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AerCap

signs lease

agreements
for 6 737-

800BCFs
with GOL

Airbus sees demand for 2,440

freighters over 20 years

erCap Holdings
uropean aircraft maker 2041 CAGR - Compound Annual freighter aircraft over the next AN.V., a New York
EAirbus is expecting the Growth Rate) over the next 20 20 years of which 31,620 would Stock Exchange-listed
demand for freighters to years," says the Global Market be single aisle and 7,870 would company, has signed lease
reach 2,440 aircraft over the Forecast (GMF) 2022-2041. be widebody planes. agreements with GOL
next 20 years with nearly 900 Freight traffic is seen increas- Strong demand for air cargo for six 737-800 Boeing
of these new-built. ing 3.2 percent during the will be supported by global Converted Freighter (BCF)
"Airbus forecasts that demand same period, the report said. international trade, which is aircraft, three of which are
for passenger traffic will grow Airbus sees demand for expected to double in the next scheduled to arrive in 2022
annually by 3.6 percent (2019- 39,490 new passenger and 20 years, the GMF said. and the remaining three
in 2023.
"The six 737-800BCF
passenger-to-freighter
FedEx Express introduces additional aircraft will be operated for
a Latin-American e-com-
routes between Asia and Europe merce company as part
of GOLLOG's growth
strategy and logistics
edEx Express has announced solution, and will be
Fthe establishment of a new based in Brazil, flying
route connecting Asia and to destinations across
Europe. As a result of the route, South America," according
customers in North to an AerCap release.
Asia, including China These 737-800BCFs will
and Japan, will benefit be a versatile addition to
from improved connectivity and same-day outbound shipments al Airport, FedEx North Pacific GOL's fleet, allowing them
service dependability. Increased from Beijing to Europe, allowing Regional Hub, and the CDG Hub to respond to the increased
European inbound capacity consumers to plan their ship- in Paris, France. demand from e-commerce
will also benefit Singapore ments more efficiently. This new route also provides a retail businesses in South
customers. In addition, Japanese busi- one-day-per-week direct link be- America. We are delighted
The new route connects nesses shipping time-sensitive tween FedEx Charles de Gaulle to expand our relationship
China's capital Beijing to the packages or items requiring (CDG) Hub and Singapore. Singa- with GOL and wish them
FedEx Charles de Gaulle (CDG) strict temperature control and pore is the EU's second-largest every success with these
Hub in Paris, France, for the first monitoring, such as those in commercial partner in ASEAN, aircraft in the years to
time, with ten weekly connec- the healthcare sector, as well and the direct link will increase come," says Peter Anderson,
tions via Osaka, Japan. This new as heavy-weight packages, will weekly inbound capacity by Chief Commercial Officer,
route will benefit businesses by benefit from the direct connec- about 50 tonnes for Singapore AerCap.
extending the cut-off time for tion between Kansai Internation- clients (50,000 kilograms).

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