By David Kaminski-Morrow2021-05-19T08:31:00+01:00
South American operator LATAM Group is to take its fleet of converted Boeing 767-300ER freighters from 11 to 21 over the next two years, after enhancing its cargo expansion plan.
LATAM had originally intended to take four Boeing Converted Freighter aircraft but placed options for another four, all of which have since been exercised.
It has decided to add another two aircraft, taking the expansion to 10 and bringing the fleet to 21 by 2023.
“Once completed, the group’s freighter capacity will have almost doubled in size while the average age of the fleet will have dropped from 17 to 14 years,” it says.
LATAM Cargo has placed a firm order with Boeing for four 767-300BCF conversions and added options for up to four more, accelerating an expansion plan originally drawn up before the pandemic. LATAM, already the largest major scheduled combination carrier operating 767 freighters, with eleven units, told Air Cargo World that it expects to take redelivery […]
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