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Nov 13, 2023 (newstodate): The Faroese startup carrier FarCargo is still awaiting the official take-over of its freighter aircraft.
   On newstodate's inquiry earlier this month, the company's CEO, Birgir Nielsen, confirmed that the aircraft has till not been officially handed over to FarCargo, with no further details.
   In September, FarCargo expected the process to be completed by the end of October - which obviously did not happen.
   The initial, overly optimistic, expectations were for the FarCargo seafood freighter to start operating from late October/early November 2022..
   Purchased from AirSale, FarCargo's Boeing 757-200F placed on the AOC of FarCargo's partner, West Atlantic Sweden, left the paint shop in FarCargo's livery at Taikoo Xiamen Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd on June 10, 2023, awaiting final delivery.
   According to insider information, the process has been running behind schedule on the seller's side, causing delays to the official take-over.
   -Operations will start with test flights and possibly some intra-European cargo flights. And only thereafter FarCargo will launch regular flights on the planned route Vagar-Keflavik-New York Newark-Billund-Vagar, Birgir Nielsen, FarCargo CEO, earlier told newstodate.   
   FarCargo is part of the Bakkafrost Group, the country's leading exporter of fresh salmon to the US market.