Sun Country Airlines will operate an additional two freighters for Amazon Air, bringing the total to twenty-two, this year ahead of the carrier being acquired by Allegiant. Sun Country anticipates receiving the two freighters this spring for summer service, the carrier told Cargo Facts. Las Vegas-ba
Alaska Air Group Inc. is upgrading its technology systems in the wake of painful outages that upended operations and hit earnings, a crucial step in the company’s strategy to establish itself as a global carrier. Seattle-based Alaska is weighing moving operational, back-office systems and data cente
Wing and Walmart are expanding their drone delivery service to 150 additional Walmart stores over the next year, aiming to make the service available to more than 40 million Americans. Wing and Walmart plan to operate more than 270 drone delivery locations spanning from Los Angeles to Miami by 2027,
Kalitta Air has begun flying 777-300ERSFs to South America, marking the fifth continent the Big Twin frequents. The 2006-vintage unit 32792 (ex-Emirates), on lease from AerCap, was the first 777-300ERSF to land on South American soil, flying from Miami (MIA) to Lima (LIM) on Dec. 22, 2025. Kalitta f
EnComm Aviation’s regional freighter operations came to an abrupt halt in September 2025, causing the carrier to write off more than $100 million after BAE Systems surrendered its ATP aircraft type certificate to the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. EnComm had made multiple investments build
Sin-Kung Airways plans to start freighter operations with its first aircraft this month, becoming the newest 737 Classic freighter operator in Malaysia. Sin-Kung is finalizing the airworthiness and regulatory process with the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia before it can begin flying its 1998-v
Cargo Facts is pleased to announce that Saska Gerasimova, chief executive of Chapman Freeborn, will join Cargo Facts EMEA 2026 for a fireside chat on Wednesday, April 29, at 10:15 a.m. (GMT +4).The eighth annual Cargo Facts EMEA event takes place April 28-30 at the Marriott Al Forsan Abu Dhabi, wher
KF Aerospace’s 737-800 Combi has become the first jet freighter conversion program to obtain certification in 2026. The 737-800 Combi, which KF developed based on AEI’s 737-800SF conversion program, received its STC (SA25-72) from Transport Canada on Jan. 6, AEI told Cargo Facts. KF and AEI complete
Hong Kong Air Cargo has become the first carrier to register an A330-200P2F in Hong Kong. The 2009-vintage, Trent 700-powered aircraft (1028), which arrived in Hong Kong (HKG) today after completing conversion with EFW at the STARCO facility in Shanghai (SHA), will enter service this month and initi
Holiday peak season demand buoyed air cargo traffic in November 2025, which recorded the second-largest year-over-year increase of the year. November’s air cargo traffic, measured in cargo tonne kilometers (CTK), rose 5.5% YoY, and traffic on international lanes was up 6.9% YoY, according to data re
