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
Air Belgium will soon add to its CMI freighter fleet the two ex-Saudia 747-8Fs (37562 and 37563) that China-based Hongyuan Group intends to use for own-controlled operations. The 2013-vintage pair will operate between Chengdu (CTU) and Brussels (BRU) by the end of March 2022, according to Hongyuan Group social media posts. Unit 37563 now […]
Luxembourg-based Cargolux reported a record net profit of $769 million in 2020, a meteoric rise from its 2020 result of $20 million. What appear on the surface as modest flying increases in fact reflect the dramatic turnaround of a year that began with a rather gloomy outlook. 2020 revenue jumped 34% to $3.17 billion as block hours increased just 2.4% to 140,584 hours. Revenue tonnes increased […]
Moldova-based Aerotranscargo has established an offshoot based in the Netherlands that could soon have its own air operator certificate (AOC). Aerotranscargo NL is now listed in the Dutch commercial register as a private airline company involved in freight transport. But that is just one of the first steps in getting an airline up and running. […]
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