BBAM has added a new lessee to its freighter portfolio as SolitAir grows its fleet of 737-800Fs. SolitAir took delivery this month of the 2004-vintage unit 33567, a 737-800BCF on lease from BBAM, the United Arab Emirates-based carrier confirmed to Cargo Facts. Unit 33567 landed in Dubai (DWC) on Jun
Aircraft developer and operator MightyFly conducted a successful flight demonstration of its 2024 Cento, the third generation of its MF100 cargo eVTOL, for the U.S. Air Force in May. San Francisco-based MightyFly demonstrated the aircraft as part of its contract with AFWERX, the innovation arm of t
National Airlines is preparing to receive its new 777Fs, set to arrive next year. National expects to take delivery of its first 777F around April 2026 and has started training maintenance personnel, flight crews and operations teams, the Orlando, Fla.-based carrier told Cargo Facts at Air Cargo Eur
Cargo Facts is pleased to announce that the 31st annual Cargo Facts Symposium will take place Oct. 22-24 at the Grand Hyatt in Nashville, Tenn.Cargo Facts Symposium will gather air cargo executives and market influencers in the industry to assess the latest trends and developments in the freighter s
Drone delivery company Flytrex has launched its first third-party app integration with DoorDash, allowing hungry customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas to have food delivered by drone. Customers in parts of Little Elm and Frisco can order food delivery via drone from dozens of restaurants
DHL Group entered 2025 with continued focus on operational control and financial discipline, maintaining profitability despite weakening demand in global air cargo. In the first quarter, the DHL Group’s revenue rose 2.8% year over year to 20.8 billion euros($22.46 billion). EBIT increased 4.5% to $1
The fourth and fifth 777-300ERSFs that IAI has completed took to the air for their first post-conversion flights this week. The 2006-vintage unit 32791 (ex-Emirates) flew for almost three hours today, mirroring the activity of its sibling (32792) on June 24. Unit 32791 landed in Tel Aviv (TLV) in No
HONG KONG — Hong Kong Air Cargo is expanding its fleet for the first time in more than a decade by adding an A330-200P2F. Hong Kong Air Cargo purchased the aircraft and expects it to complete conversion with EFW at the STARCO facility at Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) in early 2026,
AeroUnion is adopting Avianca Cargo Mexico as its new brand after transforming into an A330 freighter operator as part of its collaboration with Colombia-based Avianca Cargo. Avianca Cargo had considered rebranding AeroUnion since the two carriers entered into a commercial cooperation agreement in 2
A tense geopolitical landscape, namely tariffs, caused FedEx to struggle in its fourth quarter. And with more tariff uncertainty ahead, the integrator declined to give a fiscal 2026 outlook during its earnings call on June 24. FedEx reported $87.9 billion in revenue for fiscal 2025, which ended May
