Farnborough’s freighter fiesta: Cargo at center of air show action

A large Boeing takes off a a sharp angle. View from behind.

The Farnborough International Airshow outside London was an opportunity for aerospace manufacturers, suppliers, airlines, technology and energy companies, and aviation enthusiasts to finally meet for the first time in four years because of COVID, promote new deals, make new alliances and discuss issues key to aviation’s future. Air cargo took center stage, with several orders for freighter aircraft and developments related to freighter conversions during a show that was relatively short on new...

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Purolator adds turboprop freighters to cross-border air network

Four De Havilland turboprops fly in formation across blue sky with light clouds.

A subsidiary of Chorus Aviation (TSX: CHR) last month began flying packages for Purolator Inc., Canada’s largest courier, with turboprop aircraft under a three-year contract to serve the U.S. cross-border market, the companies announced Wednesday. The expanded air capacity is designed to increase service options for express shipments and is part of a broader effort to invest in infrastructure for the delivery network. 

Voyageur Aviation Corp., which provides short- and long-term air charter...

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