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June 7, 2022 6:00 am ET -
FedEx Boeing 727s: Where Are They Now?
Federal Express operated the Boeing 727 for 35 years. It took delivery of the first aircraft in 1978. Initial acquisitions were from other carriers before the Memphis, Tenn.-based airline purchased new aircraft from Boeing. In fact, they took delivery of…
May 21, 2021 4:41 am ET -
LATAM Announces Expansion of Cargo Fleet Leading to 2023
LATAM Airlines Group announced the expansion of its fleet-converted-to-cargo growth plan, under which it expects to gradually add 10 Boeing 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters over the next three years, totaling a fleet of up to 21 aircraft of cargo by…
December 19, 2020 5:18 am ET -
Birds of a Feather: The Aircraft Lost to COVID-19 in…
To not mince words about the commercial aviation industry when talking about the last year, but 2020 sucked. The global force for moving passengers was grounded with the rapid spread of COVID-19 as borders closed, demand fell and airlines looked…
May 1, 2020 4:45 am ET -
Boeing Developing Plan for New NMA Planes Dubbed 757-Plus and…
Boeing is developing plans for its New Midsize Airplane (NMA) program, which aims to replace Boeing’s 757 and 767 planes and compete with the relatively-new Airbus A321XLR, Reuters reports. Boeing shelved the program in January to finish working on fixes…
April 30, 2020 9:04 pm ET -
American, Delta Accelerate Aircraft Retirements
As airlines continue to struggle through the virtually nonexistent travel associated with the coronavirus pandemic, they are looking for as many places as possible to cut down on costs in an effort to save money. Many airlines have grounded large…