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Amazon might want to call it a loyalty program. A key Amazon official said today that the e-commerce company will remain loyal to its aviation partners flying Amazon Air aircraft and continue to run the cargo carrier with its current operational model. “Things are going well,” Sarah Rhoads, vice president of Amazon Global Air, said

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

Amazon will add Airbus freighters to its own fleet for the first time by dry leasing ten A330-300P2Fs from Altavair and placing them with Hawaiian Airlines for CMI operation [FATs 008155-8164]. The ten A330-300s include six 2009- to 2011-vintage units (1071, 1081, 1167, 1205, 1226 and 1245) that Altavair had acquired from Etihad and four

Cargo Facts recorded ninety-six Freighter Aircraft Transactions (FATs) in August, fourteen lower than the 110 FATs for the month of July. Twin-engine widebody freighters accounted for forty of this month’s FATs, with Boeing leading the charge with ten 777Fs and twenty-five 767Fs. BBAM delivered a second A321P2F to Lufthansa. (Photo/EFW) Airbus continues to build its

Malaysia-based Raya Airways will continue its Airbus narrowbody fleet expansion with the addition of four freighters: two A320P2Fs and two A321P2Fs. Raya will lease all four aircraft from ST Engineering, the primary partner with Airbus in the Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) joint venture [FATs 007756-7759]. Raya currently has three 767s and one 737. (Photo/Raya Airways) The

May brought a strong resurgence in Freighter Aircraft Transactions (FATs) as the month’s numbers peaked at an impressive 137, a stark contrast to April’s total, which fell below fifty. Twin-engine widebodies dominated the transactions for the month, with 777Fs, 767Fs and A330 conversions topping the list. One major deal was Lufthansa’s order for

DHL Express’ Bahrain-based subsidiary DHL International has begun operating its seventh 767-300F, completing this phase of the airline’s freighter fleet renewal and expansion. The 2002-vintage 767-300BDSF (33081, ex-American Airlines) began its service life with a flight from Bahrain (BAH) to Sharjah (SHJ) on May 20. The aircraft completed its conversion with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

Dubai — Kenya-based Astral Aviation plans to expand its medium-widebody operations by adding four A330-300P2Fs, joining a growing number of carriers that are adding the medium-widebody freighter to their fleets. The emergence of new freighter types allows carriers to diversify their fleets, Astral founder and CEO Sanjeev Gadhia said during the first session of Cargo

Maersk has created a new entity, Maersk Air Cargo, which eventually will replace Star Air as the Denmark-based shipping and logistics giant’s own airline. Maersk Air Cargo will initially base five widebody freighters at Billund Airport (BLL): two new 777Fs on order with Boeing and three converted 767-300Fs it will lease from Cargo Aircraft Management

Kenya-based Astral Aviation will grow its medium-widebody fleet by adding a few more 767Fs in the next year or two and introduce the 757F platform to its operation, according to CEO Sanjeev Ghadia. Speaking during the opening panel discussion at Cargo Facts EMEA on June 2, Ghadia said Astral’s current single 767-200BDSF (22217, ex-West Atlantic) […]