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Cargo important to ATR’s Covid-recovery strategy
ATR is aiming for a more significant global presence in the next decade, in part by tapping its new-build freighter offering. ➤
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Lufthansa Cargo posts record results, plans to add another B777F
Lufthansa Cargo posts its best result in its 26-year history as the global pandemic stokes demand, with the carrier saying it will acquire an another B777 Freighter. ➤
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United Cargo rejigs schedule after 24 B777-200s pulled
United Airlines’ cargo schedule will be impacted by the carrier’s removal of 24 B777-200 aircraft following an engine failure of United flight 328 over the weekend. ➤
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Qatar Airways adds 3 B777Fs pushing freighter fleet to 30
Qatar Airways Cargo takes delivery of three brand new B777 freighters, bringing its total freighter fleet count to 30 aircraft. ➤
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FedEx Express takes delivery of first of 30 ATR 72-600Fs
FedEx Express takes delivery of the first-ever purpose-built turboprop regional freighter. This follows the company’s 2017 signing of a firm order of 30 aircraft, with the option to purchase 20 more. ➤
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Atlas Air Worldwide scoops up Boeing’s final four 747-8Fs
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings orders four new B747-8 freighters driven by what it says is particularly strong, continuing growth in the e-commerce and express sectors. ➤
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Boeing opens two more P2F conversion lines in Asia
Boeing is opening two additional lines for B737/B767 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversions in Guangzhou, China, and Singapore. The move is based on what Boeing says is “strong market demand,” as the US air-framer announced ➤
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Volga-Dnepr caps turbulent period with first B777F delivery
Volga-Dnepr has taken delivery of its first B777 Freighter for AirBridgeCargo (ABC), as part of a leasing deal with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE). The delivery caps a turbulent fleet modernisation process that has dramatically stretched ➤
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Airbus develops A330, A350 solution for pure cargo ops
Airbus is developing a modification for A330 and A350 family aircraft which will enable airlines to install freight pallets directly onto the cabin floor seat tracks, after removal of the economy-class seats. Airbus says the ➤
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Boeing 3D prints reusable face shields for health workers
Boeing delivers the first set of reusable 3D-printed face shields to support healthcare professionals in the US working to stop the spread of COVID-19. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) accepted the ➤