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With the addition of two secondhand Boeing 737-800 freighters, Kenya Airways Cargo is more than doubling capacity and extending its reach to the Middle East and India. The post Kenya Airways more than doubles capacity with 737-800 freighters appeared first on FreightWaves.

The second-hand market for airplanes is booming due to a chronic shortage that has persisted since the pandemic - and fears are growing that Boeing's latest crisis could tighten the squeeze in coming months. The industry is already some 3,000 planes short of what it planned pre-COVID due to pandemic disruption and other bottlenecks at Boeing and Airbus, leasing firm Avolon says. Now, curbs on Boeing production in the wake of a mid-air blowout add to pressures forcing airlines to fly older...

The second-hand market for airplanes is booming due to a chronic shortage that has persisted since the pandemic - and fears are growing that Boeings latest crisis could tighten the squeeze in...

Democratic Republic of Congo-based Serve Air has ordered its first Aeronautical Engineers Boeing 737-800SF freighter conversion.

The passenger-to-freighter conversion specialist has sixth network partner.

A variety of factors are contributing to a falling number of lessor-driven, speculative conversions.

The market could be set to turn as airlines begin to replace lessors for slot bookings and converters return to traditional production rates.

Canada’s WestJet plans to start flying cargo jets next year after a frustrating wait to get the planes registered.

Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) continues to accelerate the rollout of its 737-800SF conversion program globally, with its most recent regulatory approval coming from Brazil’s Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil (ANAC). The ANAC approval gives AEI a total of eight certifications for the 737-800SF, Robert Convey, AEI senior vice president of sales and marketing, confirmed to

Aeronautical Engineering takes used planes and turns them into cargo configuration. More countries are approving a new design for its 737-800 freighter.