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

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Clark International Airport in the Philippines recently announced a plan to construct a four-phase AeroDistrict with a dedicated cargo and logistics hub.

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Chicago Rockford International Airport is eyeing network expansion into Latin America and Asia, driven by the growth of own-controlled e-commerce and AI-related shipments, respectively.

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Hawaiian Airlines will see its own branding on a freighter for the first time in more than six years when parent Alaska Airlines receives four Boeing 737-800BCFs next year.

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FARNBOROUGH, England — National Airlines is buying another GE90 and six more CF6 engines from GE Aerospace to keep its growing fleet of Boeing large-widebody freighters flying reliably.

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The new joint freighter flight that MASkargo and Qatar Airways Cargo recently launched connecting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with Bengaluru, India and Doha, Qatar, brings the carriers’ networks closer as they prepare for the start of their joint business.

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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.

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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 Boeing 777-8Fs.

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Widebody activity carried the freighter aircraft transaction momentum into June, with Cargo Facts recording sixty-two FATs, surpassing the previous month by thirteen transactions.

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The global average price of jet fuel rose by 17.6% week over week to $149.40 per barrel for the week ending July 17 as the war in Iran intensified, according to IATA.

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

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Boeing said in its latest Commercial Market Outlook that the number of active jet freighters in the global fleet will exceed 4,000 by the end of 2045.

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DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its own-controlled trans-Pacific network by assuming the capacity on an existing DHL Express Boeing 777F route connecting Bangkok with Cincinnati.

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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 Boeing 737 Classics.

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Malta-based Challenge Group is preparing to receive its next Boeing 777-300ERSF to support expansion across its Europe-China and Europe-India networks.

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