Aviation News – Indian cargo operator Afcom Holdings Limited has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Boeing to acquire up to four B777-8F freighters....
Afcom Holdings has signed a letter of intent with Boeing to acquire as many as four 777-8Fs, potentially making it the first carrier in India to order and operate a production 777 freighter. Afcom plans to operate the 777-8Fs on long-haul routes averaging ten to twelve hours as it expands service internationally and strengthens connectivity […]
Indian cargo carrier plans to add widebody aircraft to a fleet currently limited to three converted Boeing 737-800 freighters
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier4 Sept
Potential deal for up to 10 aircraft comes four years after carrier signed an MoU for five 777-8Fs
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier4 SeptEthiopian Airlines is nearing an agreement with Boeing for as many as ten new 777 freighters, according to media reports. This comes as the carrier expands Africa’s largest freighter fleet and prepares to add converted 777s. The African carrier’s order with Boeing could include two current-generation 777Fs and as many as eight 777-8Fs, according to […]
MSC Air Cargo's unexpected order for five Boeing 777-8 Freighters reveals a mystery customer and signals strong demand for the yet-to-fly aircraft.
Cargo jet remains on track for 2027 entry into service ahead of Boeing's rival 777-8F
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier30 Jul
The Airbus A350F has broken Boeing's large-freighter near-monopoly, but can it overcome the powerful 777-8F and reshape the cargo market?
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 777-8Fs. Boeing, which revealed the deal today at the Farnborough International Airshow, logged the order in December 2025 but until now had attributed it to an undisclosed customer. The 777-8Fs […]
Widebody activity carried the freighter aircraft transaction momentum into June, with Cargo Facts recording sixty-two FATs, surpassing the previous month by thirteen transactions. However, the number of FATs in June decreased 29% year over year. China Southern Cargo highlighted the widebody activity for the month, placing an order with Boeing for eight 777-8Fs and two […]
The engine's capability is as important as the aircraft's capability when it comes to aircraft with a single-engine option.
The carrier also has options for more of the next-generation freighters.
The cargo unit of China Southern Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for up to eight freighter…
AeroTime•Ian Molyneaux29 JunChina Southern Airlines is the latest airline to order the Boeing 777-8F. Subsidiary CSA Cargo announced an order for five
Air Insight•Richard Schuurman28 Jun
State-owned airline would become the first Chinese customer for Boeing's next-generation cargo aircraft
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier28 JunChina Southern Cargo has become the first known carrier based in mainland China to select Boeing’s new 777-8F. The carrier has signed a deal with Boeing to purchase two 777Fs and five 777-8Fs for about $3.62 billion at list prices, parent China Southern Airlines said in a filing today with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. China […]