Robert Luke

4 days ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee |Robert Luke

Awesome Cargo has taken delivery of what will be the first A330P2F registered in Mexico, one of two A330-200P2Fs it plans to put into service this year. The 2011-vintage aircraft (1252, ex-ITA Airways) will soon leave EFW’s facility in Dresden (DRS) for Mexico and be followed in one or two months by a sister unit (1218) as part of a lease deal with , Awesome Cargo founder and Chief Executive Luis Ramos told Cargo Facts at Air Cargo Europe 2025 in Munich this week.

5 days ago | cargofacts.com | Robert Luke

Aided by an uptick in 777 options and deliveries, the number of freighter aircraft transactions recorded by Cargo Facts in May equaled the previous month at thirty-eight, but decreased 60% year over year. Overall, widebody activity remained strong in May, accounting for 68% of the monthly transactions at twenty-five. 777 aircraft led all widebody transactions […] Already subscribed?

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Robert Luke

Astral Aviation has begun operating its first 767-300 freighter to Australia on an ACMI basis for Australia-based affiliate Aus Air Cargo as the new carrier prepares to register its first aircraft. The 1988-vintage 767-300BDSF (24146, ex-Amerijet) flew from Hong Kong (HKG) to Brisbane (BNE) on May 27 for Aus Air Cargo and returned to HKG […] Already subscribed?

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Robert Luke

Carriers are emphasizing the importance of flexibility amid industry shifts spurred by tariff tensions. Industry leaders and stakeholders from Europe, the Middle East and Africa assembled in Istanbul this month for the Cargo Facts EMEA 2025 event to share their insights on the latest trends and developments unfolding in the freighter aircraft market. Carriers began […] Already subscribed?

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Robert Luke

Logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel will collaborate with aircraft developer Natilus to analyze the performance of a blended-wing-body aircraft in the freighter sector. Kuehne+Nagel plans to share data from its 400,000 customers to determine how Natilus’ blended-wing-body concept improves sustainability and increases operational efficiency in the freighter segment, Natilus co-founder and Chief Executive Aleksey Matyushev told Cargo […] Already subscribed?