The big news this past month was the announcement from express delivery giant, FedEx that it placed an order for 50 B767 Freighters (and options for another 50) and 18 B777 Freighters. Representing the largest ever order for the aircraft type, it was of course nothing particularly earth shattering by Middle East carrier standards, but that’s a completely different story. Certainly the order also says something about the way the industry moving – the integrators continue to thrive as most … [Read more...] about Taking centre stage
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China merger: More questions than answers
Certainly some of the more exciting air cargo news out of China for some time –according to reports first carried by China’s state media the People’s Daily and Xinhua news agency, China’s three largest cargo carriers will merge to form Asia’s largest cargo carrier. The reports, quoting Zhou Laizhen, the deputy administrator at the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), said Air China Cargo, China Cargo Airlines and China Southern Cargo will merge. No timeline or financial information … [Read more...] about China merger: More questions than answers
