by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 27, 2021 | News
IAI is progressing rapidly with its 777-300ER cargo conversion, comfortably ahead of the other two companies working on similar conversions. We have followed IAI’s program to convert Boeing 777-300ER passenger jets into freighters. This 777 variant is longer than...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 23, 2021 | News
The A330-800 is the smaller of two A330neo variants but has only a fraction of the bigger A330-900’s sales. Why? What does this mean? We have previously seen the history of the Airbus A330. In its original guise, the plane played a secondary role to the four-engined...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 16, 2021 | News
Lufthansa, the last MD-11 operator in Europe, had to keep its last of these jets for an extra couple of flights, due to strong cargo demand! It was going to be a low-key send-off, but with the odd sign of appreciation. The airline put a “Thank you MD-11, Farewell”...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 6, 2021 | News
Many believe that single-pilot aircraft will come eventually and that the first such application will involve cargo. But is it that simple? It seems like an inevitable progression. Previously, flight crews consisted of two pilots and a flight engineer. Even before...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 1, 2021 | News
Lufthansa will soon retire the last MD-11F operating anywhere in Europe, as they add two 777F freighters to service – including a cheeky one. We have seen cargo operations booming in the last 18 months. Obviously, the pandemic had an enormous impact, given the loss of...
