Freighter Fleet of Major Airlines In The World

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By sorting out the freighter fleets of the world’s major airlines, it is found that:

 

First , the global freighter capacity is mainly concentrated in the three integrated logistics service providers Fedex, DHL and UPS. Fedex operates 681 freighters, DHL has 270 freighters, and UPS operates 261 freighters. In order to meet the needs of cargo and mail transportation at different distances, the cargo aircraft fleets of these three integrated logistics service providers are all composed of cargo aircraft with different transportation capabilities of near, medium and long distances.

 

Second, SF Airlines is currently moving towards an integrated logistics service provider, and its freighter fleet consists of B747F, B767F, B757F and B737F. With a fleet of 58 freighters and 2 long-range freighters, compared with the three major integrated logistics service providers, there is still a long way to go.

 

Third, Atlas Air has the largest number of B747F/777F intercontinental long-haul freighters in the world, with about 63 aircraft. Atlas Air is mainly engaged in ACMI, CMI, charter flights, dry lease and other businesses.

 

Fourth , apart from integrated logistics service providers, there are not many cargo airlines in the world that only operate all-cargo aircraft, including Luxembourg Cargo Airlines with 27 B747F series freighters, Aerobridge Airlines with 18 B747F series freighters, and 10 B747F series freighters. Freighter of Azerbaijan Silk Road West Airlines. These companies have one thing in common, that is, they all operate B747F series long-range freighters, and most of them are intercontinental freight routes.

 

Fifth , the number of cargo aircraft of Chinese airlines is small, and there is a lack of strong cargo airlines. Up to now, there are only more than 170 cargo aircrafts of all airlines in mainland China. Among them, SF Airlines has the largest number of B757Fs and B737Fs; China Southern Airlines Cargo has only 14 aircrafts with the largest number of long-haul freighters. China’s air cargo needs to speed up, let’s do it and work hard!

 

FEDEX

As of May 31, 2019, Fedex operates 681 freighters , of which 639 are owned and 42 are leased, as follows:

 

DHL

As of February 24, 2020, DHL has about 270 cargo aircraft, and the aircraft types are as follows:

 

UPS

As of January 31, 2020, UPS operated 261 freighters as follows:

 

Atlas Air

As of the beginning of 2020, Atlas Air has 122 aircraft, of which 111 are self-operated and 11 are dry leased. There are a total of 110 cargo aircraft , as follows.

 

SF Airlines of China

Currently has 58 cargo aircraft, including:

• B737-300F 14
• B737-400F 3
•  B757-200F 31
• B767-300F 8
• B747-400ERF 2

 

Cathay Pacific Group Hong Kong

The Cathay Pacific Group consists of four airlines: Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon, Hong Kong Express and China Airlines. At present, Cathay Pacific Group has 238 passenger and freighter aircraft, including 30 freighters, including 21 B747 series freighters of Cathay Pacific and 9 A300 freighters of Huamin Airlines. the information is as follows:

 

Qatar Airways

As of January 2020, Qatar Airways operates 204 passenger and freighter aircraft, of which 28 are freighter aircraft. The fleet size includes B777F, B747F and A330F, as follows:

Air Luxembourg

Currently operating 27 B747 series freighters, the specific information is as follows:

 

China Post Airlines

Currently operating 31 freighters, 27 owned and 4 leased, including:

• B737-300F 10
• B737-400F 8
• B737-800F 2
• B757-200F 11

 

Korean Air

As of December 31, 2019, Korean Air had 169 passenger and cargo aircraft, including 23 cargo aircraft , as follows:

 

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines currently operates 350 aircraft, including 23 cargo aircraft , including:

• A330-200F 10
• A310-300F 2
• A300-600F 1
•  B777F 6
•  B747-400F 4

 

China Airlines

As of January 31, 2020, China Airlines operated 88 passenger and cargo aircraft with an average age of 9.7 years. There are 18 freighters , all of which are B747-400F. Details are as follows:

 

Airbridge Airlines

At present, Russian Airbridge operates 18 B747 freighters, including:

•  B747-8F 12
•  4 B 747-400ERFs
•  B747-400Fs 2

 

Lufthansa

Lufthansa currently operates 18 all-cargo aircraft, including:

• MD11 12
• B777F 6

 

China Southern Airlines Cargo

There are currently 14 freighters in operation , including:

• B777F 12
• B747F 2

 

Fortune Wings Airways

Currently operating 23 passenger and cargo aircraft, including 12 cargo aircraft, including:

• B737-300F, 8
• B737-400F, 1
• B747-400F, 3

 

Emirates

Currently, there are 270 passenger and cargo aircraft in operation, including  11 cargo aircraft , all of which are B777 cargo aircraft.

 

Silk Way Western Airways

Currently operating 10 B747 series freighters, including:

• B747-400F 5
• B747-8F 5

 

All Nippon Airways

As of January 29, 2020, All Nippon Airways operated 268 passenger and cargo aircraft, including 10 cargo aircraft , the type of which is B767F.

 

Air China Cargo

There are currently 9 freighters in operation , including:

• B747F 3
• B777F 6

 

Singapore Airlines Group

The Singapore Airlines Group includes Singapore Airlines, SilkAir and Tigerair. As of the 2019/2020 financial year, the Singapore Airlines Group will operate 208 passenger and freighter aircraft, including seven freighter aircraft , all B747-400 freighters, operated by Singapore Airlines.

 

Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways currently operates 114 passenger and cargo aircraft, including 5 cargo aircraft , all of which are B777 freighters.

 

EVA Air

As of December 2019, Taiwan’s EVA Air operates 82 passenger and freighter aircraft, including 5 freighter aircraft , all of which are B777Fs.