Year 2020! Something that gives everyone a sour taste in their mouth when taking a look back today. The onset of (COVID-19) what just started as a normal virus to a pandemic has caused tables to turn and the economy to crumble badly. Aviation industry was one among the worst hit businesses. From passenger numbers crumbling to new lows, airlines shutting shop and aircrafts (such as the Boeing 747-400s, Airbus A350s etc) being phased out of the fleet, the aviation […]
On June 20, 2020, Alitalia – the flag carrier of Italy – launched their first cargo freighter service to CSMIA, Mumbai. Alitalia plans to operate a non-scheduled weekly flight on the Mumbai – Rome – New York sector with their Boeing 777 Passenger to Cargo [P2C] converted aircraft. The flight is scheduled to operate every Sunday, till the end of July. This Rome-Mumbai flight has enhanced the connectivity between Italy and India. Alitalia is operating on this route after almost 12 […]
Blue Dart, India’s oldest cargo airline, was incorporated in May 1994 as a 100% subsidiary of Blue Dart Express Limited. Blue Dart Aviation commenced operations in June 1996 with a fleet of 2 Boeing 737-200F airplanes. Currently, the airline operates a fleet of 6 Boeing 757-200(PCF) airplanes which have a carrying capacity of 204 tones combined. The airline has a rich history of constant profits across the years from the year it started operations. The COVID19 has forced the aviation […]
SpiceXpress, SpiceJet’s cargo airline took delivery of it’s first Boeing 737-800BCF on September 22, 2019. The aircraft is leased from NGF Alpha Ltd., a division of Spectre Cargo Solutions. Boeing Converted Aircraft (BCF) are next-generation 737 aircraft, which are converted by Boeing into cargo jets. The airplane can carry 23.9 tonnes of freight and has a range of 2000NM. Launched during September 2018, SpiceXpress currently operates cargo flights as follows: Six weekly services to Hong Kong from New Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati and […]