Asiana Airlines has commenced operations with an Airbus A350-900 partially retrofitted as a maindeck freighter, as it plans scenic flights…
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2020 in numbers: The year of freighters and preighters
16 / 09 / 2020
The airfreight sector had just come out of its worst year for traffic in a decade, driven by weak global…
Why freighter strategy is a loaded question for Boeing
29 / 05 / 2020
Few would dispute that Boeing has long shaded Airbus in the cargo sector with its broad portfolio of new-build “factory…
Worldwide Flight Services, Bolloré Logistics and Airbus team up to ship medical masks
31 / 03 / 2020
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has collaborated with Bolloré Logistics and Airbus to transport 2m medical face masks from China to…
A321 converted freighter secures EASA certification
25 / 02 / 2020
European authorities have certified the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion undertaken by the airframer’s EFW joint venture with ST Engineering. Approval…
First A321P2F cargo conversion aircraft takes flight
05 / 02 / 2020
Qantas’ plans to operate the first A321 as a freighter took a step closer to reality when Vallair launched an…
BelugaXL freighter enters into service
13 / 01 / 2020
Airbus’ BelugaXL freighter has entered into service after making its first operational flight on January 9. The aircraft will provide…
Limited freighter orders announced at Dubai Airshow
19 / 11 / 2019
With regards to cargo, there has been comparatively little to shout about so far from this year’s Dubai Airshow, taking…
Airbus BelugaXL receives EASA type certification
13 / 11 / 2019
Airbus’s BelugaXL is set for entry-into-service by early 2020, after having received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency…
Airbus ups freighter forecast as stored fleet remains historically low
18 / 09 / 2019
Airbus is predicting demand for just over 850 new-build freighters over the next two decades in the airframer’s latest global…