The coordinated efforts of a group of aviation leaders have resulted in a B747 freighter carrying 50 tonnes of urgently-needed Covid relief aid, including life-saving oxygen machines, arriving in New Delhi this week. ➤
Silk Way West Airlines signs a purchase agreement with Boeing to purchase five B777 Freighter aircraft, with delivery planned over 2023-2027. ➤
ATR is aiming for a more significant global presence in the next decade, in part by tapping its new-build freighter offering. ➤
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. ➤
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. ➤
Qatar Airways Cargo takes delivery of three brand new B777 freighters, bringing its total freighter fleet count to 30 aircraft. ➤
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. ➤
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. ➤
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 ➤
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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