Georgia-based Camex Airlines has established a new subsidiary and has applied for an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) with the Slovenian Civil Aviation Administration. The expansion will occur as Camex expands its Georgian fleet of 737NGs. Once approved, the new Camex Adria Airlines is expected to launch operations in April with the delivery of a 2004-vintage
Several companies entered the freighter leasing market in 2022 by either placing conversion orders for passenger aircraft or acquiring planes already in freighter configuration. This year, Cargo Facts reported on at least six lessors committing assets to the narrowbody sector for the first time, as each company seeks to gain market share in a surging
Bulgaria-based Compass Air Cargo is nearing the delivery of its fourth 737-800SF and expects future additions of both narrowbody and widebody freighters in the first half of 2023. The 2004-vintage unit 33800 (ex-Virgin Australia), which was World Star Aviation’s first 737-800SF redelivery, will be joining the Compass Air Cargo fleet, the carrier confirmed to Cargo
In this week’s episode of the “Cargo Facts Connect” podcast, Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee and Associate Editors Andrew Crider and Robert Luke discuss a new partnership between Brazilian carrier Azul and e-commerce giant Amazon to provide cargo operations in northern Brazil. Azul also operates some of its aircraft on behalf of Latin American e-commerce
Florida-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has earned regulatory approval for its 737-800SF conversion program from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) amid rising interest for 737NG freighters in Southeast Asia. AEI told Cargo Facts that it applied for the approval of its supplemental type certificate (STC) on a speculative basis without a specific customer