JAL converts 767s, Cargo Three selects MD-10s, China Airlines retires 747s

Cargo Facts Connect

In this week’s episode of the “Cargo Facts Connect” podcast, Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee and Associate Editors Andrew Crider and Robert Luke discuss a series of widebody developments involving a variety of freighter types.

First, Japan Airlines will operate its own freighters again after a hiatus of more than ten years as part of a groupwide growth strategy.

Meanwhile, China Airlines is continuing to retire its production 747-400Fs even as it experiences delays in receiving new 777F orders; Cargo Three is adding ex-FedEx MD-10Fs; and Airbus has delayed entry into service of the A350F into 2026.

Tune in for a discussion of these topics and more for the week ending May 5, 2023.