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Geo Sky adds 757 to all-747 fleet

Georgia-based Geo Sky will soon add the first 757-200F to its fleet and no longer be a 747-only operator. 

Aircraft Finance Germany (AFG) confirmed to Cargo Facts that it is selling the 1993-vintage 757-200SF (25622, ex ASL Airlines) to Geo Sky and that the aircraft is the first 757 for the lessor [FATs 008021-8022]. 

Geo Sky currently flies two 747-200Fs. (Photo/Geo Sky)

AFG completed the acquisition of the aircraft along with one Rolls-Royce RB211 engine from ASL Aviation Holdings on Sept. 28, according to a statement. The lessor also announced in July that it had purchased another RB211 engine from a subsidiary of Florida-based Gryphon Aviation Leasing for installation on unit 25622, which has been parked in Budapest (BUD) since April. 

Unit 25622 was the first 757 Combi to undergo full-freighter conversion with ST Engineering in Singapore (XSP) and was redelivered to ASL back in 2020. 

AFG told Cargo Facts that it is looking to acquire more 757 freighters as it continues to see demand for the type, particularly from operators new to the platform as others move to the A321.  

This week, Cargo Facts reported that Sky One has also added its first 757-200PCF with the Pratt & Whitney-equipped, 1989-vintage unit 24472. New operators of the Boeing narrowbody this year include Amerijet, MIAT Mongolian Airlines and, potentially, Longtail Aviation, while Faroe Islands-based FarCargo will soon place its first 757 freighter into CMI operation. 

Unit 25622 will join two 747-200Fs that Geo Sky currently operates. Those freighters have an average age of a little over thirty-five years old. When the airline added its most recent 747-200F in 2019, it told Cargo Facts it was planning for 747-400Fs in the future. 

Georgia has seen significant growth in its freighter fleet in the past two years, with other operators like Camex Airlines, Georgian Airlines and MyWay Airlines all focusing on 737NG freighter expansion. 

For its part, AFG recently acquired its first A330-200 (926, ex-Middle East Airlines) in July ahead of conversion with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) in 2024.

Cargo Facts Symposium, taking place LIVE Oct. 19-21 at the InterContinental San Diego, is the essential event for stakeholders in the air cargo industry. Learn more and register today. 

Geo Sky adds 757 to all-747 fleet

Georgia-based Geo Sky will soon add the first 757-200F to its fleet and no longer be a 747-only operator. 

Aircraft Finance Germany (AFG) confirmed to Cargo Facts that it is selling the 1993-vintage 757-200SF (25622, ex ASL Airlines) to Geo Sky and that the aircraft is the first 757 for the lessor [FATs 008021-8022]. 

Geo Sky currently flies two 747-200Fs. (Photo/Geo Sky)

AFG completed the acquisition of the aircraft along with one Rolls-Royce RB211 engine from ASL Aviation Holdings on Sept. 28, according to a statement. The lessor also announced in July that it had purchased another RB211 engine from a subsidiary of Florida-based Gryphon Aviation Leasing for installation on unit 25622, which has been parked in Budapest (BUD) since April. 

Unit 25622 was the first 757 Combi to undergo full-freighter conversion with ST Engineering in Singapore (XSP) and was redelivered to ASL back in 2020. 

AFG told Cargo Facts that it is looking to acquire more 757 freighters as it continues to see demand for the type, particularly from operators new to the platform as others move to the A321.  

This week, Cargo Facts reported that Sky One has also added its first 757-200PCF with the Pratt & Whitney-equipped, 1989-vintage unit 24472. New operators of the Boeing narrowbody this year include Amerijet, MIAT Mongolian Airlines and, potentially, Longtail Aviation, while Faroe Islands-based FarCargo will soon place its first 757 freighter into CMI operation. 

Unit 25622 will join two 747-200Fs that Geo Sky currently operates. Those freighters have an average age of a little over thirty-five years old. When the airline added its most recent 747-200F in 2019, it told Cargo Facts it was planning for 747-400Fs in the future. 

Georgia has seen significant growth in its freighter fleet in the past two years, with other operators like Camex Airlines, Georgian Airlines and MyWay Airlines all focusing on 737NG freighter expansion. 

For its part, AFG recently acquired its first A330-200 (926, ex-Middle East Airlines) in July ahead of conversion with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) in 2024.

Cargo Facts Symposium, taking place LIVE Oct. 19-21 at the InterContinental San Diego, is the essential event for stakeholders in the air cargo industry. Learn more and register today.