West Atlantic aims for a strong year as losses fall in 2017

West Atlantic has reduced losses to 61.6 million Swedish Krona in 2017 ($7.1 million) with the company saying it is well positioned for a stronger year in 2018. The Gothenburg-headquartered company says revenue grew by 20.4 per cent to 1.6 billion Krona, with growth primarily coming from a new five year contract awarded by the […]

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 […]

West Atlantic to sell two BAE ATP Freighters to EnComm

West Atlantic will sell two BAE ATP Freighter aircraft to Nairobi, Kenya-based EnComm in a deal that also commits to spares, engineering and training support. The airline decided in 2017 to start marketing the aircraft for dry-leasing and sale, and as part of the transaction, West Atlantic also brokered an additional two BAE ATP passenger […]

Norwegian postal aircraft crash

An aircraft carrying post and other parcels for Norway Post has crashed on the border of Norway and Sweden. The Bombardier CRJ200PF, owned by West Atlantic, operated on behalf of Posten Norge, was on its way from Oslo to Tromso when it declared a mayday at 23.31h on 7 January. The crash site was located […]