DUBAI — Emirates has started the process of inducting 777-300ERs for freighter conversion ahead of introducing 777-300ERSFs to its fleet next year. Emirates this month sent a 2006-vintage 777-300ER (34481) to Tel Aviv (TLV), where it will undergo conversion with IAI, the carrier confirmed to Cargo F
SuperNova Airlines this week launched scheduled cargo flights between Liege Airport in Belgium and Ostrava in the Czech Republic with its sole aircraft, a 737-800 freighter. The 2007-vintage 737-800BDSF (34970, ex-Royal Flight) departed Ostrava (OSR) for Liege (LGG) for the first time on Nov. 17. Su
DUBAI — Silk Way West Airlines has firmed up options for two additional A350Fs, bringing Airbus’ backlog for its upcoming large-widebody freighter to eighty-two units on firm order. Silk Way West now has four A350Fs on order and expects to receive them between 2028 and 2032, the Azerbaijan-based car
Andres Bianchi, chief executive of LATAM Cargo, will join Cargo Facts for a fireside chat at the inaugural Cargo Facts Routes and Airports Conference set for April 27-28, 2026, at the Marriott Al Forsan Abu Dhabi.The event will bring together industry decision-makers, global executives and leaders t
Delta Cargo has further digitalized its global air cargo operations, implementing IBS Software’s full iCargo platform. The carrier replaced a decades-old legacy system with IBS Software’s cloud-based iCargo suite, modernizing processes at 252 cargo stations and supporting more than 6,500 users, acco
DUBAI — Astral Aviation could add several 767 freighters next year as it continues to grow its widebody fleet. The Kenyan carrier hopes to receive one 767-300F in each half of 2026, it told Cargo Facts at the Dubai Airshow 2025 this week. These will join the 1988-vintage, CF6-powered 767-300BDSF (24
Gryphon Air Cargo plans to begin narrowbody freighter operations with its first 737-400SF by yearend as the startup completes the certification process. Gryphon recently entered into a finance lease deal with Vx Capital for the 1997-vintage aircraft (27673, ex-CargoLogic Germany), the startup told C
Cargo Facts today launches its first Cargo Facts Routes and Airports Conference set for April 27-28, 2026, at the Marriott Al Forsan Abu Dhabi.The inaugural event will bring together industry decision-makers, global executives and leaders to analyze cargo-specific route development processes, the gl
DUBAI — Bridges Air Cargo will soon begin commercial flights as the world’s first operator of Embraer’s E190F conversion. Bridges is waiting to complete the certification for the bespoke container it developed for the new freighter type, and the initial E190F route may be dependent on that, the comp
Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of its tenth 777F, joining a select group of operators with a double-digit fleet of Boeing’s large widebody twinjet freighter. The aircraft (70425) departed the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. (PAE), on Nov. 14 and arrived in Istanbul (IST) the next day. Turkish’
