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Northeast Asia's cargo airlines re-fleet, but not Singapore Airlines
NORTHEAST Asia's combination passenger-freight airlines are re-fleeting main deck cargo operations, reports Sydney-based CAPA (Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation).
EVA Air announced at the Paris Air Show its intent to acquire five 777Fs, said CAPA. The 777F has also been used to re-fleet the cargo units affiliated mainland China's big three airlines: Air China, China Eastern and China Southern.
The largest in-service 777F fleet in the world is with China Southern, with 10. Korean Air has taken 777Fs in addition to 747-8Fs, which only Cathay in Asia has been the other combination airline to use, said CAPA.
There are no known re-fleeting plans from Asiana and China Airlines. The airlines that have re-fleeted have been optimistic about acquisition costs being offset by operating efficiencies.
Thai Airways has quit the main deck business and Malaysia Airlines may do the same, though both were small players, said CAPA.
Singapore Airlines Cargo is the largest in southeast Asia but with only eight in-service 747Fs and has no plans to re-fleet.
As with the passenger business, southeast Asian carriers are disadvantaged in serving North America, the main freight route for northeast Asian carriers, it said. To Europe there is large competition, including from Gulf carriers.
EVA is the latest airline in northeast Asia to re-fleet after years of saying it may do so.
The 777Fs will join EVA's passenger 777s (20 in service and 12 on order, all -300ERs). Taiwan's China Airlines has not re-fleeted, and nor has Asiana.
Mainland China's three big cargo carriers have re-fleeted, as have Korean Air and Cathay Pacific. ANA's freighter network is confined to intra-Asia, where it uses 767s.
EVA Air announced at the Paris Air Show its intent to acquire five 777Fs, said CAPA. The 777F has also been used to re-fleet the cargo units affiliated mainland China's big three airlines: Air China, China Eastern and China Southern.
The largest in-service 777F fleet in the world is with China Southern, with 10. Korean Air has taken 777Fs in addition to 747-8Fs, which only Cathay in Asia has been the other combination airline to use, said CAPA.
There are no known re-fleeting plans from Asiana and China Airlines. The airlines that have re-fleeted have been optimistic about acquisition costs being offset by operating efficiencies.
Thai Airways has quit the main deck business and Malaysia Airlines may do the same, though both were small players, said CAPA.
Singapore Airlines Cargo is the largest in southeast Asia but with only eight in-service 747Fs and has no plans to re-fleet.
As with the passenger business, southeast Asian carriers are disadvantaged in serving North America, the main freight route for northeast Asian carriers, it said. To Europe there is large competition, including from Gulf carriers.
EVA is the latest airline in northeast Asia to re-fleet after years of saying it may do so.
The 777Fs will join EVA's passenger 777s (20 in service and 12 on order, all -300ERs). Taiwan's China Airlines has not re-fleeted, and nor has Asiana.
Mainland China's three big cargo carriers have re-fleeted, as have Korean Air and Cathay Pacific. ANA's freighter network is confined to intra-Asia, where it uses 767s.
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