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Cargo Facts Connect

Cargo Facts Connect addresses all things freighters and aircraft. Connect delves into what"s new in freighter transactions, belly capacity trends, conversion activity and aircraft finance. Brought to you by Cargo Facts, long the industry"s leading information resource on freighter aircraft, Cargo Facts Connect gets you inside the freighter business. Cargo Facts has been the newsletter of record of the air cargo and freighter aircraft industries for over 40 years. Cargo Facts, published by Royal

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18:17

Pacific Air Cargo’s Tanja Janfruechte on Hawaii ACMI...

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2023/12/02

Pacific Air Cargo has been heavily involved in the relief efforts in Maui as the island recovers from the destructive wildfires in August due to a long-term ACMI arrangement with Kalitta Air for the carrier’s 747-400F capacity between Los Angeles and Honolulu.At the same time, the company has been exploring other avenues of growing its business.“We have traditionally always focused on Asia eastbound interline agreements and those agreements and partnerships are still valuable to our

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11:53

Astral’s Gadhia on African market, fleet growth

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2023/11/17

In this week’s episode of the “Cargo Facts Connect” podcast, hear from Astral Aviation founder and Chief Executive Sanjeev Gadhia at the Dubai Airshow.Astral’s own-operated and wet-leased freighters fly within, into and out of Africa. The performance of the trade lanes has been mixed this year, Gadhia said.“The intra-Africa market, I would say, compared to 2022 has actually grown by about 5%,” he said. “But next year, we’re expecting double-digit growth. And we’re very confident about the

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11:23

CFS 2023 preview with GlobalX, Reliable Robotics,...

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2023/10/20

In this episode, hear from three speakers who will join us next week at Cargo Facts Symposium in San Diego. Ed Wegel, chairman and chief executive of Global Crossing Airlines, will share in a fireside chat the story of certifying a new airline during the pandemic and its cargo ambitions as the first operator of A321 freighters in the Americas. “We’re very bullish on the narrowbody market and we’ve got a lot of airplanes coming, so we feel pretty good about our position and the future,”

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13:39

ST Engineering’s Tan on Airbus narrowbody freighters

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2023/10/07

In this episode, hear from Boon Keng Tan, senior vice president, general manager and head of aircraft and freighter leasing at ST Engineering.In 2021, ST set up Juniper Aviation Investments, a joint venture with the Singaporean state-owned investment company Temasek, to focus on developing a freighter leasing portfolio that specializes in narrowbodies.Juniper has delivered four A321-200Fs and one A320-200F to date, with more in the pipeline. All were converted with EFW, in which ST holds a

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19:36

Buffalo Airways’ McBryan on launching jet freighter ops

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2023/09/23

In this episode, hear from Mikey McBryan, general manager of Buffalo Airways, which is on the cusp of launching commercial service with its first 737-300 freighter in Canada.The 1986-vintage 737-300BDSF (23512, ex-Swiftair) that Buffalo purchased in 2022 had been in storage in the U.K. since 2017; it finally arrived in Canada last month after two years of maintenance and overhaul.Buffalo had to install additional avionics upgrades on the aircraft once it landed in Edmonton (YEG), but the

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14:48

Awesome Cargo’s Luis Ramos on A330 launch, Mexican...

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2023/09/11

In this episode, hear from Luis Ramos, founder and chief executive of Awesome Cargo.The Mexico-based startup is in the certification process and nearing its AOC. It has leased two 2011-vintage A330-200s from Air Lease Corp. and plans to operate them in the Medius Class E cargo configuration from U.K.-based Avensis Aviation ahead of full-freighter conversion.Awesome Cargo registered its first A330-200 (1218, ex-Alitalia) in Mexico in June. The carrier intends to introduce 737-800 freighters

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15:32

Boeing Global Services’ Bob Weiss on BCF programs

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2023/08/26

In this episode, hear from Bob Weiss, director of 737 and 767 BCFs at Boeing Global Services.Boeing continues to diversify its conversion locations, with the Joramco facility in Jordan announcing this week that it will host a conversion line for the 737-800BCF program, joining other upcoming sites like KF Aerospace in Canada and GMR Aero Technic in India.After redelivering its 100th 737-800BCF last year, Boeing has also hit other milestones on its narrowbody conversion program in 2023,

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21:34

Avensis CEO Sutter discusses A340, A330 conversions

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2023/08/11

In this episode, hear from Cristian Sutter, chief executive of U.K.-based Avensis Aviation, which offers a range of cargo modifications for Airbus widebodies.Avensis most recently launched a full-freighter conversion for the A340 with German startup Universal Sky Carrier, a project that is entering an advanced stage of development, Sutter said.In the meantime, Avensis has obtained certification for its reversible Class E modification on the A330-200 and -300.Tune in as Cargo Facts Editor

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12:28

Xtreme CEO on 10th anniversary, expansion ahead

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2023/07/31

In this episode, hear from Carlos Cock, chief executive of Miami-based Xtreme Aviation, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in the city last week.Xtreme expanded into the freighter leasing segment when it acquired its first 737-300F in 2022 and has worked with carriers in Latin America, including Colombia-based Aerosucre and Dominican Republic-based Sky High.The company last year also completed its first PEMCO 737-300F conversion at its facility in Opa-Locka (OPF) and is looking to

