Air China Cargo proposes purchase of up to 10 Airbus A350F freighters worth $4.65B

Air China Cargo plans to acquire up to 10 Airbus A350F freighters in a transaction valued at $4.65 billion, with deliveries scheduled between 2029 and 2031. The purchase remains conditional on shareholder approval and would commit the carrier to a multi‑year A350F intake if ratified.

Discovered 2025-10-27T09:51:10.571401-07:00 | 2025-10-27T09:51:10.571401-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The proposed deal is sizable — up to 10 A350Fs valued at $4.65B with 2029–2031 deliveries — and signals a material long‑lead freighter commitment for Air China Cargo; see Airbus' progress on the A350F as Airbus begins final assembly of the first A350F fuselage (https://hype.aero/?story=aa1c106c-88e1-426c-b200-0986ae9fd464).
  • New long‑term freighter orders affect market capacity and financing flows for widebody freighters; compare recent freighter financing and fleet moves such as Emirates arranging $350M to acquire two 777 Freighters (https://hype.aero/?story=863f5b5f-e70e-4e8a-beac-f5511cf848f0) and FedEx redeploying freighters within Asia (https://hype.aero/?story=9e0b9396-cfa1-49f2-92f2-539389b3be52).
  • The timing (deliveries from 2029) matters for network and capacity planning as A350 family production and airline A350 order activity evolve; see recent A350 order movement and delivery schedules (https://hype.aero/?story=b4b227a6-8680-4340-bf12-92fa3802a048).

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