Atlas Air has secured ACMI deals for its two newest 777Fs, one with Etihad Cargo and the other with DSV. Atlas Air this month began flying a production 777F (69788) that it received in June exclusively for Etihad Cargo. Unit 69788 departed the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. (PAE), on delivery on
Qantas has postponed expanding its freighter fleet with more A321Fs until after the new Western Sydney International Airport begins operations around mid-2026. Qantas delayed the addition of two A321 freighters to fiscal 2027, which begins July 1, 2026, from fiscal 2026 to align with the opening of
The FAA has granted hydrogen-electric aircraft developer ZeroAvia approval to begin the next phase of the certification process for its 600kW electric propulsion system. The company signed a P-1 Special Conditions Paper with the FAA for its electric propulsion system (EPS) — a major component of the
ASL Aviation Holdings Chief Executive Dave Andrew will join Cargo Facts Symposium 2025 for the panel discussion “Type Talk A330: The A330 and the future of medium-widebody freighters” on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 14:10 (GMT -5).The 31st annual Cargo Facts Symposium will take place Oct. 22-24 at the Gran
Maastricht Aachen Airport in the Netherlands will add three weekly cargo flights from Turkish Cargo and Uzbekistan-based My Freighter. Turkish Cargo will expand its twice-weekly 777F to Maastricht Aachen (MST) with a third-weekly 777F flight beginning in September, according to a release from MST to
The fifth of five 737-800BSDFs that DHL repositioned to Europe from the United States reentered service this week. The 2000-vintage unit 28619, which the integrator had previously assigned to Phoenix-based iAero Airways, began commercial CMI service with Spain-based Swiftair on Aug. 26. Unit 28619,
Malaysia-based startup Sin-Kung Airways has taken delivery of its first aircraft, driving the growth of the country’s 737 Classic fleet. The 1998-vintage 737-400SF (29204) arrived in Kuala Lumpur (SZB) on Aug. 26 for paint, registration and other tasks ahead of entering service, Sin-Kung told Cargo
Air Mauritius’ cargo operations are unlikely to be affected should Mauritius sell a minority stake in the national airline. Mauritius’ government is looking to sell 49% of the state-owned airline, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg News reported today. Neither the government no
George Dimitroff, head of valuations at Cirium Ascend Consultancy, will join Cargo Facts Symposium 2025 for the panel discussion “Type Talk Narrowbodies: The future of the narrowbody freighter amid 737 and A320 family flux” on Friday, Oct. 24, at 11:15 a.m. (GMT -5).The 31st annual Cargo Facts Sympo
The shortage of air traffic controllers keeping watch over America’s skies prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to embark on a massive recruitment drive. Now, the FAA has another problem: There are not enough instructors to teach all those new recruits the ropes. Teachers at the FAA’s traini
