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

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.

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