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Dec 13, 2016 (newstodate): The Icelandic ACMI provider Air Atlanta Icelandic reports another year of strong performance in 2016.
-We have indeed been busy on the freighter side, seeing now a strong peak season with all freighters flying practically back-to-back, says Baldvin Hermannsson, Air Atlanta Icelandic VP Sales & Marketing.
-As of now, we are operating seven Boeing 747-400 freighters, down one since the start of the year after redelivering one converted freighter operating for AirBridgeCargo at the end of its lease period.
-Plans are to add one production Boeing 747-400 production freighter in 2017, and we might very well add a second freighter as well over the year. Basically we are thus continuing our move away from converted to production freighters in our fleet.
-While belly capacity on the new generation of passenger aircraft has certainly grown rapidly over the recent few years, there is still a manifest need for freighters. There is always a number of key lanes that require freighter capacity either due to congestion at airports like Hong Kong or Shanghai, or as production centers move to new regions that do not have an abundance of passenger routes. Which is the case for instance in China where production is moving away from the traditional coastal areas to new regions in the north and west of the country.
-So we are always in the market for suitable freighter aircraft. There is quite a number of new, well-maintained options available, but it is as always a question of finding the right aircraft at the right time at the right cost, says Mr Hermannsson.
-We have indeed been busy on the freighter side, seeing now a strong peak season with all freighters flying practically back-to-back, says Baldvin Hermannsson, Air Atlanta Icelandic VP Sales & Marketing.
-As of now, we are operating seven Boeing 747-400 freighters, down one since the start of the year after redelivering one converted freighter operating for AirBridgeCargo at the end of its lease period.
-Plans are to add one production Boeing 747-400 production freighter in 2017, and we might very well add a second freighter as well over the year. Basically we are thus continuing our move away from converted to production freighters in our fleet.
-While belly capacity on the new generation of passenger aircraft has certainly grown rapidly over the recent few years, there is still a manifest need for freighters. There is always a number of key lanes that require freighter capacity either due to congestion at airports like Hong Kong or Shanghai, or as production centers move to new regions that do not have an abundance of passenger routes. Which is the case for instance in China where production is moving away from the traditional coastal areas to new regions in the north and west of the country.
-So we are always in the market for suitable freighter aircraft. There is quite a number of new, well-maintained options available, but it is as always a question of finding the right aircraft at the right time at the right cost, says Mr Hermannsson.