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SolitAir adds to 737-800 freighter fleet with BBAM

1 day ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

BBAM has added a new lessee to its freighter portfolio as SolitAir grows its fleet of 737-800Fs. SolitAir took delivery this month of the 2004-vintage unit 33567, a 737-800BCF on lease from BBAM, the United Arab Emirates-based carrier confirmed to Cargo Facts. Unit 33567 landed in Dubai (DWC) on June 8 from Jakarta (CGK), where […] Already subscribed?
National preps for 777F arrival in 2026

2 days ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

National Airlines is preparing to receive its new 777Fs, set to arrive next year. National expects to take delivery of its first 777F around April 2026 and has started training maintenance personnel, flight crews and operations teams, the Orlando, Fla.-based carrier told Cargo Facts at Air Cargo Europe 2025 in Munich this month. National is […] Already subscribed?
IAI flies 4th, 5th Big Twin conversions

3 days ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

The fourth and fifth 777-300ERSFs that IAI has completed took to the air for their first post-conversion flights this week. The 2006-vintage unit 32791 (ex-Emirates) flew for almost three hours today, mirroring the activity of its sibling (32792) on June 24. Unit 32791 landed in Tel Aviv (TLV) in November 2023 for conversion with IAI, […] Already subscribed?
Hong Kong Air Cargo grows with first A330P2F

3 days ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

HONG KONG — Hong Kong Air Cargo is expanding its fleet for the first time in more than a decade by adding an A330-200P2F. Hong Kong Air Cargo purchased the aircraft and expects it to complete conversion with EFW at the STARCO facility at Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) in early 2026, the carrier told […] Already subscribed?
FedEx retires 12 more freighters

4 days ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee |Yael Katzwer

FedEx retired ten widebody and two narrowbody freighters in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, the company announced in its earnings release today. The aircraft included three MD-11Fs, seven A300-600Fs and two 757-200Fs, along with eight related engines, FedEx said. The retirements, in line with FedEx’s fleet reduction and modernization plan, resulted in a […] Already subscribed?
DHL completes Air Hong Kong fleet upgrade to A330Fs

4 days ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

DHL Express has finished transitioning its Air Hong Kong-operated fleet to one consisting exclusively of A330 freighters after the Hong Kong-based airline completed its final scheduled A300F flight. Air Hong Kong’s only remaining A300-600F, the 2004-vintage unit 856, departed Osaka (KIX) on June 23, and landed in Hong Kong (HKG) just after midnight on June […] Already subscribed?
Avianca receives first A330-200P2F

5 days ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

Avianca Cargo has taken delivery of its first A330-200P2F, the second of two Airbus medium-widebody conversions the Colombia-based carrier received in June. The 2012-vintage A330-200P2F (1342) landed at Avianca’s facility in Medellin (MDE) on June 20 after a stay of almost two years at the Mobile Aerospace Engineering facility in Mobile, Ala. (BFM), for conversion […] Already subscribed?
Podcast: Cargolux CEO Forson pursuing operational changes to fly 777s with 747s

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

Cargolux will change its operations to field a mixed fleet of large-widebody freighters when its new 777-8Fs come online later this decade to begin replacing its older production 747-400Fs.Introducing the 777-8F platform to Cargolux’s uniform fleet of fourteen 747-8Fs and sixteen 747-400Fs will result in alterations to its operations, President and Chief Executive Richard Forson says in this week’s episode of “Cargo Facts Connect,” recorded at Air Cargo Europe 2025 in Munich this month.
First E190F to enter service with Bridges Air Cargo

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

Malta-based Bridges Air Cargo has signed a deal with Regional One to take the Miami-based lessor’s first E190F conversion to become the launch operator of Embraer’s freighter program. Bridges will start operating the 2010-vintage E190F prototype (19000360, ex-Avianca El Salvador) on its Maltese in the third quarter, according to an Embraer release. Cargo Facts believes Bridges will […] Already subscribed?
MNG moves into large widebodies with A350F commitment

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

MNG Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for two A350Fs to help it expand into the large-widebody freighter segment. MNG expects to receive the A350Fs around 2031 after firming up the order and intends to use them for growth, the Turkish carrier told Cargo Facts. The deal, announced today at the Paris […] Already subscribed?