ASL Aviation Holdings has bought two 747-400 freighters that it had been leasing as part of its strategy to own and control more large-widebody capacity. The group purchased the 2004- and 2003-vintage units (33945 and 33516) on Aug. 7, reflecting ASL’s continued investment in its long-haul freighter business and its strategy to expand its own […]
China-based Air Central has acquired a 747-400 freighter from Air China Cargo, expanding its widebody fleet to three production 747-400Fs. The 1995-vintage aircraft (26560), which departed Beijing (PEK) on Aug. 13 and arrived in Xiamen (XMN) two and a half hours later, is now painted in Air Central’s livery. Air Central plans to add one […]
Air Atlanta has decreased its 747-400 freighter operations on behalf of Saudia Cargo. Air Atlanta, which previously flew four 1994- to 1996-vintage 747-400Fs in ACMI service for Saudia Cargo, in May removed a 1995-vintage production 747-400F (27503) and a 1995-vintage 747-400BDSF (27899) from the arrangement. Air Atlanta deployed unit 27899 in ACMI service for United […]
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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 large-widebody freighters flying reliably. The seven engines are new and will add to National’s inventory of eight GE90s, thirty CF6s and seventeen PW4000s, Chairman Chris Alf told Cargo Facts at the Farnborough […]
China Airlines has agreed to sell four of its production 747-400Fs to Cargolux and plans to remove them in 2027 as it continues to renew its freighter fleet. The sale includes the four CF6 engines for each aircraft and China Airlines expects to progressively phase out the four freighters before delivering them to Cargolux in […]
ASL Airlines Belgium has inaugurated a new direct cargo route linking Liege Airport and Sary-Arka Airport in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, further strengthening air freight connectivity between Europe and Central Asia. The new service, which commenced on 16 June 2026, is operated five times per week using a Boeing 747-400F. The route is designed to support Karaganda’s […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban24 JunASL Airlines Belgium this month launched a direct freighter flight connecting European cargo hub Liege Airport with Sary-Arka Airport in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. The 747-400F route, first flown by ASL Airlines Belgium on June 16 by its 2009-vintage production unit 36785, will operate five times a week, Aidar Aimaganbetov, cargo manager for commercial at the Kazakh […]
There are now ten 747-400 freighters registered in Moldova. The most recent addition is a 2001-vintage, RB211-powered production 747-400F (32571) that had exited service with Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines at the beginning of the year. The freighter flew to Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (AAN), from Baku (GYD) on June 6 under the call […]