Boeing predicts that air cargo traffic will nearly double over the next twenty years with growth of about 4% each year. That annual growth rate is 0.1 percentage points lower than the 4.1% that Boeing had said in July for…
ANA consolidated its cargo operations at Narita Airport into a new building and retired its third 767-300BCF. ANA Cargo, the cargo arm of Japan-based ANA, sent the 1992-vintage, CF6-powered unit 25654 to Victorville, Calif. (VCV), on Nov. 13 after ending…
Beta Technologies completed the first test flight of its Alia CX300 electric conventional takeoff and landing aircraft on Nov. 13. The production-standard Alia CX300 (BT31C-0001) electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) prototype departed Burlington, Vt. (BTV), around 6:30 a.m. (UTC…
China’s HNA Aviation Group intends to expand into the Airbus conversion market by sending A330s for conversion with EFW, including some at its own Grand China Aircraft Maintenance facility in Haikou (HAK). HNA will induct its first A330 for conversion…
Express Cargo Airlines has added a second 737-300 freighter after the aircraft left the fleet of fellow Indonesia-based operator RGA-Black Stone Airlines. The 1997-vintage 737-300F (28200) yesterday flew for the first time under its new registration and livery after it…
The air cargo community is assessing how a second Donald Trump presidency will affect the industry following his U.S. presidential victory on Nov. 5. During his campaign, the former president promised to boost tariffs, which would raise costs across the…
ATSG subsidiary ABX Air this month began flying the tenth Amazon 767-300 freighter that the e-commerce giant repositioned from Atlas Air. ATSG reported third-quarter revenue of $471 million, a year-over-year decrease of $52 million or 9.9%, according to its Q3…
Levu Air Cargo this week obtained its AOC as it prepares to take delivery of a second A321 freighter on lease. The Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) granted the AOC to Levu on Nov. 7, the startup told Cargo…
Crestone Air Partners plans to continue enlarging its presence in the freighter and engine markets. The Denver-based lessor has grown its portfolio to about $500 million in assets under management since becoming an independent subsidiary of Air T in July…
Cargo Facts recorded fifty-seven freighter aircraft transactions for the month of October, a year-over-year decrease of seventy-three. Freighter aircraft transactions (FATs) for the month dropped by twenty-five when compared with September. Narrowbody FATs fell by three month over month to…