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China Postal Airlines takes first B777-200F
16.03.2023 - 04:15 UTCChina Postal Airlines (CF, Nanjing) took delivery of its first B777-200F directly from Boeing on March 8, 2023.
B-221X (msn 67763) was ferried directly from Everett to Beijing Capital, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. It is the first of two units of the type that the cargo specialist is planning to add, with the second due in mid-April 2023. The B777 is its first widebody aircraft, and the first production freighter delivered direct from the manufacturer.
China Postal Airlines plans to use the B777 mainly for its future services to the United States. Pending certification, it plans to launch services from Nanjing to Chicago O'Hare in August 2023 and to Los Angeles International in March 2024, both via Anchorage Ted Stevens.
The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows that the airline's narrowbody fleet comprises seven B737-300(F)s, eight B737-400(F)s, seven B737-800(BCF)s, and seven B757-200(PCF)s. Last month, the carrier teamed up with Xiamen Airlines to add a further nine freighter aircraft, although...
China Post teams up with Xiamen Airlines to buy 9 aircraft
13.02.2023 - 22:59 UTC
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China Postal Airlines targets US using B777-Fs
20.12.2022 - 23:24 UTCChina Postal Airlines (CF, Nanjing) has applied to fly property and mail on scheduled and charter services between China and the United States. In a December 16 Department of Transportation (DOT) filing, the airline said it intends to use two new B777-200Fs on flights between Nanjing and Chicago O'Hare and Nanjing and Los Angeles International starting from next year.
The DOT filing identifies the two B777Fs to be used on the China - US country pair as new-build jets B-221X (msn 67763) and B-221Y (msn 67764). China Postal Airlines has already acquired both aircraft, with the first due to arrive at the airline on January 15, 2023, and the second on April 15. The carrier states that it wants to start its Chicago O'Hare flights in August 2023 and the Los Angeles flights in March 2024. Both services will have a technical stop in Anchorage Ted Stevens.
China Postal's Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued air operator's certificate allows the airline to transport cargo and mail between Chinese domestic...
China's Central Airlines opens Wenzhou base
07.11.2022 - 23:50 UTC
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