Author: Marcel van Noordenne

North Carolina-based charity Samaritan’s Purse has acquired its first 757. The 757-200PCF (22611, ex-Pacific Air Express VH-PQA), N511KW, was re-registered to Samaritan’s Purse on March 22 after the charity acquired it in January, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s registry. Registration N783SP was reserved March 22nd.

By Chen Chuanren February 16, 2022 (Aviation Week Network) SINGAPORE—ST Engineering will start a passenger-to-tanker (P2T) conversion program with U.S.-based firefighting service provider Galactic Holdings to modify Boeing 757s into aerial water bombers. The work will be carried out at ST Engineering’s facilities in the U.S. The first aircraft is expected

AQUILA AIR CAPITAL ANNOUNCES AIRCRAFT LEASING TRANSACTION WITH ASTRAL AIRLINES 09 NOV – AQUILA AIR CAPITAL ANNOUNCES AIRCRAFT LEASING TRANSACTION WITH ASTRAL AIRLINES Aquila Air Capital, a specialty finance platform focused on commercial aerospace, today announced the signing of operating leases for three Boeing 757-200F freighter aircraft with Astral Airlines.  SkyExec

NEWS PROVIDED BY Northern Pacific Airways  Sep 22, 2021, 09:00 ET NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — This week, Anchorage-based Northern Pacific Airways, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FLOAT Alaska LLC, agreed to the purchase of its first six aircraft—Boeing 757-200s. The airline completed the transaction to meet part of its initial fleet requirements.