022, becoming the first operator in the Middle East region to include the 737-800BCF in ...
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NewsAvianca and NAM see flower volumes bloom
Avianca Cargo and Network Airline Management (NAM) reported growing flower volumes in recent weeks due to Mothers' Day celebrations around the globe.Colombia-based cargo airline Cargo saw its flower volumes increase by 26% year on year during the run up to the celebration as it operated more than 420 flights from ...
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NewsTextron Aviation starts Cessna SkyCourier deliveries to FedEx Express
Photo: Textron AviationTextron Aviation has delivered the first of 50 Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop freighters to FedEx Express.FedEx Express is the Cessna SkyCourier’s launch customer after signing a deal in 2017. The company agreed to an initial fleet order of 50 cargo aircraft and options for 50 more.Kansas, US-based ...