Air Canada Cargo drops order for 777Fs as turbulence hits the market
Executive changes at Air Canada look likely to be behind it backtracking on plans to add two 777 freighters to its fleet, in favour of adding 18 787 aircraft, with options for a further 12. During his...
View ArticleNew emissions rules may have little impact on the global air cargo fleet
Incoming ICAO emissions standards will have little impact on the freighter market, considering they will not affect the older generation aircraft that constitute the bulk of the global air cargo fleet....
View ArticleChina Airlines to sell five B747-400Fs
Taiwan-headquartered China Airlines is selling five of its 747-400 freighters. According to reports, the carrier has contracted Aircraft Management Services to handle the sale – all five aircraft were...
View ArticleIndiGo eyes China and South-east Asia and takes on more freighter capacity
India’s largest private airline, IndiGo, is stepping up freighter operations, aiming to ride what it sees as strong economic tailwinds for air cargo growth. “We are evaluating the addition of more...
View ArticleThe case of the missing passenger belly capacity
Recent air transport statistics are heartening: not only are passengers back, but cargo is in recovery too, according to the figures just released by IATA for December 2023 and the full year....
View ArticleTranspac ecommerce freighters on pause as US Customs checks every parcel
UPDATED 5.8.24 to reflect additional information from CBP The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency’s decision to boost compliance in ecommerce imports, which appears to have impacted ecommerce...
View ArticleFreighter aircraft: ‘we are on the cusp of major change in large widebodies’
Even with 21% of the fleet parked, freighters will continue hauling a large share of global airfreight as the growth in bellyhold capacity slows, according to Tom Crabtree, MD of air cargo research and...
View ArticleBust-to-boom-to-bust: the cyclicality of air cargo growth patterns
The global air freight market has been in positive growth territory for about one year now, with IATA reporting positive traffic gains since August 2023, as well as seven consecutive months of...
View ArticleBoeing delays 777 deliveries and axes 767F production
As indicated in The Loadstar last week, problems at Boeing will mean freighter orders will go to the back of the queue. Boeing has said it will push back its first 777-8F deliveries, as well as ending...
View ArticleeVTOL drone project gets closer to flights carrying air cargo
Pipistrel, a tech-based mobility company, claims to have “reimagined the future of air freight transport” with its Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric VTOL unmanned cargo aircraft. The company is based in...
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