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New weekly charters from and to U.S., the Netherlands & Taiwan; first around-the-world flight of B747-8F Inspire

Polar Air Cargo Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Kersti Krepp will join the panel discussion “Air Cargo and freighters in the Asia-Pacific region: A brightening future?” at Cargo Facts Asia 2023 on Tuesday, April 18, at 9:15 p.m. (GMT +8). Cargo Facts Asia, taking place at the Pan Pacific Singapore on April 17-19,

Before market normalization resumed in China, evidence of the growth potential in the Asia-Pacific region had already begun to unfold in emerging markets with the introduction of startup carriers and an increasing number of freighter aircraft entering service with new operators. In the midst of the market settling and growth slowing, at least seven Asian

PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW), today announced an...

Air Belgium continues to grow its widebody freighter operations with the addition of a third 747-8F and a second A330-200P2F to its fleet. The 747-8F, the 2014-vintage unit 60118, was previously in operation with Russia-based AirBridgeCargo but was the subject of a lawsuit and subsequently repossessed by lessor BOC Aviation. After being ferried to San

Uzbekistan-based My Freighter has received its first 747 Classic, and is now the country’s first operator of the type after the aircraft’s arrival at Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport (TAS) on Oct. 23. The 1985-vintage, nose-loading 747-200F (23139, ex-Jet Star) had been in storage in Jakarta (CGK) since 2013, and was transferred to New York-based

Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West continues to explore new ways to expand its fleet growth with the purchase of two A350Fs [FATs 007708-7709]. The two A350Fs are expected to be delivered in 2027 and 2028, with an option for two more. They will be the first Airbus freighters to be based in the country. Silk Way

When the last 747 is complete, it will be the 1,574th jumbo jet Boeing has made in the over 54 years of the program.

The 747-8F at the center of the legal dispute between BOC Aviation and AirBridgeCargo has made its way to the United States, arriving in San Bernardino (SBD) March 25. Cargo Facts had sighted the aircraft as recently as March 24 parked outside the HAECO facility in Hong Kong (HKG). BOC Aviation filed a lawsuit on

Qatar Airways’ massive launch deal with Boeing for up to fifty 777-8Fs along with two 777Fs resulted in a total of 139 Freighter Aircraft Transactions (FATs) in January 2022. This was the fourth month in a row in which Cargo Facts logged more than 100 orders, deliveries, inductions, redeliveries, leases, acquisitions, placements, etc. 2021 set