Airports
Rickenbacker sees 500th ‘preighter’ as capacity still tight
Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) handles its 500th passenger-freighter since the start of the Covid–19 pandemic. ➤
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Asia Pacific
J&T Express launches ‘preighter’ for Indonesian market
Indonesia’s J&T Express launches its first dedicated all-cargo ‘preighter’ in Indonesia, enabling greater domestic connectivity and ensuring next-day delivery for local consumers. ➤
Asia Pacific
MASkargo, DHL deliver first Covid-19 vaccines to Malaysia
MASkargo and DHL deliver the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to Malaysia door-to-door in three days. ➤
Africa
Kenya Airways, Avianor carry out first B787 ‘preighter’ conversion
Kenya Airways (KQ) and Avianor, an aircraft MRO and cabin integration specialist reach an agreement to jointly repurpose two of the carrier’s B787 aircraft cabins for cargo carriage. ➤
Airports
LATAM’s first foray to Doha with peak season perishables
The LATAM Group completes its first service to Doha, Qatar using a B777-300ER passenger aircraft reconfigured for cargo use. ➤
Airports
Qatar Airways Cargo returns to Pittsburgh Int’l
Qatar Airways Cargo and its freight forwarding partners resume flights to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) from 4 December. Connecting PIT with Bangladesh (DAC), the carrier will be conducting weekly flights into PIT for the next ➤
Asia Pacific
Scoot joins global ‘preighter’ club with A320s
Scoot, the low-cost carrier of the Singapore Airlines Group, joins the global all-cargo passenger fleet with one of its A320ceo aircraft converted to maindeck cargo capability. By removing all seats Scoot was able to double ➤
Airports
SpiceJet moves into long-haul ‘preighter’ service with A340
Indian low-cost carrier, SpiceJet, is now operating long-haul cargo operations with an A340-300 passenger aircraft in so-called ‘preighter’ configuration. The A340 preighter is a passenger aircraft converted into a freighter by removing its seats in ➤
Asia Pacific
Cathay Pacific’s first B777 ‘preighter’ takes flight
Cathay Pacific Cargo joins the ‘preighter’ club with the first of two B777 passenger aircraft converted to all-cargo through the removal of passenger seats. With the seats removed in the Economy and Premium Economy cabins, ➤
By the Numbers
Global economic plunge may be bottoming out: CLIVE
While air cargo volumes diminished rapidly in March, new data for April offers some hope that leading economists are right and the decline in the global economy is ‘bottoming out’, according to CLIVE Data Services. ➤