Jeff Lee

The number of EFW A330P2F conversions is set to surpass the thirty-eight production A330-200Fs Airbus made. Since redelivering the first A330-300P2F conversion (116, ex-Malaysia Airlines) in December 2017, EFW has to date completed and redelivered at least thirty-eight A330P2Fs at its various conversion sites around the world: twenty-five -300P2Fs and thirteen -200P2Fs. Cargo Facts believes at

ATSG’s ABX Air will add ten Amazon 767-300 freighters to its fleet on a CMI basis this year as part of an expanded five-year agreement between ATSG and Amazon. It will be the first time ABX Air has operated 767-300Fs for Amazon. To date, the airline has flown only 767-200Fs for the e-tailer, ATSG confirmed

Levu Air Cargo has sourced its first A321 freighter through SmartLynx as it prepares for launch after it receives its AOC. The Brazilian startup will sublease the 1998-vintage unit 775 (ex-Ural Airlines) from SmartLynx on a dry-lease basis, the two companies confirmed to Cargo Facts. Unit 775 is an A321-200PCF with CFM56 engines. SmartLynx added

A proposed section in the 2024 FAA reauthorization bill that seeks to extend the 767-300F’s production deadline would leave a door open in the medium-widebody freighter segment for Boeing as passenger 767 conversion feedstock candidates become increasingly scarce. Section 1105 in the latest version of the bill, updated May 1, is titled “Limitations for certain

MSC Air Cargo has taken delivery of the first 777F it will place on the AOC of AlisCargo Airlines, making AlisCargo the first of several operators that will start flying 777Fs this year. Delivered May 9, the aircraft (68230) is also the first 777F registered in Italy. AlisCargo will operate unit 68230 on a CMI

PANAMA CITY — Levu Air Cargo will offer A321 freighter capacity in Brazil to DHL when it begins flying its first A321-200PCF. Levu is nearing its AOC and expects to dedicate the entire capacity of its first A321PCF to major customer DHL, the Brazilian startup told Cargo Facts. The 1998-vintage unit 775 (ex-Ural Airlines), which

PANAMA CITY — IAI will soon begin converting its first A330-300BDSF and hopes to certify the new program by mid-2025. IAI has completed the engineering phase and plans to begin structural modification of the 2014-vintage prototype (1574, ex-Air Europa) as soon asin July, Rafi Matalon, vice president and general manager of marketing at IAI Aviation

Atlas Air has acquired a pair of factory 747-400Fs that China Airlines retired from service in 2023. Jetran sold the two 2002-vintage freighters (30766 and 30767) to Atlas Air on May 10 after purchasing them earlier in 2024, the Horseshoe Bay, Texas-based aircraft trader and lessor confirmed to Cargo Facts [FATs 9661-9662]. Units 30766 and

IAI will soon bring its 777-300ERSF prototype to the United States to conduct final certification flights for its new conversion program. IAI is waiting for the green light for the flights, which will include FAA personnel on the flight deck to test for human factors issues, Rafi Matalon, vice president and general manager of marketing

Hamden Aviation is focusing on Latin America as it looks to grow its presence in the freighter segment. The Hamden, Conn.-based lessor began supporting the industry by providing CFM56-3C1 engines to cargo operators with 737 Classics. “It was just sort of an organic entry [into the freighter space] from the -3C1 market, then working with