Alaska Air Cargo: two more 737 cargo freighters
Alaska Air Cargo is adding two Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its dedicated freighter fleet serving the state of Alaska. These additions will increase the freighter fleet from three to five aircraft.
“Fleet expansion positions our growing cargo business to meet rising demand from industry and consumers,” said Adam Drouhard, managing director for Alaska Air Cargo. The two 737-800 converted aircraft will come from Alaska Airlines existing passenger fleet.
The planes will be converted from their passenger configuration to all-freight aircraft beginning this year. They’re projected to re-enter service as freighters in 2023. The -800 aircraft provides a 40% capacity increase per departure over the current -700 aircraft with a payload of roughly 22,680 kg. (cj)