NASHVILLE, Tenn. — MSC Air Cargo will grow its own freighter fleet with a pair of new 777Fs next year. The two freighters are slated to arrive in the first half of 2026, MSC Air Cargo Chief Executive Jannie Davel said at Cargo Facts Symposium 2025 this week. MSC accounts for two of the twenty-one […
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mammoth Freighters is targeting this quarter to receive certification for its 777-200LRMF conversion program. Mammoth hopes to complete several more test flights with the FAA before Thanksgiving as part of the type inspection authorization process, and hopes to obtain the STC for
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Airbus has raised the number of freighter conversions it expects to enter the global fleet over the next twenty years by 9%. Approximately 2,605 freighters will enter service from 2025 through 2044, about 1,670 of which will be conversions, according to Airbus’ latest global cargo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Geopolitical tensions. Tariffs. Bad weather. 2025 has been characterized by uncertainty and market volatility, requiring air cargo carriers to prioritize agility over quantity. Making quick adjustments, responding to last-minute customer needs and negotiating an ever-changing pol
Alaska Air Group, the only scheduled passenger airline in the United States to operate its own freighters, today reported $142 million in “cargo and other revenue” for the third quarter. A year-over-year comparison is not instructive as Alaska Air Group, also the parent company of Hawaiian Airline
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — IAI aims to redeliver six more 777-300ERSFs for a total of eleven by the end of the year. Additional conversion sites in the United States, United Arab Emirates and South Korea will soon begin, helping to increase conversion capacity, Rafi Matalon, vice president and general manag
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kansas Modification Center is preparing to cut metal on its 777-300ERCF prototype by the end of the year and hopes to begin test flights next year. The engineering for KMC’s 777-300ERCF conversion program is 94% complete, and the 2008-vintage prototype (37704, ex-Emirates) is shor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The air cargo industry in general and Amazon Air in particular are poised to break through technologically, enhancing safety, resilience and customer care. The industry, which has historically lagged other industries in embracing modern technologies, now has a strong foundation i
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — AEI is expanding its commitment to converting 737 freighters by introducing the 737-900ERSF as its latest conversion program. AEI is targeting 2029 for STC approval from the FAA — and subsequently from EASA and the CAAC, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Bob Convey told
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — C Cubed Aerospace has finished testing its prototype A320-200CCF’s cargo door under the aircraft’s power. C Cubed completed the testing on the cargo door, which was built in on-wing, last week, C Cubed told Cargo Facts. The 2001-vintage, V2500-powered aircraft (1523, ex-Sky Airlin
