Amerijet Chief Executive Tim Strauss will join the panel discussion “The future of the LATAM perishables market” at Cargo Facts LATAM, May 17, at 9:50 a.m. (GMT -5). The inaugural Cargo Facts LATAM will take place in Panama City on May 15-17. The event will gather industry leaders in the region to offer their perspectives
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
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
Kenya-based Astral Aviation is starting to phase out the three 727-200Fs in its fleet as it introduces the 757-200F platform to its operations. Astral Aviation told Cargo Facts that it had removed the 1976-vintage unit 21247 after operating the aircraft for seven years within Africa. Unit 21247 has since been acquired by Eagle Enterprises in
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