SpiceXpress takes delivery of first 737-800BCF
SpiceJet’s cargo division, SpiceXpress has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter to better serve the region and open new routes. The 737-800BCF entered service last year and has an order book of 120 units, with 17 expected to be produced in 2019 to meet customer demand. The aircraft, the first one […]
Amazon to lease another 15 737-800s from GECAS
Amazon is continuing to invest in its aircraft fleet by signing a partnership to lease another 15 Boeing 737-800s from GECAS. The deal was signed at the Paris Air Show, with the 15 aircraft coming in addition to the five 737-800s already leased from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The aircraft will fly in the […]
Atran Airlines links Hangzhou with Riga for Cainiao
Atran Airlines has added a new route to its network between Hangzhou, China and Riga, Latvia for Cainiao Network e-commerce shipments. The flights from Hangzhou, the emerging technology hub and home of China’s e-commerce will operate on Thursdays using a Boeing 737-800BCF, providing up to 23 tonnes of cargo capacity for Alibaba Group’s logistics arms. […]
Atran Airlines connects Xi’an with Moscow
Volga-Dnepr Group’s express carrier Atran Airlines has linked Xi’an, China with Moscow, Russia, connecting Chinese retailers with Russian consumers. The first flight was operated by a Boeing 737-400SF with further plans to deploy a Boeing 737-800BCF with up to 23 tonnes of cargo capacity per flight on the route. The flight was operated with the […]
Atran Airlines welcomes first 737-800BCF to fleet
Volga-Dnepr Group’s express carrier, Atran Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800BCF, increasing its fleet to five aircraft. The new freight has already operated its first flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Norilsk and Yakutsk carrying consumer goods for the population of the Siberian and Far Eastern parts of Russia including perishables, general cargo […]
West Atlantic receives the keys to the first 737-800BCF
Boeing has delivered the first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), to be operated by West Atlantic. The aircraft was handed over to the customer at a ceremony at East Midlands Airport on 19 April, and West Atlantic will receive four 737-800s within the next 11 months. The 737-800BCF can […]
FIA16: 10 orders for Boeing Converted Freighters
Boeing has received orders for 10 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF), of which six are 737-800s and four at 767s, in a deal announced at the Farnborough International Airshow. Bulgaria-based Cargo Air and Columbian airline, Lineas Aereas Suramericanas Cargo will both receive two 737-800BCFs each and Air Algerie has signed a commitment for two 737-800BCFs. The […]
Boeing launches 737-800BCF Next Generation
Boeing has launched its 737-800 Next Generation Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF), with the first deliveries expected in the fourth quarter of 2017. The manufacturer has 30 firm orders and 25 commitments for the 737-800BCF. It has secured firm orders from YTO Airlines has ordered 10 with commitments for an additional 10. China Postal Airlines has […]