Challenge Group has bought its first feedstock 777-300ER and sent it to Tel Aviv to undergo conversion with IAI. The 2010-vintage unit 38284 (ex-EgyptAir), which arrived in Tel Aviv (TLV) on April 17, is Challenge Group’s first owned 777 and will soon start conversion for an estimated redelivery in
Reliable Robotics has begun flight tests with its solid-state, detect-and-avoid radar system this month after several months of ground tests. ASL Aviation Holdings placed a deposit on early delivery slots for thirty Reliable automated flight systems in 2024. It expects the slots to be confirmed this
Before launching a new cargo route, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo considers multiple factors, including demand, airport infrastructure, aircraft needs and regulatory compliance. “We have a couple of factors that trigger network changes,” Carl Hendriks, director of network planning and full freight
Airbus SE agreed to take over some assets and sites from Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., clearing the way for the struggling U.S. aerospace supplier to be acquired back by its former parent Boeing Co. The European planemaker will take over a facility in Kinston, North Carolina, for fuselage sectio
Danielle Vanderwalker, environment and sustainability marketing manager at Airbus, will join Cargo Facts EMEA 2025 for the panel discussion “Driving for greener aviation and net-zero by 2050” on Wednesday, May 7, at 11:30 (GMT +3).The seventh annual Cargo Facts EMEA event takes place May 6-8 at the
Confity Capital Partners, a United Arab Emirates-based private equity investment firm, has placed a double-digit A330P2F freighter conversion order with EFW and intends to lease at least one of the Airbus medium widebodies to Indian forwarder Jet Freight Logistics. In addition to the ten firm conver
American Airlines reported $189 million in cargo revenue for the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 1.1% year over year.The carrier reported overall operating revenue of $12.6 billion, down 0.2% YoY, which it attributed to economic uncertainty that lowered travel demand, and tragedies, Chief Exec
Lufthansa Cargo will add an additional weekly flight each to Buenos Aires and Curitiba, Brazil, this summer on a 777F.The additional flights give cargo customers access to weekly freighter frequencies of 4/7 to South America, the carrier said in an April 24 release. Lufthansa Cargo will now fly to S
Aircraft Finance Germany Chief Investment Officer Joerg Andriof will join Cargo Facts EMEA 2025 to moderate the panel discussion “Financing the growth of the freighter segment” on Wednesday, May 7, at 16:00 (GMT +3).The seventh annual Cargo Facts EMEA event takes place May 6-8 at the Shangri-La Bosp
Qatar Airways said it can withstand the shocks from higher tariffs thanks to its stockpile of aircraft spares that might otherwise be harder to source. The company has built up sufficient inventory, and while there will likely be an impact on airfreight goods stemming from higher import charges, Qat
