Robert Luke

AutoFlight and A2Z Drone Delivery are taking lead roles in supporting Alatau Advance Air Group’s development of the first AAM ecosystem in Kazakhstan.

Widebody activity carried the freighter aircraft transaction momentum into June, with Cargo Facts recording sixty-two FATs.

Fort Lauderdale-based commercial aircraft lessor Azorra is entering the freighter segment through a conversion deal with Embraer for twenty E190Fs, with an option for ten more.

Hawaiian Airlines next year will see its own branding on a freighter for the first time in more than six years.

Merlin aims to integrate its autonomous flight software into IAI’s freighter conversions after signing a memorandum of understanding with the STC holder.

GE Aerospace is the first engine manufacturer to operate a hybrid-electric propulsion system at high altitude. Working with NASA, Beta Technologies and Boeing, the engine maker successfully flew the hybrid-electric engine above 30,000 feet on May 20 for more than two hours, a GE Aerospace spokesperson told Cargo Facts. The hybrid-electric powerplant was installed on […]

The Cargo Facts Freighter Capacity Index dipped to 138.8 in June and July after climbing to 139.0 in May. The index rose 2.1% year over year in June and 1.8% YoY in July. The Freighter Capacity Index calculates active maindeck freighter capacity globally. The higher the index, the greater the amount of maindeck freighter capacity […]

Narrowbody aircraft activity rebounded strongly in July, accounting for sixty of the seventy-nine freighter aircraft transactions for the month.

Kalitta Charters II is entering the Boeing 757 freighter market with the purchase of a 757-200PCF previously operated by Samaritan’s Purse.

Jetstream Aviation Capital has added Ryan Air as a new lessee as it continues to expand its regional freighter customer base and portfolio.