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Turkish Airlines has signed lease agreements with AerCap for two 777-300ERSF freighters, converted from passenger aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled to join the airline’s fleet in 2027, adding widebody cargo capacity through a conversion program developed with the lessor.
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Turkish Airlines has signed lease agreements with AerCap for two 777-300ERSF freighters, converted from passenger aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled to join the airline’s fleet in 2027, adding widebody cargo capacity through a conversion program developed with the lessor.
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Northern Air Cargo has retired its last Boeing 737-400 freighter, ending the US cargo carrier’s operation of the type. The available report does not specify the aircraft’s replacement, retirement timing or effect on the airline’s capacity.
Mont Gabaon, an operator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has acquired a Boeing 737-400 freighter. The report does not specify the aircraft’s capacity, intended routes or entry-into-service timing, leaving the scale and operational role of the acquisition unclear.
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Skyrocketing jet-fuel prices and geopolitical disruption are squeezing airline profitability and raising the prospect of a market correction, even as passenger demand is expected to grow. ING forecasts about 5% global passenger growth in 2027, while aircraft shortages constrain capacity; American is losing ground to Delta and United, and Finnair expects 7% passenger growth in 2026 on just 1% capacity growth.
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