Jeff Lee

The first FedEx MD-11F that had been stranded outside the United States when the FAA grounded the type has returned and is ready for service. The 1991-vintage, CF6-powered unit 48459, which arrived in Singapore (SIN) in October 2025 for maintenance, landed at FedEx’s hub in Memphis (MEM) today. It was one of four FedEx MD-11Fs […]

Saltchuk Aviation soon will take delivery of a 737-400 freighter on lease from World Star Aviation for the first time as it continues growing with 737 Classics. Seattle-based Saltchuk Aviation is adding the 737-400 to its Aloha Air Cargo subsidiary to support freighter operations in Hawaii and ensure it can deliver reliably to customers, Saltchuk […]

FARNBOROUGH, England — Scotland-based carrier Loganair is set to buy Beta Technologies’ Alia electric conventional take-off and landing aircraft.

FARNBOROUGH, England — MSC Air Cargo, the airfreight arm of Switzerland-based shipping and logistics group MSC, is the customer behind an unidentified order for five 777-8Fs. Boeing, which revealed the deal today at the Farnborough International Airshow, logged the order in December 2025 but until now had attributed it to an undisclosed customer. The 777-8Fs […]

FARNBOROUGH, England — National Airlines is buying another GE90 and six more CF6s from GE Aerospace to keep its growing fleet flying reliably.

FARNBOROUGH, England — United Kingdom-based Alfor Aviation soon will complete a Class E maindeck cargo modification on a Trent 700-powered A330-300 that incorporates an elevator system to lift LD3 containers loaded through the aircraft’s belly cargo doors. Alfor bought the 2005-vintage aircraft (720, ex-Thai AirAsia X) and took delivery of it in April 2025 before […]

Qantas is about to commence the next phase of its Airbus narrowbody-freighter expansion and solidify its lead as the largest operator of A321Fs. The Australian carrier soon will take delivery of its next two A321-200P2Fs, with both 2007-vintage units appearing complete and in full Qantas Freight livery after conversion with EFW in Guangzhou (CAN), according […]

World Star Aviation is about to induct its first IAI 777-300ERSF Big Twin conversion, kicking off a new conversion line at the Ascent facility in Arizona.

Mexico-based Awesome Cargo has completed a C check on its own Airbus A330-200P2F at its MRO facility for the first time.

APOC Aviation is parting out an Airbus A321 freighter for the first time after seeing strong interest across its airframe and landing gear divisions.