Boeing 737-800 freighter

Amazon transferring Boeing 737-800 cargo jets to Sun Country Airlines

Leisure carrier Sun Country Airlines will fly up to eight additional Boeing 737-800 converted freighters for Amazon under a contract extension announced Thursday.

Minneapolis-based Sun Country (NASDAQ: SNCY) has operated a dozen Amazon-supplied Boeing narrowbody cargo jets since 2020. It said its contract for providing crews, maintenance and insurance has been extended until 2030 and that it will begin operating the initial aircraft in the first quarter of 2025.

All eight aircraft are expected to...

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ASL Aviation brings first Boeing 737-800 freighter to Australian unit

ASL Aviation Holdings, a Dublin-based provider of dedicated transportation service for express carriers DHL, FedEx, UPS and Amazon, said Monday it has introduced its first Boeing 737-800 converted freighter to its new subsidiary in Australia.

ASL Airlines Australia will soon deploy the cargo jet in the Australian domestic and international markets in support of express parcel operators and shippers of general cargo. The company said it is lining up customers interested in using the aircraft for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/asl-aviation-brings-first-boeing-737-800-freighter-to-australian-unit

Kenya Airways more than doubles capacity with 737-800 freighters

Kenya Airways will double the size of its cargo fleet with the arrival this quarter of two Boeing 737-800 converted freighters from the United States, part of an effort to capture growing freight demand in Africa and the Middle East. 

Each plane is nearly 25% larger than the airline’s existing freighters, which essentially means Kenya Airways Cargo is adding 150% capacity.

The first 737-800 aircraft was delivered to Kenya Airways in mid-January, and the second will be ferried to the airline’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kenya-airways-more-than-doubles-capacity-with-737-800-freighters

Alaska Airlines to expand freighter service to Los Angeles

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Alaska Airlines will take advantage of two new Boeing 737-800 converted freighters to open its first dedicated cargo service south of Seattle, starting in April, said Adam Drouhard, managing director for cargo.

Los Angeles will be the newest market for the freighters, which currently don’t fly beyond Seattle in the Lower 48 states.

The newly modified aircraft will help Alaska Air Cargo broaden its market reach in Alaska, speed up deliveries and reduce stress on the airline’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alaska-airlines-to-expand-freighter-service-to-los-angeles

Boeing adds Middle East site for 737-800 cargo conversions

Boeing is establishing its eighth production line for converting Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft to freighters after agreeing with Amman, Jordan-based maintenance and repair company Joramco to carry out the aftermarket work. 

Joramco, a subsidiary of service company Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, is the first site in the Middle East to support Boeing’s 737-800 conversion program. It will reconfigure used aircraft for customers in the Middle East, Europe, North Africa and the Commonwealth of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/boeing-adds-middle-east-site-for-737-800-cargo-conversions

Nontraditional airlines in Brazil, Indonesia pursue 737-800 freighters

A startup cargo airline in Indonesia, a logistics company in Brazil with its own fleet and an American passenger airline with freighters focused on the Alaska market are each poised to receive two Boeing 737-800 converted cargo jets within a year.

Modern Logistics, based in Sao Paulo, said last week it will lease two 737-800 aircraft overhauled for dedicated cargo operations to modernize its fleet and enable international expansion. 

The 10-year-old company’s business model is to provide...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nontraditional-airlines-in-brazil-indonesia-pursue-737-800-freighters

Bad luck hampers start of WestJet freighter operations

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Canadian passenger airline WestJet is finally on the precipice of activating its first cargo jets...

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Boeing adds 737-800 freighter conversion line in India

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Boeing will set up a new production line in India to convert used 737-800 passenger aircraft into...

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Silk Way West, Alaska Airlines sign Boeing freighter deals

Silk Way West Airlines, a growing cargo operator based in Azerbaijan, and Alaska Airlines on Thursday signed contracts with Boeing for two freighters apiece — but that is where the similarities ended. 

Silk Way West said it will take two 777-8s, the largest plane available from Boeing (NYSE: BA) and one so modern it isn’t even being produced yet, while Alaska Airlines will use secondhand 737-800s passenger aircraft and turn them into freighters.

Boeing said it expects to deliver the 777-8s in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/silk-way-west-alaska-airlines-sign-boeing-freighter-deals

Freighter conversions: More wins for 737-800 as Airbus finishes 1st A320

A Boeing 737-800 jet in a hanger on a stand getting an interior overhaul.

Boeing this week announced two new orders, including from a new customer, for its 737-800 converted freighter while a separate retrofit design from Israel Aircraft Industries for the same 

model gained access to the European market. This reinforces the latest forecasts for significant growth in narrowbody cargo planes converted from passenger jets.

Airbus is gunning for the 737-800 with its fledgling A321 that hit the market 18 months ago and the smaller A320 conversion, the first unit of which...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freighter-conversions-more-wins-for-737-800-as-airbus-finishes-1st-a320

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