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Podcast: BBN keen to expand into widebody freighters

6 days ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

BBN Airlines will soon become the newest widebody-freighter operator in Turkey when it starts flying the first Mammoth Freighters 777-300ERMF conversion. The carrier ventured into the freighter market in 2023, shortly after it got its AOC, with an A321-200P2F (2005, ex-Red Wings) on lease from BBAM and leased another (1094, ex-Aer Lingus) toward the end of that year. “We started with two.
UAF orders 2 Windracers Ultra MK1 drones

6 days ago | cargofacts.com | Robert Luke

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will become one of the first customers in the United States to acquire Windracers’ Ultra MK1 drone. The university, which has ordered two Ultra MK1s, has collaborated with the Alaska Center for UAS Integration (ACUASI) to evaluate the drone’s heavy-lift and long-range capabilities across remote regions of Alaska, Windracers told […] Already subscribed?
Air Canada Cargo’s Q1 revenue climbs 16%

6 days ago | cargofacts.com | Yael Katzwer

Air Canada reported CA$250 million ($179.5 million) in cargo revenue for the first quarter, an increase of 16.3% year over year. The carrier attributed growth in cargo revenue to shippers increasing activity to get ahead of tariff deadlines and U.S. changes to de minimis rules. “Uncertainty was for sure the main theme during the first […] Already subscribed?
Dnata invests $210M in sustainable GSE

6 days ago | cargofacts.com | Yael Katzwer

Ground handler dnata will deploy 800 sustainable ground support equipment units across its network this year, representing an investment of $110 million. Dnata signed more than a dozen, five-year agreements worth a total $210 million with unidentified regional ground support equipment (GSE) manufacturers in 2024. The GSE covered by the remaining $100 million will be […] Already subscribed?
Titan eyes A330 freighter conversions

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

ISTANBUL — Titan Aircraft Investments is considering freighter conversion for two A330s it purchased in 2024. The two aircraft are Trent 700-powered A330-300s that are on lease to Turkish Airlines, Titan Aviation Leasing Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Eamonn Forbes told Cargo Facts at Cargo Facts EMEA 2025. The move is part of […] Already subscribed?
Maersk committed to 767-200Fs, Jordahn says

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Robert Luke

ISTANBUL — Maersk Air Cargo will continue deploying its 767-200 freighters on an ACMI basis in Europe and is committed to supporting the aging aircraft type. “We will continue to fly the 767-200F as long as we can because it serves a purpose,” Lars Jordahn, global head of Maersk Air Cargo, said during a fireside […] Already subscribed?
Emirates SkyCargo revenue up 18% for year

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Yael Katzwer

Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo arm of Emirates, today reported $4.4 billion in revenue for the 2024-2025 reporting period, which ended March 31. The carrier attributed the 18% year-over-year increase in revenue to surging air cargo demand and increased capacity with an expanded freighter fleet. Emirates Group, the parent company of Emirates and ground handler […] Already subscribed?
Forerunner wins EMEA Demo Challenge

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Yael Katzwer

San Francisco-based startup Forerunner won the top prize as Best in Show at the Demo Challenge at Cargo Facts EMEA 2025 in Istanbul on May 7. Forerunner, founded last year by Chief Executive Yash Kadadi and Chief Technology Officer Will Nida, offers AI-based software to automate engineering workflows. The company finds and explains MRO documentation, […] Already subscribed?
Geosky cuts narrowbody freighter ops

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

ISTANBUL — Geosky will revert to a widebody-only freighter fleet after removing its single 757-200F from service. Geosky has decided to stop flying its 1993-vintage 757-200SF (25622) because it is low-margin and there is low demand for it, the Georgia-based carrier told Cargo Facts at Cargo Facts EMEA 2025 this week. The RB211-powered aircraft has […] Already subscribed?
Geosky focuses on widebody freighter growth

1 week ago | cargofacts.com | Jeff Lee

ISTANBUL — Geosky will concentrate its fleet growth on widebody freighters. Geosky hopes to introduce a third 767 freighter to its fleet later in 2025, the Georgia-based carrier told Cargo Facts at Cargo Facts EMEA 2025 this week. This will join two PW4000-powered 767-300BCFs (28043 and 30564) that Geosky leased from Saltchuk Aviation subsidiary NAS […] Already subscribed?