ASL Airlines Australia– the operator previously referred to as Pionair Australia– has actually included its very first Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to its Air Operators Certificate (AOC), which it anticipates to take into industrial operations in the coming months. Australia’s very first 737-800BCF, the airplane (VH-CYK) is among moms and dad ASL Aviation’s 40-unit dedication for the transformed truck. It has a capability of 23.9 tonnes with 5,000 cu feet offered on the maindeck (12 pallets) and an additional 1,500 cu feet offered in the bulk freight hold. “The very first ASLA 737-800 truck is set to provide affordable brand-new chances to air freight clients in the Australian domestic and worldwide markets, with its ability to move both reveal parcels and bigger freight quickly with a variety approximately 3,750 km. ASLA is currently in conversation with clients and anticipates to run its very first industrial income flights quickly,” the operator specified. “This is the very first 737-800 in the ASLA fleet, and the airline company anticipates to grow the fleet, including airplane with time to satisfy client requirements.” ASL Airlines Australia included the 737-800BCF to its fleet following a modification to its AOC by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA). This followed a 12-month job which saw shipment of VH-CYK to the airline company in February 2024, issuance of a Certificate of Airworthiness in March, and an effective AOC variation showing flight under CASA oversight in April this year. Ireland-based ASL Aviation obtained Pionair in 2023 and rebranded it the exact same year to line up with other ASL systems. The purchase enabled ASL to broaden into the Australian and Oceania markets The airline company supplies night freight services on the east coast of Australia, serving Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville and Cairns. Operations are carried out for Qantas Freight on behalf of FedEx and Australia Post. It has 5 primary bases in Australia– Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Cairns– and has a concentrate on the express and e-retail sectors. ASL Aviation currently has a number of providers– 4 in Europe, plus airline companies in Thailand India and South Africa– running an overall of around 160 airplane. The business is 3 years into a five-year fleet renewal program that consists of the arrangement with Boeing for 40 B737-800BCF (Boeing Converted Freighters) conversion slots. According to Cirium fleets information, the airplane was provided– in guest setup– to now-defunct Indian operator Jet Airways in 2006. When the airline company collapsed in 2019, it quickly ran with compatriot SpiceJet for about a year before being gone back to lessor Avolon in 2020, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was then transformed into a truck in 2022. In 2015, East Midlands-headquartered ASL Airlines United Kingdom (ASLUK) broadened its fleet with the addition of its very first 737-800BCF. ASL broadens into Australia with Pionair acquisition ASL Airlines UK broadens fleet and aims to more development
ASL Airlines Australia includes initially 737-800 truck – Air Cargo News
