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Air Cargo
Exclusive: Airbus floats concept for A380 freighter conversion
The A380 has mostly been a bust as a giant passenger plane. Now Airbus is trying to salvage some value by offering to convert passenger…
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Why are iconic MD-80 jets being converted to freighters?
USA Jet Airlines, a small cargo operator, is converting old MD-88s into freighters. Airlines gave up on this plane, so why is anyone investing to…
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Atlas Air’s leasing unit to help Icelandair convert 767s to freighters
Icelandair is raising capital with a sale-leaseback of two large jets and then turning them into freighters. It’s an innovative move.
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Air Cargo
LATAM Cargo moves up expansion plan for Boeing 767 freighter fleet
Boeing 767s are coveted by all-cargo carriers. LATAM Airlines is doing an in-house swap of passenger planes to its cargo division, which will send them…
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Amazon, FedEx air partner ASL orders 737-800 converted freighters
You’ve probably flown in a Boeing 737-800, a next-generation variant of this popular 737, but when they are put to pasture they become valuable assets…
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Air Cargo
AEI receives large order for 737-800 converted freighters
Aerospace engineering firms are busy converting passenger planes to pure freighters.
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Air Cargo
Titan Airways to operate world’s second A321 converted freighter
A new type of air cargo plane is entering the market to much fanfare. The Airbus A321 has many capabilities. Titan Airways is getting the…
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Maritime History Notes: The evolution of car carriers
As cars gained popularity, ships were converted and built specifically for transporting vehicles overseas.
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Kuehne + Nagel expands aerospace logistics offering to freighter conversions
Retrofitting a passenger plane to operate as a heavy cargo plane is a big engineering job that requires many new parts and disposal of old…
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Air Canada finalizes decision to convert aircraft to freighters
Air Canada is showing itself to be one of the most innovative airlines around. It plans to start an all-cargo subsidiary on top of new…
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