Issue Summary

These indeed are remarkable times. In the span of a few months, the world has two new freighter variants, the Airbus A350F, launched late last year, and now the Boeing 777-8F, a derivative of the 777X, an aircraft that hasn't even entered service yet. Qatar Airways signed on as launch customer, with an order for as many as 50 of the type. Meanwhile, as we reported last week, Airbus is starting an airline to rent out space on its BelugaST transporters for very large cargo.