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• David Kaminski-Morrow
Volga-Dnepr Group’s cargo airline Atran has returned to service after Russia’s federal regulator reinstated its operating certificate. The carrier’s first reported flight was on the Moscow–Mirny route, using a Boeing 737 freighter.
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Volga-Dnepr Group’s cargo airline Atran has returned to service after Russia’s federal regulator reinstated its operating certificate. The carrier’s first reported flight was on the Moscow–Mirny route, using a Boeing 737 freighter.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has chartered its first ATR 72-500 freighter, adding a turboprop cargo aircraft to its humanitarian air operations. The available report provides no details on the aircraft’s operator, deployment, or charter terms.
Titan Airways has retired its only Airbus A330-300 converted freighter, according to ch-aviation. The report provides no further detail on the aircraft’s disposition or the carrier’s plans to replace its cargo capacity.
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Mammoth Freighters has inducted its first Boeing 777-200LR for passenger-to-freighter conversion at STAECO’s facility in Qingdao, China. The aircraft, formerly operated by Delta, marks an expansion of the relatively new program’s production network in Asia; Mammoth delivered its first completed 777 freighter conversion two months ago.
Canadian North has opened a new cargo base in Ottawa, adding a dedicated location to its freight operations. The available reporting provides no details on the facility’s capacity, investment or network implications, limiting assessment of its effect on the airline’s cargo business.
Air freight is divided roughly evenly between cargo carried in the belly holds of passenger aircraft and shipments moved on dedicated freighters. That balance frames the question of whether an A330-900F could fill a role alongside the larger A350F, though the available article summary provides no further case for or against the proposed aircraft.
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CVsky, operating as Linhas Aéreas de Cabo Verde, has received the first of two leased ATR 72-600s, adding capacity for domestic services across the archipelago. In a separate ATR development, ACIA Aero Leasing delivered the first ATR 72-600 passenger-to-freighter conversion fitted with a large cargo door to FedEx.
Polish Aviation Group plans to enter the all-cargo market with a new airline that would operate independently of LOT, its airline subsidiary. The venture is part of a broader strategy to increase cooperation among the group’s Polish aviation interests, while PGL’s chief executive has cited expected returns as a rationale.
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