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11:05

Teleport CEO on freighter fleet growth

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2023/07/14

In this episode, hear from Pete Chareonwongsak, chief executive of Teleport, the logistics unit of Capital A, as the company unveiled its first A321 freighter on lease from BBAM in a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on July 12.Teleport says it already is the largest air logistics network in Southeast Asia but has ambitious plans for further growth with its incoming fleet of freighters.“This freighter allows us to carry more, do more, and cover more,” Chareonwongsak said in a speech at the ceremony

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15:31

Western Global on the verge of collapse

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2023/07/01

This week’s episode of the “Cargo Facts Connect” podcast focuses on the potential bankruptcy of Western Global Airlines and the impending strike by the UPS Teamsters union. With this week’s news that Western Global is inching closer to bankruptcy Cargo Facts looks at the airline’s fleet in more detail, addressing signs of the potential collapse and what might happen next with the Western Global fleet. Meanwhile, the UPS Teamsters union issued its demands for a last-and-best offer from the

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18:23

The Paris Air Show, plus Embraer in China

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2023/06/23

In this week’s episode of the “Cargo Facts Connect” podcast, hear a discussion on highlights from the Paris Air Show, including orders for 737-800BCFs from Air Algerie and NAC, a massive deal for 500 passenger Airbus narrowbodies from IndiGo and an update to Boeing’s and Airbus’ market outlooks.At the show, Embraer also unveiled plans to begin conversions for its E-Jet family in China, a significant step for the new program.Tune in for a discussion by Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee, Senior

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17:21

Cebu Pacific aircraft in the headlines, younger A330...

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2023/06/16

In this episode, Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee, Senior Associate Editor Robert Luke and Associate Editor Andrew Crider discuss two items relating to Cebu Pacific Air and a trend in feedstock for A330 conversions. Cebu Pacific has reactivated 50% of its freighter fleet, sending one of its two ATR 72-500Fs to an MRO in Vietnam for C check after being out of service for over a year. Also, a former Cebu Pacific aircraft is undergoing conversion and is destined to join Mexico-based Mas. That

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23:25

100th episode special

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2023/06/10

In the 100th episode this week, Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee and Associate Editors Andrew Crider and Robert Luke discuss a conversion milestone for Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a new 737-800BCF operator in Turkey and MD-11 retirements.This week marked EFW’s fiftieth redelivery of its latest generation of Airbus conversions with an A330-300P2F for DHL Express. EFW has redelivered seventeen A330-300P2Fs, nine A330-200P2Fs and twenty-four A321-200P2Fs and A320-200P2Fs, the STC holder confirmed to

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17:44

Natilus co-founder Matyushev on the Kona drone

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2023/05/26

In this episode, Cargo Facts Associate Editor Andrew Crider sits down with Natilus co-founder and Chief Executive Aleksey Matyushev to discuss the development of the company’s Kona cargo drone.Natilus recently announced a deal with ZeroAvia and unveiled a hydrogen-powered engine option for its blended-wing cargo drone. This development comes after headline-making orders from Ameriflight and Volatus Aerospace.Matyushev addresses the challenges of drone production, what recent scale-model

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20:23

SmartLynx talks A321Fs plus other news from Cargo...

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2023/05/20

In this episode, Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee and Associate Editors Andrew Crider and Robert Luke discuss the first Cargo Facts LATAM conference, which took place this week in Panama City.Cargo Facts made its debut in Latin America with groundbreaking news, developments and insight from industry leaders in the region.At the event, Lee and Luke caught up with SmartLynx Airlines Vice President of Sales & Development Edvinas Demenius to talk about the airline’s strategy and plans for its

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18:25

News from AUVSI XPONENTIAL, plus more A321Fs

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2023/05/13

In this episode, Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee and Associate Editors Andrew Crider and Robert Luke highlight the key takeaways from the Association for Uncrewed Vehicles International’s XPONENTIAL 2023 exhibition and conference in Denver this week and other developments.Cargo drones dominated the news this week, with Canada-based Volatus Aerospace evaluating whether it will order more Natilus drone and announcing plans to expand its cargo drone operations into the Dominican Republic and the

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18:01

JAL converts 767s, Cargo Three selects MD-10s, China...

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2023/05/06

In this week’s episode of the “Cargo Facts Connect” podcast, Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee and Associate Editors Andrew Crider and Robert Luke discuss a series of widebody developments involving a variety of freighter types.First, Japan Airlines will operate its own freighters again after a hiatus of more than ten years as part of a groupwide growth strategy.Meanwhile, China Airlines is continuing to retire its production 747-400Fs even as it experiences delays in receiving new 777F orders;

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17:26

Drone developments in LatAm, global A321F growth

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2023/04/28

In this episode, Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee and Associate Editor Andrew Crider discuss watershed moments in the drone industry involving integration of unmanned aircraft systems into airspace.In North America, Reliable Robotics submitted data gathered with NASA to validate the reliability of existing radar systems in ensuring the safe separation of unmanned and manned aircraft. The data promises to help regulators in the United States develop methods to integrate drones into the

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17:31

CFA 2023 sparks conversations on freighter type and...

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2023/04/21

In this episode, Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee and Associate Editor Andrew Crider are joined by Cargo Facts Consulting Director Guillermo Ochovo and Senior Consultant Jim Edgar to discuss highlights from Cargo Facts Asia, which returned this week for the first time since 2019.Ochovo shares his thoughts on Cargo Facts Consulting’s latest freighter forecast, which he unveiled during the event. The group compares that report with statements made by panelists at Cargo Facts Asia on the potential

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