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EFW closes acquisition of Superior Brokerage Services

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Estes Forwarding Worldwide (EFW) said Monday it had completed the acquisition of Superior Brokerage...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/efw-closes-acquisition-of-superior-brokerage-services

IndiGo, Air Inuit opt for converted narrowbody freighters

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The market for converting used passenger jets into freighters is more subdued this year amid a...

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EFW doubles revenue with acquisition of Superior Brokerage Services

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Estes Forwarding Worldwide (EFW) announced Thursday it will acquire forwarder Superior Brokerage...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/efw-doubles-revenue-with-acquisition-of-superior-brokerage-services

Forwarder EFW acquires trade show logistics operator

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Estes Forwarding Worldwide (EFW) announced Monday it has acquired trade show logistics and exhibit...

Passenger-to-freighter conversions keep on humming

Leasing companies and airlines don’t appear concerned about oversaturating the air cargo market with freighters as they continue to place production orders despite a  yearlong downturn in air cargo volumes and rates. Airframe overhaul facilities are scrambling to keep up with the demand for converting used passenger jets into dedicated cargo jets.

Lessors remain optimistic about long-term growth projections for air cargo, fueled by the fast-fulfillment requirements of e-commerce, and are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/passenger-to-freighter-conversions-keep-on-humming

How expedited LTL shipping just became painless

If you do any less-than-truckload shipping, you’ve likely experienced the anxiety that comes with needing to move freight fast but seeing no expedited shipping option in your transportation management system.

But, you don’t have another choice; you still need to move those goods in one or two days. You’re forced to spend hours researching online and making phone calls to carriers, keeping your fingers crossed that one of them can move your shipment in your specific lane. 

What would it be like if...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-expedited-ltl-shipping-just-became-painless

Leasing companies secure slots to convert aircraft for cargo

Close of a cargo aircraft with the side cargo door raised.

Several aircraft leasing companies on Thursday reserved production slots with aftermarket overhaul specialists to convert used passenger aircraft to cargo jets. 

The flurry of transactions illustrates that cargo operators continue to have an appetite for large and standard freighters even as demand for air shipping cools off in a murky economic environment.

Lessors and investors have shown greater interest in freighters since the pandemic as airlines downsized and turned to more modern aircraft...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/leasing-companies-secure-slots-to-convert-aircraft-for-cargo

Sichuan Airlines to receive 1st A330 converted freighters built in China

A white-and-red Sichuan Airlines jet on the tarmac.

Two Chinese carriers have committed to lease Airbus A330 converted freighters that will be produced in China by aerospace manufacturer Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture between Airbus and Singapore’s ST Engineering.

CBD Aviation, the Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank, on Tuesday announced the order of 12 additional A330 passenger-to-freighter conversions from EFW. It said it will lease two retrofitted A330-300s to Chengdu-based Sichuan Airlines and one to Jiangxi Cargo Airlines...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sichuan-airlines-to-receive-1st-a330-converted-freighters-built-in-china

MasAir to more than double fleet with A330 converted freighters

A white cargo jet sits on the field. It has no markings yet after recently undergoing a conversion.

An Airbus A330-200 jet fully converted to cargo configuration will arrive in Mexico City within days as MasAir Cargo Airline begins to realize its ambitious expansion plan under new ownership structure and management.

The Mexican carrier, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2021, operates three Boeing 767-300 freighters. By the summer the medium widebody fleet will more than double with the expected arrival of three more A330s.

MasAir will be the first airline in the Americas to operate an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/masair-to-more-than-double-fleet-with-a330-converted-freighters

Here comes the Airbus A320 converted freighter

A white plane heading up in the sky with visible patches on fuselage from retrofit work. View from rear.

The first Airbus A320 passenger plane to be converted to a freighter configuration made its maiden flight Wednesday at an aerospace park in Singapore, the company behind the new design said.

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture between Airbus and Singapore’s ST Engineering, said the first customer for the refurbished cargo jet is United Arab Emirates-based Vaayu Group, which last month announced it will lease five of the aircraft from ST Engineering’s aviation leasing arm. 

The plane is in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/here-comes-the-airbus-a320-converted-freighter

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