Features - Cargo Facts https://cargofacts.com/category/features/ The Air Freight & Express Industry Source of Record Wed, 02 Apr 2025 02:14:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cargofacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-CF_Icon_twitter-75x75.png Features - Cargo Facts https://cargofacts.com/category/features/ 32 32 From the Cockpit with Magma CEO Peter Kerins https://cargofacts.com/features/from-the-cockpit-with-magma-ceo-peter-kerins/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 02:09:36 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57150022 Magma Aviation is looking to expand its widebody freighter capacity for customers in 2025 and beyond. This could come in the form of both medium-widebody and large-widebody freighters, adding to the A321-200P2F and 737-800BCF capacity that United Kingdom-based Magma began offering in the second half of 2024. The company also strengthened its commercial presence in […]

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]]> China nears fleet of 140 widebody freighters https://cargofacts.com/features/china-nears-fleet-of-140-widebody-freighters/ Sat, 22 Mar 2025 00:31:59 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57149693 China will soon surpass 140 widebody freighters as carriers expand their fleets with both Airbus and Boeing aircraft. The 137 widebody freighters in service — including 747-8Fs, 747-400Fs, 777Fs, A330-300Fs, 767-300Fs, A330-200Fs and A300-600Fs — accounted for almost half of the 285 jet freighters in service in China as of March 15, according to Cargo […]

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]]> People: Gerg to head Embraer’s new leasing, freighter team https://cargofacts.com/features/people-gerg-to-head-embraers-new-leasing-freighter-team/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:05:03 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57149616 Embraer Commercial Aviation has appointed Oliver Gerg as senior vice president of its newly formed global leasing and freighter team.  The new team, based in Amsterdam, specializes in E-Jet passenger-to-freighter conversions and commercial aviation leasing, according to a March 10 release.  Embraer launched its freighter conversion program for the E190 and E195 passenger aircraft in […]

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]]> 2025 starts with dip in freighter aircraft transactions https://cargofacts.com/features/2025-starts-with-dip-in-freighter-aircraft-transactions/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 01:01:34 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57149451 The number of monthly freighter aircraft transactions that Cargo Facts recorded dipped to forty-one in January, eleven fewer than the previous month and three lower than January 2024. Starlux Airlines started the year with a splash, announcing that it had firmed up options for five more A350Fs from Airbus. The additional order doubles the new […]

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]]> Global widebody freighter fleet growth slows https://cargofacts.com/features/global-widebody-freighter-fleet-growth-slows/ Sat, 08 Mar 2025 03:21:23 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57149240 Widebody carriers globally have implemented creative solutions to shore up their fleets as available options slimmed and air cargo demand increased. Although operators were challenged with adding dedicated widebody maindeck capacity in 2024, the net number of active widebody freighters worldwide grew 1.8% year over year to 1,389 as of Feb. 28, based on Cargo […]

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]]> Forwarders’ Forum: Tariffs, realized and potential, threaten U.S. interests https://cargofacts.com/features/forwarders-forum-tariffs-realized-and-potential-threaten-u-s-interests/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:48:29 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57149013 Looking at the White House’s selected endorsements for the latest Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum entering the United States, talk in our industry has lately centered on how the influx of tariffs is going to change the landscape of international trade in 2025.  President Donald Trump on Feb. 10 restored a 25% tariff […]

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]]> From the Cockpit with Nolinor President Marco Prud’Homme https://cargofacts.com/features/from-the-cockpit-with-nolinor-president-marco-prudhomme/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:27 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148950 Quebec-based Nolinor Aviation plans to add multiple Natilus Kona regional freighters to its fleet of 737-200Fs as the combination carrier expands its lift capacity to support remote regions in northern Canada. Nolinor, which recently announced the deal with Natilus, is among a handful of Canadian carriers, including Air Inuit and Chrono Aviation, still operating 737-200s […]

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]]> People: Van De Weg takes CEO role at Mas https://cargofacts.com/features/people-van-de-weg-takes-ceo-role-at-mas/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:07:11 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148758 Robert Van De Weg became chief executive this month at Mexico-based cargo airline Mas. He succeeds Andres Fabre, who became executive chairperson at Mas.  Van De Weg previously spent more than five years as chief commercial officer at ECS Group. He has also held leadership positions at CargoLogicManagement, AirBridgeCargo, Cargolux, Atlas Air and KLM Cargo. […]

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]]> December caps off slower 2024 for FATs https://cargofacts.com/features/december-caps-off-slower-2024-for-fats/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:43:38 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148671 Freighter aircraft transactions dropped to fifty-two in December 2024, almost a 50% year-over-year decrease compared with the 103 FATs Cargo Facts recorded in December 2023. Together with the fifty-seven FATs each month in October and November 2024, the fourth quarter’s total number of FATs came to 166. That brought the second half of 2024’s FATs […]

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]]> Boeing reclaims crown from Airbus for 2024 production freighter orders https://cargofacts.com/features/boeing-reclaims-crown-from-airbus-for-2024-production-freighter-orders/ Sat, 25 Jan 2025 01:25:40 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148386 Boeing emerged victorious over Airbus for production freighter orders in 2024, marking a reversal of what transpired in 2023, but the number of orders and deliveries of production freighters for the year represented another reversal as the cargo market improved while the manufacturers struggled to overcome production and delivery delays. 2024 saw net orders for […]

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